Education funding debates unfold at Topeka hearing
Gene Budig and Stanley Koplik pressed state lawmakers on higher education needs during budget talks. They defended Gov Hayden's proposed cuts of 7.9 million this year and 35.9 million next year including 16.3 million from the Margin of Excellence. Committee chair Bill Bunten urged accountability for past fiscal choices and warned the process will affect campus funding and progress.
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Kansas University
Gene Budig
Stanley Koplik
Kansas Board of Regents
Statehouse
House Appropriations Committee
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Budig
Mike Hayden
Bunten
Hayden
Regents
Koplik
Kansas
Bush to land KC group for drug-war victories
President Bush praises Kansas City families for helping shut down a crack house and calls for old values to win the drug war. He arrives at Downtown Airport and meets Ad Hoc Group Against Crime at Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, then tours a neighborhood with a program to create drug free zones near schools. Governors, senators, and local leaders join him, along with 22 Line Creek Elementary pupils.
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William Bennett
Missouri
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Christopher Bond
Ike Skelton
Thomas Coleman
John Ashcroft
Mike Hayden
Kansas
Richard Berkley
Joseph Steineger
Kan
Nick Lowery
Kansas City Chiefs
Lowery
White House
Line Creek
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Standards for city job spelled out in Lawrence
The Lawrence City Commission with recruiter Bob Saunders outlined qualifications for a new city manager. They require a bachelor’s in public administration or business, prefer a master’s, 10 to 15 years of municipal management, or 50,000 population as assistant manager, strong financial background, networking tact, nonpolitical stance, and willingness to take measured risks.
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Lawrence
Bob Saunders
City All
Congress Backs 1990 Session Aimed At Veto Clash Over Chinese Students
Congress reconvenes in 1990 facing an election year agenda with a veto override on a bill to protect Chinese students in the United States from forced returns. House approval stood 403 to 0 last November, and Senate action could come as early as Thursday. Supporters say lifting martial law in Beijing was cosmetic. critics warn of partisan battles as November elections approach.
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United States
House
Senate
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Wyo
White House
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Thomas Foley
D-Wash
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United States of America
Nancy Pelosi
D-Calif
Beijing
ISSUE is the first major fight of what
The prompt asks about a historical event, questioning the identity of the first major fight associated with a specific term or nickname. The readable text does not provide enough concrete facts such as names, dates, locations, or organizations to determine the subject.
Military convoy ambushed in Azerbaijan leaves three dead
An official media report states a military convoy in Azerbaijan was ambushed, causing the deaths of two soldiers and a female bystander. The incident underscores rising tensions as authorities warn of chaos and anarchy. The piece also notes political figures discussing security and threats abroad.
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KGB
White House dismisses missile story
President Bush's spokesman dismissed reports that Colombian drug lords plan to shoot down Air Force One. The Secret Service says it can protect the president as he attends a drug summit in Cartagena, while Colombian officials call the claims rumors and express confidence in security.
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White House
Marlin Fitzwater
Air Force
Washington
Bush
Air Force One
Cartagena
Colombia
United States
Victor Mosquera Chaux
Mosquera
CBS News
Fitzwater
Alice Glen
Parents challenge Kansas school funding act in Supreme Court
Five parents from Unified School District 202 Turner in Wyandotte County sue the Kansas Supreme Court to find the School District Equalization Act unconstitutional. They allege enrollment categories create funding bias, seek equal treatment for the 36 largest districts over the next 31, and argue the act’s discrimination has not been previously upheld by the court.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
State Supreme Court
Unified School District 202
Turner District
Wyandotte County
Lawrence golf course backers seek April public vote
Lawrence Municipal Golf Course Committee asks city commissioners to hold a referendum in April to measure public support for a municipal 18 hole golf course near Clinton Lake. The move follows a 3-2 October vote against First Golf Corp. proposals for lease purchase and operation by the city.
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Lawrence
First Golf Corp
Clinton Lake
Shirley Martin-Smith
David Penny
Bob Walters
First Golf
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lawrence Municipal Golf Course Committee
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