Kansas Legislature Stays on Schedule
In Topeka on a nationally mournful day both Kansas Senate and House planned brief sessions. Gov. Docking’s school finance plan surfaced while debates over the circuit breaker property tax relief continued. The Kansas Consumer Protection Act passed, with bills expanding remedies for fraud and allowing the attorney general to publicize investigations.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Robert Bennett
Senate
John Son
Robert Docking
Docking
Jack Steineger
Kansas City
Bennett
Steineger
David Owen
Judiciary Committee
Attorney General’s Office
Attorney General
GOP Compromise Sought on Kansas School Finance Plans
In Topeka a bipartisan effort seeks a compromise on how to fund schools. Gov Docking backs no tax increase while lawmakers pitch a local option income tax and an eight mill statewide property tax to ease local burdens and satisfy a court mandate for equitable per pupil funding.
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Docking
Sen
Robert Bennett
Senate
House
Duane McGill
Bennett
Kansas
McGill
Joint Committee
McLouth Coach Seeks Board of Education Seat
Robert Lockwood, 34, a physical education instructor and gymnastics coach at Kansas University, filed as a candidate for McLouth Board of Education Position Six in School Dist 342. He was appointed to the term last summer and says his life has focused on education. he cites community roles with Kiwanis Booster clubs Boy Scouts and local church.
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Kansas University
Lockwood
McLouth
Kiwanis and Booster Clubs
Awrence Chamber of Commerce
County Solons Debate Broad Kansas Legislation
The article details activity by Kansas legislators Sen. Tom West and Sen. Wint Winter along with Rep. John Bower and KU Law students in proposing bills on topics from child labor to tax refunds and municipal claims. It notes actions on liquor by the drink, document services fees, and a 1974 wheat centennial celebration, with several cosponsors and committees involved.
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Tom West
Topeka
Jefferson County
Wint Winter
Ottawa
Douglas County
Baldwin
John Bower
McLouth
Paul Hess
Wichita
Kansas University Law School
KU Law
Richard Walker
Newton
Joseph Hoagland
Overland Park
Hoagland
Senate
Hess
West
Kansas
Incumbent to Run Again for OsKaloosa USD 341 Board
Oskaloosa banker Curtis Patrick filed to seek a second term on the USD 341 board serving the southeast district. The 30-year-old, married father of five has served as city councilman and township clerk. Filing deadline is December 3.
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Curtis Patrick
USD 341
Patrik
Oskaloosa
Patrick
Oskaloosa Township
Bonds Defeated Again in Johnson Kansas Vote
Johnson School district voters rejected over 2 million dollars in bond issues in a second defeat. A November proposal for a 2.1 million high school and indoor pool failed by 38 votes. A second election saw the high school plan fail by 63 votes and the pool by 141.
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Johnson, Kan
Johnson School District
Lawrence High School Enrollment Meetings Set for Parents
Acting principal Max Rife announced upcoming enrollment meetings for Lawrence High School parents over the next two weeks. Pre enrollment is March 28 30 with 250 plus course options and staff present to explain curriculum prerequisites and offerings at neighborhood sites.
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Lawrence High School
Max Rife
Rife
West Junior High School
South Junior High School
Central Junior High School
Woodlawn School
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