Property appraisal system audit approved in Kansas
TOPEKA AP The Legislative Post Audit Committee authorized a followup audit of Kansas property appraisal to review problems in the Computer-Assisted Mass Appraisal system. The study, asked by Sen. Alicia Salisbury, targets the CAMA system after reviewing a broader audit of the revamped appraisal program begun in 1985 and the 1989 statewide property reappraisal.
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Topeka
Legislative Post Audit Committee
Kansas
Alicia Salisbury
Post Audit Committee
CAMA
Ed McKechnie
D-Pittsburg
David Cunningham
PWD
The
Turnpike audit study targets Kansas operations
The Legislative Post Audit Committee authorized a 10 week plus review of the Kansas Turnpike Authority comparing its costs staffing salaries and fringe benefits with KDOT and with turnpike bodies in other states. The audit will assess adherence to the long range plan and organizational structure while identifying remaining problems causes and corrective actions.
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Topeka
Legislative Post Audit Committee
Kansas Turnpike Authority
State Department of Transportanc
Bob Miller
Wellington
Tom Bradley
Division of Post
KTA
KDOT
Indian casino compacts seek approval from Kansas leaders
Legislative Coordinating Council plans to take up three Indian gambling pacts in July allowing Iowa Kickapoo and Potawatomi to start casinos on their reservations in northeast Kansas. The Iowa and Potawatomi pacts mirror alcohol limits. Kickapoo would permit alcohol on its gaming floor. Legal challenges loom as lawsuits move through federal courts and the Kansas Supreme Court awaiting resolution.
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Topeka
Legislative Coordinating Council
Kansas
Iowa
Senate
Joan Finney
LCC
Joint Committee On
Indian Gaming
Clyde Graeber
R-Leavenworth
Graeber
U.S. District Court
10Th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Denver
Washington, D.C
Kansas Supreme Court
Nebraska
Mary Holladay
Finney
Holladay
Kathleen Sebelius
Dtopeka
Gaming Committee
Finney’s
Congress
Attorney General’s Office
State Supreme Court
Kansas panel weighs single payer health plan for state
The Kansas Commission on the Future of Health Care tentatively outlined a single payer proposal. A single entity would collect premiums and pay all medical bills, potentially as a state agency or private non profit. The panel plans to refine the concept by fall and bill introduction next year, facing possible legislative and federal pushback.
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Kansas Commission On the
Kansas
Bill Roy
Topeka
Roy
Congress
U.S. Senate
Barbara Langner
Commission
Merrill Werts
Junction City
Langner
Emporia State to Offer International Business Degree
Emporia State University will start a new international business degree this fall. Dean Sajjad Hashmi says the program blends regular business coursework with global social and cultural understanding and aims to prepare Kansas firms for international activity. Requires foreign language study and additional social science courses. faculty member Raffaele DeVito leads the Kansas International Trade Coordinating Council.
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Emporia
Emporia State University
School of Business
Sajjad Hashmi
Business School
Kansas
Eudora honors honor roll students by grade level
Eudora Junior-Senior High School released its fourth quarter honor roll. The Straight-A list includes seniors Angie Brunk and Janice Gezel, juniors Brandi Fisher and Aaron Lana, sophomores Audrey Abel, Brent Copes and John Schonberg, freshmen Kelly Bone brake, William Crawley and Bryan Cribbs, and eighth graders Eric Bloom, Abram Chrislip, Patrick Everley, Sarah Martin and Sarah Schonberg, seventh-graders Keith Dunavin, Mark Durkin, Jay Fisher, Sean Pesnell, Devin Schehrer and Sherry Smith. The High Honor Roll requires all A grades with no lower than C, featuring seniors Mark Everley, Laura Ferris, Matt Martin and Crystal Scanlan, juniors Krystopher Hilton, Karl Ott, Jennifer Peterson and Daniel Rosenberger, sophomores Travis Fennel, Stacy Kaufman, Jessica Keller, Jennifer McKinney, Michael McNulty, Jason Musick and Shelly Nemecheck, freshmen Kristen Dymacek, Jeff Immer, Brant Watson, eighth-graders Angela Cribbs, Justin Hime, Autumn Newman, Matt Self, Stacy Snow and Nick Warren, seventh-graders Jennifer Ayler, Jill Becker, Stephen Gardner and Kelli Wright. The B average list adds numerous seniors, juniors, sophomores, freshmen, and eighth and seventh graders with no grades below C.
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Eudora
Angie Brunk
Janice Gezel
Brandi Fisher
Aaron Lana
Audrey Abel
Brent Copes
John Schonberg
Kelly Bonebrake
William Crawley
Bryan Cribbs
Eric Bloom
Abram Chrislip
Patrick Everley
Sarah Martin
Sarah Schonberg
Keith Dunavin
Mark Durkin
Jay Fisher
Sean Pesnell
Devin Schehrer
Sherry Smith
Mark Everley
Laura Ferris
Matt Martin
Crystal Scanlan
Krystopher Hylton
Karl Ott
Jennifer Peterson
Daniel Rosenberger
Travis Fennel
Stacy Kaufman
Jessica Keller
Jennifer McKinney
Michael McNulty
Jason Musick
Shelly Nemecheck
Kristen Dymacek
Jeff Immer
Brant Watson
Angela Cribbs
Justin Hime
Autumn Newman
Matt Self
Stacy Snow
Nick Warren
Jennifer Ayler
Jill Becker
Stephen Gardner
Kelli Wright
Megan Hughs
Jason Kahrs
Jason Nemecheck
Shay O’brien
Angela Richardson
Tracy Simon
Gary Steffen
Trisha Winkle
Charlee Wood
Brian Bartlett
Aaron Dardis
John Elmer
Jenny Lee
Brandon Lewis
Michelle Sellars
Kelly Spring
Travis Stiffler
Eric Wotan
Doug Williams
Gayla Bartlett
Vanessa Carmichael
Brenda Deshazer
Jason Dunavin
Mike Folks
Katie Hermreck
Robyn Keller
Derrick Long
Cheryl Newman
Sean O’neal
Linzi Oliver
Gabe Reding
Jason Smith
Jimmy Vigneron
Patsy Brunk
Julie Cook
Jacqui Dolina
Travis Grammer
Kylee Harris
Christina Hunt
Corrie Jackson
Dana LeRow
Ed Meyer
Kari Neis
Alice Norman
Lia O’brien
Amber Parks
Nichelle Parks
Carmen Regalado
Erin Schehrer
Doug Vines
Jessica White
Dar
Windstorm damages Abilene hangars in Kansas severe storm
Thunderstorms swept through Kansas on Monday afternoon with winds near 90 mph. Abilene hangars at Abilene Airport were damaged while elsewhere only minor impact occurred. Downed tree limbs and power lines and golf ball sized hail were reported. no damage estimates were available.
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Topeka
Kansas
Abilene
James Davis
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