Renewable energy standard on the chopping block
Kansas lawmakers prepare to consider Senate Bill 433 repealing the 2009 Renewable Portfolio Standard. Senate Utilities Committee chair Pat Apple says the measure may advance, aiming to raise ratepayer concerns while restoring renewables goals. The bill targets 10 percent by 2011, 15 percent by 2016, and 20 percent by 2020 for major utilities.
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United Across Borders helps deliver garments in Dhaka
Kansas University School of Law students Agmar Rahman and Madeline Heeren joined locals in a dense Dhaka slum. They handed out KU T-shirts and cricket bats to about 100 children, witnessing happiness amid scarcity and gratitude for small acts of help.
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Proposed bill ties funding to education policy issues
Senate budget committee plans a bill to link funding ordered by the Kansas Supreme Court to education policy issues such as loosening teacher licensing standards. Chairman Ty Masterson says an education budget would cover public school funding, an alternative licensing bill, and possibly other education matters in one package.
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