Legislators laud Graves highway bill and reforms
Lawmakers praise Gov. Graves for the 1999 session's work on a 10 year 12.6 billion transportation plan. They cite higher education governance reform and a major multi year K 12 finance bill. Democratic leaders list community programs for juvenile crime, a Children’s Trust Fund, and mental health funding as key outcomes.
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Bill Graves
Graves
Paola
Fort Scott
Wichita
Garden City
Salina
Robin Jennison
Healy
Kent Glasscock
Manhattan
Journal-World
Jennison
Glasscock
Regents
Board of Regents
House
Senate
Statehouse
Jim Garner
Coffeyville
First lady endorses HOSTS reading program in Oskaloosa
Kansas First Lady Linda Graves endorses the HOSTS program that pairs mentors with struggling elementary readers at Oskaloosa Elementary. About 50 students in grades one through five receive 30 minute sessions three times daily with mentors including high school students and volunteers.
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Oskaloosa
Kansas
Linda Graves
State Board of
Edu
Cation
Graves
Christi Whitter
Oskaloosa High School
Angie Wilhelm
Oskaloosa Grade School
Bill Marshall
Hosts Corp
James White
Travis Powell
Tia Garrison
Sobby
Oskaloosa Elementary School
Jacob Duarte
Douglas County hears youth baseball plea on fairgrounds plan
At the Douglas County Commission meeting parents players and 4-H youth spoke against building a multi purpose facility on a Douglas County Amateur Baseball field at the fairgrounds. League president Mark Haworth said participation is rising to 540 children and the league seeks a future that includes the fairgrounds.
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Douglas County Commission
Fairgrounds
Patrick Chappell
Patrick
Kyle Haworth
Tom Taul
Mark Haworth
League
Haworth
Melissa Lacey
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Haskell regents vote no to trafficway alignment
The Haskell Indian Nations University Board of Regents voted unanimously against the proposed South Lawrence Trafficway alignment after a Wetlands Preservation Organization presentation. WPO urged a resolut ion opposing the road, citing impacts on campus wetlands and American Indian ceremonial sites.
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Haskell
Regent's
South Lawrence
Haskell Indian Nations University Board of Regents
Wetlands Preservation Organization
WPO
Anna Wilson
Wilson
Baker Wetlands
Stan Ross
Board of Regents
Alberta Friday
Alleged car burglars busted again after court appearance
Two Lawrence teens, Jamie Supernan and Jeremiah Adams, both 18, were arrested about 12 hours after leaving Douglas County District Court on charges of theft and burglary. Police recovered items from a smashed 1999 Mazda truck and noted $675 in damages. Both had prior related charges and faced a May 18 preliminary hearing.
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Lawrence
David Anderson
Douglas County District Court
Jamie Supernan
Jeremiah Adams
Boardwalk Apart
Frontier Road
Fireside
Anderson
Supernan
Adams
Supernaw
Robert Fairchild
Kenneth McRae
McRae
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