Lawmaker backs school input on funding reform
In a Capitol briefing the official describes seeking input from school superintendents on state aid and distribution. He explains the 1973 equalization formula aimed to boost poorer districts and notes urban shift prompting study and tax changes. The bill HB 3114 seeks tax relief but would raise sales tax and trim exemptions.
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Ottawa U.S.C
Shawnee
House Tax Committee
House
Senate
Rally for Life crowd swells in Washington
Anti abortion leaders claim the rally marks a surge in momentum and vow to push for state laws to outlaw abortion. Organizers estimate over 500000 in the grassy rally area amid hot weather as Bush voices concern by phone. The movement eyes legal changes while supporters press for Roe v Wade reversal though opponents cite political gains elsewhere.
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Washington
Rally For Life
Supreme Court
J.C. Willke
National Right To Life Committee
U S Panamanian Leaders Sign Drug Control Agreements
During Guillermo Endara's first official visit, the United States and Panama move to sign three accords to curb drug trafficking. One lets U S forces board Panamanian vessels suspected of narcotics, another tightens controls on chemicals for illicit drugs, and a third allows U S Coast Guard access to Panama waters under defined circumstances. The talks contrast Panama's current rule with Noriega's ousted regime a year earlier.
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Washington
United States
Panama
Guillermo Endara
Endara
Bush
U.S
U.S. Coast Guard
Nian
Endora
Study says television lowers mood with longer viewing
Researchers Kubey of Rutgers and Csikszentmihalyi of Chicago report a 13 year study finding longer TV watching yields increased drowsiness, boredom, sadness, loneliness, and hostility. The 1200 participants logged feelings via beeper prompts to map mood changes linked to viewing habits.
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Los Angeles
Robert Kubcy
Rutgers Uni
Versity
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
University of Chicago
Csikszentmihalyi
Kubey
Goodwill gets slap in face in Trumbull zoning clash
Donna Russell says she was called by the Lord to open her lakefront home to the homeless but neighbors and town zoning officials dispute the plan. A neighbor filed a complaint. officials ordered her to stop taking in young homeless mothers under a single family dwelling rule that requires 75 percent of residents to be related. The zoning officer calls the rule outdated, yet enforcement continues.
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Trumbull, Conn
Donna Russell
Russell
Connecticut
Vincent Smith
School rate in voters' hands in Kansas amendment
Voters will decide in November whether to give the Legislature authority to change how public schools are overseen. The proposed constitutional amendment would replace the education article with one empowering lawmakers to determine the fate of the State Board of Education. Senate 30 10 and House 104 20 votes followed.
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Topeka, Kan
State Board of Education
Senate
House
Ottawa
Jim Allen
Bettie Sue Shumway
SRS Bill Clears Kansas Legislature for Hayden Desk
The appropriation of 398.4 million for the Social and Rehabilitation Services agency passed 32-8 in the Senate and 74-50 in the House, despite cuts Hayden sought. The bill withholds 15 medical programs and limits brand name drugs to generics, saving 12 million, and tightens hospital and mental health provisions.
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Topeka
Kan
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Senate
House
Hayden
SRS
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