Juvenile Justice Chief Seeks Education Panel Backing
Kansas Juvenile Justice Authority Commissioner Albert Murray outlined reforms to the State Board of Education. He cited four correctional facilities, community-based prevention programs, and stronger school partnerships to shift toward a community-based system. Board members urged educators to join the effort as capacity sits at 519 with eight months average stay and a push for vocational programs to reduce confinement.
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New Juvenile Justice Authority
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Topeka
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Wagnon
Kansas
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Abilene
Kansas debate over child murder death penalty bill
Stovall, Rep. Mays and supporters back HB 2463 to make premeditated child killing a potential capital crime. Opponents include Rev. Bob Keller and Amnesty International, who urge prevention and forgiveness over harsher penalties. The bill faces a House vote after a Tuesday hearing.
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House
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Kansas
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R Newton
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Stovall
Bob Keller
Dover
Brenda
Topeka
Donna Schneweis
Amnesty International
Ray Cox
Banner Springs
Doug Mays
Boston
Mays
R-Topeka
Kansas Government
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Widow of Jim Long fills Kansas House seat in Wyandotte
Margaret Long of Kansas City was appointed to the 38th District seat in western Wyandotte County after the death of Jim Long, the former Kansas City fire chief, who died January 24 from a heart attack while working in his yard.
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Topeka
Kan
Jim Long
Kansas House of Representatives
Margaret Long
Kansas City
Bers
Wyandotte County
Kansas City, Kan
Legislative Highlights Education Plan
A House committee offered a plan to reform higher education governance and provide 138 million dollars in tax relief and program enhancements to sell it. The agenda also includes a push for higher school funding and health insurance duties and a river dispute with Nebraska moves toward litigation.
School drug arrests push for employee background checks
In ICHITA Kansas AP report, Jardine Edison Middle School seeks broader checks after arrests of math teacher Terrance Vick and aide Parapro Anthony Criner and custodian Doris White. District: background checks limited to Sedgwick County records. not nationwide or federal histories. Board members largely back broader checks. parents express concern over trust in educators.
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Jardine Edison Middle School
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Wichita Eagle
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Vick
Anthony W. Criner
Doris J. White
Laredo
Texas
Jardine Middle School
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United States
Sedgwick County
Jardine
Sandy Hysom
Morales
White
Sedgwick
Criner
DEA
Jones
Willie Nelson launches Outlaw Music Channel network
Willie Nelson and the Kickapoo Tribe of Kansas launch the Outlaw Music Channel a satellite network focused on Indian heritage and vintage country. It streams 1960s and 1970s country shows from Nelsons collection including Porter Wagoner and Wilburn Brothers, and features Indian music and dance with Nelson supervising content.
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Outlaw Music Channel
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Kansas
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George Jones
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