County Cites Move to Put County Administrator on April Ballot
Franklin County commissioners repealed a resolution to hire the first administrator and unanimously agreed to place the issue on the April ballot. The measure drew mixed votes and debate over need, cost, and oversight, with some officials supporting a professional administrator to guide complex mandates and grant opportunities.
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Franklin County
Don Waymire
Raymond Carey
Carey
Ottawa
Parolee reviews trigger concerns over KDOC murder cases
Larry Williams reports KDOC reviews repeatedly find no issues despite parolee killings. He cites Kleypas and Purkey cases, links to alcohol and drug problems, missing tests, and failure to notify employers. Williams urges legislative audit of five years of parolee murders and KDOC handling.
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Kansas Department of Corrections
Reginald Carr
Larry Williams
KDOC
Kleypas
Wichita Eagle
Kansas
Chuck Simmons
Bill Miskell
Larry Williams Parsons
Proposed dairy provokes concern in wellsville area
Dr Arlo Hermreck and Mattie Perry voice worries about the Tally Creek Dairy near the Wellsville exit on I 35. Residents fear water contamination and health and economic impacts while noting 107 acres and local land-use questions. The piece references environmental risks, roadway changes, and calls for KDHE review and community input.
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Tally Creek
Mattie Perry
Arlo Hermreck
Wellsville
I-35
Kansas
Miami County
21St Century Alliance
Lawrence Journal World
New Mexico
Sharon Springs
Linn
Tribune
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
U.S. 59
Bud Gollier
School funding fight threatens Senate Republican unity
Kansas lawmakers face a pivotal school finance clash as a bipartisan group drafts a plan to boost state aid by nearly 75 million and raise the sales tax 0.6 percent over three years to 5.5 percent. Governor Graves plans a mid March outline, with GOP leaders split over tax increases and unity in doubt amid urban rural funding tensions.
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Topeka
Senate
Bill Graves
Lana Oleen
Manhattan
Dave Kerr
Hutchinson
Oleen
GOP
Kerr
House
Kansas
Johnson County
Department of Education
Karin Brownlee
Rolath
Graves
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Bill Gray
Kathy Miller
Kemiller
Otawaherald
Ken Kistner
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Tim Millicam
Kpe
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Roy Dunn
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