Education dominates legislative discussion in Ottawa
Kansas lawmakers convene as the state supreme court orders higher school funding by April 12. Sen. Derek Schmidt outlines the 21 63 1 4 math for budgets, while Sen. Pat Apple and Rep. Bill Feuerborn debate tax impacts. Compromise and tax questions loom as education policy takes center stage.
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Cleon Rickel
Terry Bullock
Schmidt
Senate
House
Supreme Court
Apple
Bill Feuerborn
D-Garnett
Bill Otto
R-Leroy
Icy thaw creates slick roads across county
Ice refreezing after a warm spell left slick streets and sidewalks across the county. Two accidents were reported and at least one injury from a fall on the ice. John Brown Road remained partially closed as responders addressed crashes, with police scanner reports continuing toward midmorning.
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John Brown
Debates on Kansas district court consolidation heat up
Rural southwest Kansas weighs consolidating district courts as 105 counties host 160 district judges and 76 magistrates. Sheriff Mike Keating argues consolidation would raise costs for small counties while Judge Philip Vieux notes loss of local control and higher caseloads if fewer judges are used.
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Rachel Davis
Garden City
Kansas
Hamilton County
Mike Keating
Keating
Kansan
Ron Keefover
State Office of Judicial Administration
Keefover
25Th Judicial District Court
Philip Vieux
Vieux
Finney County
Cheney's Waning Power in Bush White House Faces Test
Washington reports that Dick Cheney's influence in the Bush administration is shifting as Bush begins a second term. Once a dominant mentor and policy power, Cheney now faces questions about his role amid an FBI Halliburton probe and his health concerns. Despite doubts, insiders say he remains a key House ally and a crucial behind the scenes operator for domestic policy and potential 2008 endorsement efforts.
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Washington
Dick Cheney
Bush
U.S
Cheney
FBI
Halliburton
White House
Paul Light
Public Service
New York University
Rasputin
Congress
Wyoming
House
Capitol Hill
Mike Franc
Conservative Heritage Foundation
al Gore
Clinton
Franc
Gore
Iraq
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Oscar Night
Sean McGuern
The
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Andrew Crawford
Vickie Moss
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Dan
Idan
Government
Matthew Huddleston
Garden City Telegram
Donna Blake
Syracuse
Kan
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