KPERS Investment Reform Proposals After Caper Findings
Freshman member of the Joint Committee on KPERS describes how political decisions and mismanagement led to $225 million in direct placement losses and a $426 million deteriorating real estate portfolio. The report proposes board reforms, oversight, annual audits, and stricter investment standards to restore public trust.
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Joint
Committee On
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
KPERS
Carlin
Kansas
John Carlin
Michael K. Russell
Russell
Finn of Reimer and
Roger
Kansas City
Frank Morgan
Morgan Financial Institutions
Reimer
KEPRS
Home Savings
Invest
Joint Committee
EPERS
Kansas lawmakers draft broad school finance and tax reform plan
In an election year effort lawmakers draft sweeping changes to finance public education and tax statutes. A six component package includes a state education fund to pay all operating costs, a uniform 45 mill school tax, bond financing with state aid, and tax abatement exemptions for districts. House Education Chair Bowden confirms bond aid and tax abatement measures are drafted with more changes pending and aims to introduce them early next month. The proposals arise after a Shawnee County judge questioned current funding legality and a task force blueprint under Gov. Finney’s plan for shared wealth and weights to determine base per pupil spending. Continued on page 3.
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Topeka
Kansas
Coun
House Education Committee
Rick Bowden
Bowden
Goddard
Shawnee County
Joan Finney
Superbowl Pizza Plan and Local Valentine Promotions
A compact ad roundup lists pizza delivery call tips for the Super Bowl and several local Valentine promotions. Sutton's Jewelry advertises heart shaped diamonds gift ideas and price cuts. Hill House offers a ribeye dinner. Illustrated Imagery promotes a multipose folio photo special. Ottawa Herald drapes sale and Ginny contact. Cavalcade of events includes dances and a veterans event at VFW and Elks Lodge Super Bowl gathering with dates in late January and February.
First U S commercial irradiation plant ships berries in Florida
The Mulberry plant shipped 2300 pints of irradiated strawberries to North Miami Beach grocers amid protests. Activists warn of nutritional harm, while officials insist irradiation is safe to curb illness. Proponents and critics clash as stores weigh buying and labeling concerns.
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James Martinez
Associated Press
Mulberry
Fla
David Laurenzo
Miami Beach
Harley Everett
Vindicator Inc
Food & Water
Michael
Colby
Maine
New York
New Jersey
Tampa
Notre Dame cancels events after fatal bus crash
Notre Dame mourns two women’s swim team members killed in a Friday bus crash. The university canceled all athletic events for the first time since JFK’s assassination. President Malloy and spokesman Dennis Brown called for coping as a memorial Mass was planned on campus. Weekend contests including a women’s swim meet with St Bonaventure and conference indoor meets were canceled.
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South Bend
Ind
University of Notre Dame
Kennedy
Dennis Brown
Notre Dame
Edward A. Monk Malloy
Washington
St. Bonaventure
Two Freshmen Die In Indiana Bus Crash After Snowstorm
Kansas swimmers and a traveling team bus were involved in a fatal crash near the Indiana Toll Road after midnight. Two 19 year old freshmen, Megan Beeler and Colleen Hipp, were killed, Haley Scott injured, while 35 others sustained minor injuries. Coach Tim Welsch escaped unharmed as the bus rolled over in heavy snow, authorities said.
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Indiana Toll Road
Chicago
Margaret Murphy
Megan’” Beeler
Granger
Colleen Hipp
St. Louis
Rose Pietrzak
Beeler
Hipp
Haley Scott
Phoenix
Memorial Hospital
Betty Andrzejewski
Tim Welsch
Josef Riordan
Walsh Hall
Lewis Hall
South Bend
Joe Kernan
Clay Township
John Hayden
Subscription Rates For The Ottawa Herald In 1991
The Ottawa Herald lists delivery and mail rates effective March 1 1991 reflecting various options. Local carrier for Ottawa Franklin County and adjacent counties offers monthly or longer terms with prices shown. rural routes and motor routes have separate figures. out of state mail rates apply with higher costs. all rates are prepaid.
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Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeye Vay Bemis
Caro
Ackermann
Peg Armstrong
Virginia Whitacre Wayne Snow
Joan Rossman
Ottawa
Franklin County
State of Kansas
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Kansas House
John Marshall
Harris News Service
Ad Briefs
Clayton Moore
Princeton
Ottawa Herald
Valentine's Headquarters
Sutton's Jewelry
Sutton
Sutton’s
Hill House
Valentine Gift
Sutton’s Jewelry
VFW
Callas
Elks Lodge
Big Screen T.V
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Eebelon
Weet
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Laurenzo
Vindicator
Kan
Kansas Lottery
S. Cedar
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