Counties Splinter Group Formed Amid Budget Control Debate
A split within Kansas counties prompts weeks of debate over budget authority with new board members and concerns about losing control. Franklin County officials voice disappointment, while Randall Allen of the Kansas Counties group defends an “association of counties” approach and foresees future consolidation talks bubbling up from the local level.
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Weeks
Coffey County
Randy Rogers
Geary
Rebecca Bossemeyer
Kearny County
Randall Alien
Kansas Association of Counties
Kansas Associations of
Sheriffs
Registers of Deeds
Allen
Randall Allen
The
Counties Association
Association of Counties
Topeka
Bipartisan Cooperation Faces Tax Debate in Kansas Legislature
Republican Speaker Doug Mays says a no tax plan will be crafted and enacted without Dem support if needed. Governor Kathleen Sebelius questions funding sources and long term strategy. Senate leaders urge broad input and a bipartisan effort, noting a court mandate influences the process. Senator Janis Lee says Democrats quietly engage when Republicans reach out.
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Doug Mays
Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
Senate
Schodorf
Janis Lee
D-Kensington
Governors urge early education expansion nationwide
A bipartisan panel from the National Governors Association released 16 recommendations to broaden access to pre kindergarten and boost early childhood education. The report Building the Foundation for Bright Futures was unveiled at the 2005 Smart Start Conference in Greensboro, with more than 2000 attendees from 41 states.
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Raleigh
N.C
National Governors Association
Michi
Gan
Jennifer Granholm
Association
Anna Lovejoy
Governors Association
Smart Start
Greensboro
North Carolina
Granholm
Arkansas
Ohio
DMV burglar given probation despite prison term shock
Amingi Domond Carter 31 of Raytown Missouri was sentenced for the November 2003 burglary at the Kansas Motor Vehicle Driver's License Bureau Franklin County Annex. He receives 27 months prison but will serve two years probation with 60 days in jail as shock time. Another suspect Corey Stapleton pled guilty to theft and received one year probation.
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Kansas Motor Vehicle Driver’s License Bureau
Franklin County
Amingi Domond Carter
Raytown
Carter
Corey Stapleton
Kansas City
Stapleton
Thomas H. Sachse
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