ORC moves forward with interim director and reforms
The Ottawa Recreation Commission advances by hiring an interim director, reviewing programs, and addressing past mismanagement. New board members pledge to leverage ORC strengths, push for residency rule changes, and restore community trust while serving USD 290 patrons.
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YMCA
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Baker
Sunflower
ORC Board
Ottawa
Franklin County
Hold Harmless Politics Shape Kansas School Funding Battle
Kansas lawmakers face a tight vote as urban districts seek hundreds of millions in extra aid while others risk losing out under hold harmless provisions. The decision hinges on a possible multi-year solution and court pressure, with politics influencing funding to four urban districts and district-by-district effects across the state.
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Statehouse Dome
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas
Seemenmeenen
Gee Saliba
Wichita
Topeka
Kansas City
Turner
Supreme Court
House
Supreme Court OK
Abramoff scandal and honest government questioned in Kansas
Lowell D. Tawney of Lane decries corruption in state and federal politics tied to Abramoff and DeLay. The letter references Harry S. Truman, Diogenes, and headlines about DeLay, Brownback, Ryan, Tiahrt, and Adam Taff, urging scrutiny of campaign money and ethics.
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Margaret
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Truman
Diogenes
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Texas
House
DeLay
Abramoff
USA Today
Jim Ryan
Todd Tiahrt
Kansas
Washington
Friends of DeLay
Ryan
Senate
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Wichita Hagle
Adam Taff
The
Kansas City Star
Taff
Lord Acton
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Ottawaherald.com
Otawa
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Gordon
Linda Brown
Brown
Kathy Miller
Biw Gray
Tim Millicem
Otawaherald.com
Ostmaster
Otawa Herald
Cedar
Hawver News Company LLC
Martin Hawver
Hawver
Capitol Report
Wwiwhawvernews.com
Lowell D. Tawney
Lane
Community Viewpoint
Ottawa Herald
Oltawaherald.com
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