Kansas education under fire in Topeka debates
Kansas lawmakers weigh school quality amid a dozen bills on curriculum scope and testing. Back to basics advocates push reading math and writing focus while others seek bilingual education and health programs. Debate centers on whether schools do too much or too little and if funds deliver value.
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Randall Becker
Kansas Features & News
Topeka
Kansas
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James
Braden
R-Wakefield
Bob Wootton
Johnny
Wootten’s
Kansas National Education Assny
KNEA
United School Administrators of Kansas
Kansas State Board of Education
Parenthood
Dale Scannell
Scannell
Kansas University
School of Education
State Board of Education
James Lowther
Remporia
Rep
Bergland Urges Land Set-Aside and Storage Plan
Salt Lake City—Secretary of Agriculture Bob Bergland argues a modest cropland retirement with added farm storage is prudent amid weather unpredictability. He warns against full-scale production and calls for steady, expanding trade policy. Senate bill seeks 2.3 billion in mandatory payments for set-aside land. Local Kansas education debate follows with calls for competency tests and concerns over bilingual programs and rising costs.
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Salt Lake City
Bob Bergland
Bergland
National Farmers Union
Agriculture Department
United States
Herman E. Talmadge
D-Ga
Ction
Legislative Highlights of the State House and Senate Actions
The House approved 119 to 3 a measure ending compulsory retirement for state employees and overhauling the state personnel system. A Senate and House joint push seeks immediate formal inquiry into selling part of Wolf Creek nuclear plant ownership near Burlington. Senate backed 33 to 7 a 10 percent state contract set aside for small and minority businesses, facing roughly $6 million in potential costs. A building permits bill failed 14 to 25, while the House narrowly passed 64 to 58 a division licensing for adult care homes. The Carlin Amendment, a constitutional measure to shield homeowners from unfair tax shifts after any property revaluation, cleared the House Assessment and Taxation panel.
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Burlington
State Department of Health and Environment
Carlin
House Assessment and Taxation
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Doyen faces criminal charges amid Kansas campaign law probe
Senate President Ross Doyen faces three misdemeanor counts related to alleged campaign law violations as attorneys discuss defense. State Sen. Frank Gaines, accused by Attorney General Curt Schneider of political persecution, signals potential committee action over budget issues and staff travel questions. Both men trade remarks as sources say Doyen remains silent and Gaines faces charges of obstruction of justice for criticising the AG.
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Senate
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Frank Gaines
Curt Schneider
Gaines
Augusta
Doyen
Schneider
Ways and Means Committee
Kansas
Sen. Gaines
Sale notices and probate actions in Franklin County Kansas
Public notices publish two motor vehicle abandonments and multiple estate matters in Ottawa and Garnett. Vehicles owned by Darrel Simmons and Virginia B. Rangel face public sale if unclaimed within ten days, with details of make model year color and storage. Also listed are hearings for the estates of Ila Mae Bearly Fannie Mae Morrow and Mersal S Pearce with probate, simplified administration requests, and creditor deadlines.
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