Monitors moved from clerk office to sheriff department
Franklin County commissioners voted 3-2 to relocate courthouse surveillance monitors from Clerk Shari Perry to the sheriff's department. The change aims for 24/7 monitoring, citing courthouse security and past threats, with Sheriff Davis noting ongoing IT plans for a unified digital surveillance network.
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Shari Perry
Franklin County Commission
Sheriff's Department
Becky Ortega
Fulton County
Atlanta
Franklin County District Court
Perry
Ortega
Davis
Jason Parks
Budget holds no new school funding in Senate plan
The Republican Senate budget mirrors Gov. Sebelius’s outline but adds no extra dollars for public schools. Final action was expected today as negotiators from both chambers prepare a final version for the July 1 start. Senate cites unresolved education funding tied to a Kansas Supreme Court order due by April 12.
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Topeka
Senate
Kathleen Sebelius
Cham
Bers
Kansas Supreme Court
House
Sebelius
Memorial exhibit honors fallen local soldiers in DC
Washington AP report notes families of Sgt. Jacob Butler and Lance Cpl. Christopher Wasser attend Arlington display of 1,327 photos titled Faces of the Fallen. The memorial opened Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery with family observers provided hotel and travel discounts from area merchants.
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Jacob Butler
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington, D.C
Butler
Wellsville
Lance Cpl
Chris Wasser
Ottawa
Wasser
Washington (Ap
Iraq
Washington
Arlington National Cemery
Christopher Wasser
Scott Wasser
Study financing eyed for regional jail feasibility
Franklin County Commissioners discussed but did not decide on contributing 5000 for a feasibility study. Miami and Linn counties agreed to help finance an 18000 study for a four-county regional jail facility, while Franklin and Anderson counties had not signed on.
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Franklin County
Miami County
Linn County
Franklin
Anderson
Interest rates could rise with prices
February consumer prices rose 0.4 percent in the latest Labor Department report, signaling renewed inflation momentum as the economy expands. Economists say the reading could push the Federal Reserve to accelerate its rate-hike path, with policymakers noting stronger price power across sectors and another quarter-point increase to 2.75 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Federal Reserve
Fed
Report confirms Social Security solvency fears grow
Washington officials released a new Social Security trustees report showing the program paid out more in benefits in 2017 than it collected in payroll taxes. Officials warned the trust fund will reach zero by 2041 without changes. The update intensified debate, with Republicans calling for overhauls including private accounts and Democrats challenging the immediacy of a crisis.
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Washington
Social Security Po
Treasury
John Snow
Trustees’ Board
The
Club For Growth
Pat Toomey
Senate
Harry Reid
Nevada
Reid
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