Know Your Rights Kansas Open Records Seminar at City Hall
The Ottawa Herald sponsors a free seminar tonight at 7 in City Hall on Kansas Open Records and Kansas Open Meeting laws. Attorneys Michael Merriam and Michael Kautsch will explain what counts as an open record or open meeting, answer questions, and discuss privacy issues. The Ottawa Recreation Commission plans to attend, amid a March consent decree about an email exchange among members.
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Reader Forum Describes Spraying Gravel Shoulders with Herbicide
A letter laments springtime roadside spraying along Hwy 59 releasing chemical odors and fears for water supplies. The writer recalls Silent Spring, cites a 1989 St. Louis Zoo exhibit on pesticides, and argues chemical farming harms the environment while enriching petrochemical firms.
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Baldwin
Midwest
Hwy. 59
Rachel Carson
St. Louis Zoo
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Funding fight a wake up call for educators
The 2001 Kansas Legislature rejected tax hikes for schools while demanding accountability and reforms. Gov Graves aimed to mobilize school lobbyists for higher funding, but missteps and public doubts about efficiency emerged. Despite calls for higher teacher pay, reform required aligning dollars with measurable results and strong standards.
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Kansas
Bill Graves
Actium
Kent Glasscock
Graves
Missouri
KNEA
Wichita Eagle
Wichita
Winston Brooks
Brooks
Lawmakers seek new term to describe tax hike
Kansas lawmakers debate terms like revenue correction and tax accelerator as they scramble to close a 206 million budget gap. Gov Graves backs the approved 9.11 billion plan while Republicans push funding changes and a motor fuels tax acceleration to raise revenue without explicit tax increases. Democrats condemn both the budget and proposed reforms, citing underfunded schools and delayed employee raises.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Statehouse
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R-Fowler
Bill Graves
Senate
Dave Kerr
R Hutchinson
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Kerr
Kansas
Insurance Department
Kathleen Sebelius
Sandy Praeger
Lawrence
Senate Financial Institutions and Insurance Committee
Sebelius’ Department
Praeger
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