Courage needed to end waste in Kansas Wyandotte case
Tom Beaver of the Muscogee Nation argues Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison and former AG Phill Kline waste taxpayer money in the Wyandotte casino dispute. He urges ending the costly legal battle and improving Indian law expertise and fiscal oversight to fund education and state needs.
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Support for women in business spans decades and markets change
The piece traces Marilyn Farmer’s 27 year journey as Ottawa’s storefront owner and her retirement plan to move to Texas. It highlights broader shifts as women enter diverse roles, face past discrimination, and notes that laws and wages have evolved with women comprising a growing share of the workforce and pursuing high earning careers.
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Kansas Legislature moves against unions in pay and teaching
Discussion across multiple committees signals a shift in Kansas toward a market based pay plan for state workers and potential merit raises. Proposals target special skill teachers by rewarding math science and special education without full local union bargaining, risking weaker district unions. Martin Hawver notes possible both conscious and passive impacts on labor power.
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