Ottawa USD 290 mulls plan for three upgraded elementaries
The Looking At Schools Together committee outlines three scenarios for Ottawa's elementary program. They favor moving from five small schools to three modern facilities with two added in the south and one in the north to accommodate growth, while noting voter support and costs will drive final decisions.
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Ottawa
USD 290
U.S. 59
Rail trail taxes and the Flint Hills case in Kansas
Dale E. Anderson of Garnett criticizes the rails to trails project in Kansas. He testifies before the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals that the Kansas Horseman Foundation owes taxes for 1997 across multiple counties and that the right of way endangers horses. He notes 120 miles of trail with 2100 acres at stake and warns of foreclosures and further actions beyond 1997.
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Flint Hills
Kansas Board of Tax Appeals
Kansas Horseman Foundation
Leslie Belt
Miami County
Franklin County
Miami
Osage
Dickinson
Morris
Shawnee
Lyon County
KHF
Cho
The
Kansas Sierra Club
Charles Benjamin
Union Pacific
Osawatomie
Herington
Lomax
Topeka
Horseman Foundation
Bota
U.S
Kansas
Dale E. Anderson Garnett
Lawmakers target Internet sales tax in Kansas dollars
Kansas lawmakers warned that millions in sales taxes go uncollected as Amazon.com and Wal-Mart.com do not remit Kansas sales tax on online purchases. The Interim Committee on Assessment and Taxation weighs closing the gap without new tax hikes, focusing on existing laws and a possible 2002 session push.
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Statehouse
Kansas
John Edmonds
Great Bend
House
Amazon.com
Wal- Mart.com
Topeka
Coffeyville
Amazon
Kansans
Wal-Mart
Wal-Mart.com
Edmonds’ Committee
Kansas Department of Revenue
Martin Hawver
Hawver
Capitol Report
An -Hawvernews.com
Environmental laws must put needs of people first
A Pacific Legal Foundation op-ed argues the Endangered Species Act should be reformed to prioritize human needs over wildlife. It cites the Klamath water dispute and a Washington fire response delay as examples of how ESA restrictions harmed farmers and public safety, calling for balancing protections with economic impacts.
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M. David Stirling
Pacific Legal Foundation
ESA
Cascade Mountains
Washington State
Forest Service
Mother Earth
Klamath River
California-Oregon
Klamath
Feds
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