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Kansas news digest
Read more: Kansas news digestNews from alternative media around Kansas for March 5, 2010.
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Chemical safety bill testimony heard
Read more: Chemical safety bill testimony heardThis week the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs heard testimony on S.2996, titled “Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010.” This bill would extend the effective date of current chemical security regulations until 2015.
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Tour of Register of Deeds office offered
Read more: Tour of Register of Deeds office offeredAmericans for Prosperity-Kansas, Wichita Chapter, will hold an informational tour of the Sedgwick County Register of Deeds Office on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, at 11:30 am in the lobby of the Sedgwick County Courthouse at 525 N. Main in Wichita.
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Kansas historic preservation tax credits should not be expanded
Read more: Kansas historic preservation tax credits should not be expandedThe Kansas historic preservation tax credit system should not be expanded beyond its current limit. We must recognize that a tax credit is an appropriation of Kansans’ money made through the tax system. If the legislature is not comfortable with writing a developer a check for over $1,000,000 — as in the case with one…
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Wichita schools present case for spending to public
Read more: Wichita schools present case for spending to publicLast night USD 259, the Wichita public school district, held two meetings with the public seeking ideas on how to deal with a budget shortfall. I attended the meeting at Southeast High School.
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Artificial turf meets Wichita public schools board
Read more: Artificial turf meets Wichita public schools boardHere’s a citizen-contributed report from one of last night’s meeting of the board of USD 259, the Wichita public school district, with the public seeking ideas on how to deal with a budget shortfall. There were two meetings, one at Southeast High School, and one at West High School. This is a report from someone…
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Wichita school employee-student ratio drops
Read more: Wichita school employee-student ratio dropsFor the 1998-1999 school year, there were 8.55 Wichita public school employees for each full-time equivalent enrollment. For 2007-2008, that number dropped to 6.74 employees per student. That’s an increase of 21% over a period of nine years.
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Wichita aviation leaders endorse Pompeo
Read more: Wichita aviation leaders endorse PompeoAt a luncheon meeting on February 25, Wichita aviation leaders — dubbed “Wingmen for Pompeo” — endorsed Mike Pompeo for the Republican Party nomination for the United States House of Representatives from the fourth district of Kansas.
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Political celebrities stump for Anderson, Kelsey
Read more: Political celebrities stump for Anderson, KelseyRecently two political celebrities visited Wichita to campaign for candidates for the Republican Party nomination for the United States House of Representatives from the fourth district of Kansas.
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Strange happenings in Kansas at Washington Days
Read more: Strange happenings in Kansas at Washington DaysLobbyists were talking about one of the stranger receptions that they’ve attended in recent memory: one organized by Parkinson to introduced lobbyists and political operatives to Tom Holland, D-Baldwin City, who is seeking the governorship