Wichita City Council members and Sedgwick County commissioners face a similar decision this week: Should they seek a six-month exemption from a state law that allows permit holders to carry handguns in public buildings?A state law beginning July 1 allows concealed carry permit holders to take handguns into buildings including courthouses, police stations and libraries across the state. City and county governments can prohibit concealed carry in certain buildings as long as “adequate security measures,” as defined by the state law, are in place.Tuesday, council members will vote on…
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Jury finds $1.2 million in damages in verdict against Wichita doctor
Wichita Eagle: Top Stories18 Jun 2013 | 4:48 pmA jury has found a Wichita doctor responsible for more than $1.2 million in damages in a malpractice case.After a trial that lasted about three weeks, the jury on June 11 reached its verdict against physician Brian DeBrot over his treatment of Barbara Mae Castleberry, who died in January 2009, a little over a year after she suffered a major stroke. In 2009, Castleberry’s husband and adult children filed a lawsuit against DeBrot in Sedgwick County District Court.According to written instructions the jurors were given to consider, the Castleberrys said that DeBrot “failed to… -
Jury finds $1.2 million in damages in verdict against Wichita doctor
Wichita Eagle: News Updates18 Jun 2013 | 4:48 pmA jury has found a Wichita doctor responsible for more than $1.2 million in damages in a malpractice case.After a trial that lasted about three weeks, the jury on June 11 reached its verdict against physician Brian DeBrot over his treatment of Barbara Mae Castleberry, who died in January 2009, a little over a year after she suffered a major stroke. In 2009, Castleberry’s husband and adult children filed a lawsuit against DeBrot in Sedgwick County District Court.According to written instructions the jurors were given to consider, the Castleberrys said that DeBrot “failed to… -
June 18, 2013 9:17 p.m.Agents seize three Wichita businesses
Wichita News18 Jun 2013 | 8:25 pmIn addition to the seizure of the businesses, the owner's personal assets, property, bank accounts and business inventory were seized. -
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WICHITA KANSAS NEWS - Google News18 Jun 2013 | 3:20 pm(click the phrases to see a list)Daily JournalWICHITA, Kansas — A judge has tossed out a subpoena seeking to force a Wichita Eagle reporter to testify about contacts he had with attorneys for inmates who claim they were sexually abused by a former guard. The Wichita Eagle ( http://bit.ly/14hacEO Kansas judge quashes subpoena of Wichita reporterKansas.comall 4 news articles »
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Gun ordinances up for debate at Tuesday’s City Council meeting
18 Jun 2013 | 8:56 amWichita City Council members and Sedgwick County commissioners face a similar decision this week: Should they seek a six-month exemption from a state law that allows permit holders to carry handguns in public buildings?A state law beginning July 1 allows concealed carry permit holders to take handguns into buildings including courthouses, police stations and libraries across the state. City and county governments can prohibit concealed carry in certain buildings as long as “adequate security measures,” as defined by the state law, are in place.Tuesday, council members will vote on… -
Wichita school board hears final thoughts on Southeast High
18 Jun 2013 | 8:31 amWith just a week left until their final vote on the future of Southeast High School, Wichita school board members on Monday heard from an official who sees a bright future for technical education programs at the school.“Should you make the decision to vacate that building, we are very interested in having a … dialogue with you on future opportunities,” said Tony Kinkel, president of Wichita Area Technical College.He said several aspects of the building at 903 S. Edgemoor would benefit the college, particularly its location just south of Kellogg, along city bus routes near the… -
Couple killed in Kellogg collision identified
18 Jun 2013 | 8:00 amThe cause of a collision that killed two people on Kellogg in east Wichita last month remains under investigation, police said Monday.A 75-year-old man was driving east in the 11400 block of East Kellogg shortly after 11:30 a.m. on May 22 when he passed out, police officials have said. His vehicle drifted across the median and struck a Volkswagen Passat approaching Greenwich Road heading west in the inside lane.The impact forced the Passat into a semi traveling in the curb lane of westbound Kellogg, police have said. Barbara Kelly, 75, of the Parkersfield area of Arkansas City, who was a… -
Kobach thinks Kansas voting law unaffected by Supreme Court ruling
18 Jun 2013 | 4:49 amKansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said Monday that he intends to continue enforcing a state law that requires new voters to provide proof of citizenship, even though the United States Supreme Court struck down Arizona’s proof-of-citizenship law.Kobach said the Kansas Secure and Fair Elections (SAFE) Act is different enough from Arizona law that he does not think that the Supreme Court ruling affects its constitutionality. The Supreme Court struck down Arizona’s law in a 7-2 ruling, saying it conflicts with provisions of the National Voter Registration Act passed by Congress… -
Shocker fans turn out to greet, wish new baseball coach Todd Butler well
18 Jun 2013 | 4:26 amArlene Klaassen walked to the window in the All-American Club at Eck Stadium on Monday, new Wichita State baseball coach Todd Butler in tow, and pointed toward Section C, Row 6, Seats 1 and 2 – right along the third-base line.Right where Klaassen and her husband, Arnie, have had their season tickets the past six years. “Those are good seats,” Butler said, smiling. “Right in the shade.”Read more
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Jury finds $1.2 million in damages in verdict against Wichita doctor
18 Jun 2013 | 4:48 pmA jury has found a Wichita doctor responsible for more than $1.2 million in damages in a malpractice case.After a trial that lasted about three weeks, the jury on June 11 reached its verdict against physician Brian DeBrot over his treatment of Barbara Mae Castleberry, who died in January 2009, a little over a year after she suffered a major stroke. In 2009, Castleberry’s husband and adult children filed a lawsuit against DeBrot in Sedgwick County District Court.According to written instructions the jurors were given to consider, the Castleberrys said that DeBrot “failed to… -
City Council OKs improvements to Chisholm Creek Park
18 Jun 2013 | 4:13 pmImprovements are coming to Chisholm Creek Park.The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a project to demolish a dilapidated farmhouse, barn and milk shed on the park’s west side, make repairs to the K-96 bike path and refurbish signs for the Great Plains Nature Center. The park is located along 29th Street North between Oliver and Woodlawn.A park employee has moved out of the farmhouse, making now a good time to remove those buildings and restore the area, said Doug Kupper, director of Wichita Parks and Recreation. Read more -
Kansas WWII vets will fly Wednesday to Washington, D.C.
18 Jun 2013 | 3:16 pmForty-five World War II veterans will fly out of Wichita on Wednesday to visit their memorial and other sights in Washington, D.C.The veterans will leave on a Southwest Airlines flight from Mid-Continent Airport at 6:10 a.m. and will return Friday at 1:45 p.m. The nine other veterans who are part of the trip will fly out of Kansas City International.The trip is sponsored by Hutchinson-based Kansas Honor Flight. Southwest is donating 50 free tickets for the veterans, whose fare is usually paid from donations to the honor flight group, for this trip and another 50 for the one scheduled for July… -
Newton man to compete in 2013 World Dwarf Games
18 Jun 2013 | 2:58 pmOn the pavement outside where he works at Sand Creek Station golf course, Carson Hayes takes a break from washing carts and practices his boccia.The game, almost identical to bocce ball, is taking him to Michigan later this summer to compete in an international competition.Hayes, 25, is 4 feet 3 inches tall. For the first time, he will represent Team USA at the 2013 World Dwarf Games, playing boccia and table tennis.Read more -
Topeka train depot to host Hall of Fame inductees Superman, James Naismith
18 Jun 2013 | 10:56 amThe Great Overland Station in Topeka is easily one of the best renovated train depots in Kansas.When it opened in 1927 as a Union Pacific passenger station, it afforded both luxury and space. But then, similar to what happened to many stations across the state, it fell into disrepair and ruins through the decades. The 1951 flood marked its walls, the great chandeliers and architectural details were removed or hung in shambles. Homeless people set fire to one of the great halls.Nearly 10 years ago, it reopened as an “ecumenical train museum,” said Beth Fager, the museum’s…
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Jury finds $1.2 million in damages in verdict against Wichita doctor
18 Jun 2013 | 4:48 pmA jury has found a Wichita doctor responsible for more than $1.2 million in damages in a malpractice case.After a trial that lasted about three weeks, the jury on June 11 reached its verdict against physician Brian DeBrot over his treatment of Barbara Mae Castleberry, who died in January 2009, a little over a year after she suffered a major stroke. In 2009, Castleberry’s husband and adult children filed a lawsuit against DeBrot in Sedgwick County District Court.According to written instructions the jurors were given to consider, the Castleberrys said that DeBrot “failed to… -
City Council OKs improvements to Chisholm Creek Park
18 Jun 2013 | 4:13 pmImprovements are coming to Chisholm Creek Park.The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a project to demolish a dilapidated farmhouse, barn and milk shed on the park’s west side, make repairs to the K-96 bike path and refurbish signs for the Great Plains Nature Center. The park is located along 29th Street North between Oliver and Woodlawn.A park employee has moved out of the farmhouse, making now a good time to remove those buildings and restore the area, said Doug Kupper, director of Wichita Parks and Recreation. Read more -
Kansas WWII vets will fly Wednesday to Washington, D.C.
18 Jun 2013 | 3:16 pmForty-five World War II veterans will fly out of Wichita on Wednesday to visit their memorial and other sights in Washington, D.C.The veterans will leave on a Southwest Airlines flight from Mid-Continent Airport at 6:10 a.m. and will return Friday at 1:45 p.m. The nine other veterans who are part of the trip will fly out of Kansas City International.The trip is sponsored by Hutchinson-based Kansas Honor Flight. Southwest is donating 50 free tickets for the veterans, whose fare is usually paid from donations to the honor flight group, for this trip and another 50 for the one scheduled for July… -
Newton man to compete in 2013 World Dwarf Games
18 Jun 2013 | 2:58 pmOn the pavement outside where he works at Sand Creek Station golf course, Carson Hayes takes a break from washing carts and practices his boccia.The game, almost identical to bocce ball, is taking him to Michigan later this summer to compete in an international competition.Hayes, 25, is 4 feet 3 inches tall. For the first time, he will represent Team USA at the 2013 World Dwarf Games, playing boccia and table tennis.Read more -
Topeka train depot to host Hall of Fame inductees Superman, James Naismith
18 Jun 2013 | 10:56 amThe Great Overland Station in Topeka is easily one of the best renovated train depots in Kansas.When it opened in 1927 as a Union Pacific passenger station, it afforded both luxury and space. But then, similar to what happened to many stations across the state, it fell into disrepair and ruins through the decades. The 1951 flood marked its walls, the great chandeliers and architectural details were removed or hung in shambles. Homeless people set fire to one of the great halls.Nearly 10 years ago, it reopened as an “ecumenical train museum,” said Beth Fager, the museum’s…
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June 18, 2013 9:17 p.m.Agents seize three Wichita businesses
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Jury finds $1.2 million in damages in verdict against Wichita doctor
18 Jun 2013 | 5:25 pmA jury has found a Wichita doctor responsible for more than $1.2 million in damages in a malpractice case. -
Re: Eagle editorial: Goodbye, local control on guns
18 Jun 2013 | 4:26 pmWhen the Legislature decided in 2006 to allow people to carry a concealed handgun, it was with the stipulation that property owners could decide whether to allow guns on their property. -
Wichita Approves Delay On Concealed Guns Law
18 Jun 2013 | 2:21 pmA Kansas law taking effect July 1 allows people with concealed-carry permits to take weapons into public buildings unless the buildings have adequate security in place. -
Wichita needs more, and willing, taxpayers
18 Jun 2013 | 1:16 pmAnd what of its companion websites for the South Central Kansas Prosperity Plan: Think Tomorrow Today and Let's Talk Prosperity ? Here's an excerpt from "Citizen Attachment: Building Sustainable Communities," which appeared in Government Finance Review .
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18 Jun 2013 | 3:20 pm(click the phrases to see a list)Daily JournalWICHITA, Kansas — A judge has tossed out a subpoena seeking to force a Wichita Eagle reporter to testify about contacts he had with attorneys for inmates who claim they were sexually abused by a former guard. The Wichita Eagle ( http://bit.ly/14hacEO Kansas judge quashes subpoena of Wichita reporterKansas.comall 4 news articles » -
Kansas WWII vets will fly Wednesday to Washington, DC - Kansas.com
18 Jun 2013 | 1:09 pmKansas WWII vets will fly Wednesday to Washington, DCKansas.comThe veterans will leave on a Southwest Airlines flight from Mid-Continent Airport at 6:10 a.m. and will return Friday at 1:45 p.m. The nine other veterans who are part of the trip will fly out of Kansas City International. The trip is sponsored by and more » -
Kansas an above-average state on the Internet connectivity continuum - Wichita Business Journal (blog)
18 Jun 2013 | 12:54 pmKansas an above-average state on the Internet connectivity continuumWichita Business Journal (blog)Kansas may be largely a rural state, but that doesn't necessarily mean its residents are isolated in a technological sense. In fact, in 2011, the state was above the national average on the Internet connectivity continuum, a scale the Census Bureau -
Kansas State basketball more bullish on freshmen than rating services - Kansas.com
18 Jun 2013 | 9:27 amKansas.comKansas State basketball more bullish on freshmen than rating servicesKansas.com“You can't trust those rankings,” associate head coach Chris Lowery said last week at a Catbackers event in Wichita. “You can't worry about that. It's about what your eyes see. You have to envision guys in your program, instead of looking at rankings and more » -
Wichita City Council seeks exemption from new state gun law - Kansas.com
18 Jun 2013 | 8:51 amKansas.comWichita City Council seeks exemption from new state gun lawKansas.comThe Wichita City Council split Tuesday over the city's compliance with new state laws governing the possession of guns and knives. The council voted 5-2, with council members Jeff Longwell and Jeff Blubaugh opposed, to seek from Kansas Attorney General City wants time to study conceal carryKSN-TVWichita considers $60M for 4-year gun exemptionKansas WatchdogWichita city council approves 6-month concealed carry exemptionKWCHKFDI -The Republic -KOAM-TVall 14 news articles »
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Deputy’s killer won’t collect $4,560 seized from his home
14 Jun 2013 | 11:01 amAn inmate serving a life sentence for the April 2005 killing of Harvey County sheriff’s Deputy Kurt Ford will not collect more than $4,000 in cash that was seized from his home on the day of the shooting, a judge has ruled.District Judge Warren Wilbert denied a motion filed by Gregory A. Moore, who was hoping to recover the money. A search warrant shows that the KBI found $200 in an envelope and $4,360 in a zip-top plastic bag in the master bedroom of the home at 131 SE 14th St. in Newton where the shooting occurred.Harvey County Attorney David Yoder said in a written response to… -
Man convicted of murder in 2011 strangling case
14 Jun 2013 | 9:52 amA man was convicted Friday of strangling a Wichita woman in 2011 while on parole for murdering a woman in Lawrence more than two decades earlier.A Sedgwick County jury deliberated less than four hours before convicting Tyrone Walker, 47, of first-degree murder in the death of Janis Sanders, 44. Her nude body was found between an abandoned house and a small business in the 1100 block of South Washington on June 4, 2011.During his trial, jurors were told that Walker was convicted in Douglas County of second-degree murder in the death of Tamara Baker, 25, who was reported missing on Oct. 31,… -
Air conditioners being stolen for copper, police say; vacant houses especially vulnerable
13 Jun 2013 | 5:50 pmAs the temperatures rise, so do copper thefts.As a result, Wichita police say home sellers and renters may want to take extra precautions if they decide to leave a house vacant during its sale.Sgt. Allen Wolf with the Patrol East Bureau said police have noticed an increase in thefts of entire air-conditioning units – window and ground units – and their precious metals. Read more -
State to rest case in 2011 murder trial
13 Jun 2013 | 8:00 amThe state is expected to rest its case today in the retrial of a Wichita man accused of strangling a Wichita woman in 2011 while on parole for murdering a woman in Lawrence more than two decades earlier.Tyrone Walker, 47, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Janis Sanders, 44, whose nude body was found between an abandoned house and a small business in the 1100 block of South Washington on June 4, 2011. A jury deadlocked 11-1 in favor of conviction at Walker’s first trial in March.During that trial, jurors were told that Walker was convicted in Douglas County of… -
Two teens charged with rape after attack on 76-year-old woman
13 Jun 2013 | 5:55 amProsecutors on Wednesday charged two teenagers with rape in a case involving the sexual assault of a 76-year-old woman.John Edward Thompson Jr., 18, was charged with rape, aggravated robbery and two counts of aggravated burglary, said district attorney spokesman Dan Dillon.A 17-year-old also was charged with one count each of rape, aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary. Prosecutors plan to make a motion that he be charged as an adult, Dillon said.Read more
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Wichita weather: A mild, pleasant day
18 Jun 2013 | 3:00 amWichita is in store for a delightful late spring day on Tuesday, with sunny skies and pleasant temperatures. Highs should reach the mid-80s, forecasters say, with light winds out of the east. A few clouds are likely to move in overnight, when lows will bottom out in the mid-60s. Showers and thunderstorms enter the forecast Wednesday, forecasters say, with highs in the mid-80s and southerly winds in the teens gusting to more than 20 miles an hour. The rain chances persist through Wednesday night and into Thursday, when highs could top 90 degrees. For more information on current conditions, go… -
Map shows scattered nature of significant rainfall in Wichita area
17 Jun 2013 | 2:10 pmThe overnight rains that moved through the region were hardly consistent, as this map generated by the Wichita branch of the National Weather Service shows. East Wichita, for example, received much more rain than west Wichita. Importantly, the watershed area for Cheney Lake received some healthy rainfall amounts, which could help the lake’s water levels continue their recent recovery. Cheney Lake is the primary water source for the city of Wichita, and levels had dropped so low as a result of the extended drought that city officials are weighing watering restrictions. -
The rain is essentially over for the day in Wichita
17 Jun 2013 | 5:30 amOvernight showers and thunderstorms brought more than an inch of rain to parts of Wichita, according to the National Weather Service. How much rain fell “depends on where you were” in the city, said Vanessa Pearce, a meteorologist with the weather service. Jabara Airport in northeast Wichita reported 1.27 inches of rain, while the official reporting station for the city next to Mid-Continent Airport only logged .36 of an inch. Rainfall reports will trickle in later this morning, Pearce said, offering a fuller picture of how widespread the welcome rain was. Storms will move east… -
Wichita: Morning showers and thunderstorms
17 Jun 2013 | 3:00 amHeavy rain is possible in the Wichita area through the morning hours, forecasters say. Showers and thunderstorms can be expected in the metropolitan area, primarily through noon. Highs are expected to reach the mid-80s, forecasters say, with skies gradually clearing as the day stretches out. Winds will be light out of the east. Lows will dip into the mid-60s overnight under partly cloudy skies. East winds will remain light. Tuesday is expected to be mostly sunny, with highs again in the mid-80s. Winds will persist out of the east and occasionally touch double digits. Chances for showers in… -
When’s the best time to water your lawn in hot weather?
11 Jun 2013 | 6:00 amThe National Weather Service branch in Goodland posted this reminder on its web page recently. Folks in Wichita will want to be mindful of any restrictions put in place by the Wichita City Council.
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State seizes assets of Beards Floral, Mary’s Supper Club, R&J Tire
18 Jun 2013 | 2:25 pmThe state of Kansas has shut down three Wichita businesses that, according to the Kansas Department of Revenue, owe a variety of state taxes. The businesses include: • Beards Floral Design, 926 W. Second St., which the Revenue Department says owes about $17,000 in sales taxes. • Wolmac Inc., doing business as Mary’s Supper Club, 4545 S. Hydraulic, which is said to owe about $157,000 in sales and liquor taxes. • R & J Tire and Wheel, 1590 W. 21st St. , which the Revenue Department says… -
Starkey Inc. providing product support for Justin McClure’s Launch Laser
18 Jun 2013 | 1:52 pmStarkey Inc. is helping Justin McClure ramp up sales and production of his Launch Laser training device for baseball and softball players. Starkey’s employment services division provides people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities with job opportunities. Among the tasks Starkey clients are charged with for McClure are testing, packaging and distribution. The work is being done at Starkey’s main location at 4500 W. Maple. The number of people working on the project at any one… -
Kansas Commerce Department gets federal grant to build workforce database
18 Jun 2013 | 12:54 pmThe U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a nearly $1.2 million grant to the Kansas Department of Commerce to create a secure workforce database. The grant will help Kansas workers and businesses, Kansas Commerce Secretary Pat George says in a news release, by matching education data with workforce data; improving the quality of workforce data to avoid duplication in collection; using the data for evaluation of federal and state supported job-training programs; and providing user-friendly information… -
Starkey Inc. attracting national attention for dementia-care facilities
18 Jun 2013 | 12:10 pmIn 2010, Starkey Inc. opened three specialized homes for people with intellectual disabilities who also have dementia. Now, that model of care is being touted at a national level. The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities is looking at Starkey’s LIGHTHouse as a basis for new accreditation standards for dementia care.* The three co-located homes, which have space for five residents apiece, are the only specialized facilities in Kansas for people with intellectual disabilities… -
Social Madness Round 2 brackets now live
18 Jun 2013 | 12:01 pmAfter our first eliminations, we’re left with 24 Wichita-area companies — eight in each of three size categories — in our Social Madness competition. Three brackets went live this morning. One is for the remaining companies who started the contest with a relatively small social following, one for medium and one for large. Scores have been reset to zero. Points are gained through votes on SocialMadness.com and through engagement on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google Plus. From here on…
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Tax plan headed to governor with provision to help south Wichita tornado victims
2 Jun 2013 | 1:41 amTOPEKA – In one of the final acts of the 2013 legislative session, the House of Representatives and the Senate on Sunday sent a long-awaited tax bill to the governor, who is expected to sign it. The bill, which walks back some of the tax relief from last year’s tax bill, is projected to increase state tax revenue by $777 million over the next five years, compared to current law. It does that by setting the state sales tax at 6.15 percent – lower than the current 6.3 percent but higher than the 5.7 percent that the rate would have reverted to under a 2010 law that established a… -
State budget finalized on Senate vote; universities and Wichita job-training facility take a hit
2 Jun 2013 | 1:00 amBy Dion Lefler Eagle Topeka Bureau TOPEKA – Kansas universities and the National Center for Aviation Training in Wichita took a fiscal “haircut” in the final state budget that passed out of the Legislature on Sunday. The $14.3 billion budget passed with a $56.1 million cut to public universities over the next two years and a $2 million cut in state support of NCAT, the aviation job training program at Col. James Jabara Airport. The budget does protect several Wichita-area priorities, including $5 million a year each for low-cost airline service to Mid-Continent Airport and the National… -
Senate passes anti-abortion bill after bitter debate touching on Taliban and slavery
5 Apr 2013 | 2:59 pmTOPEKA – After a second bruising debate in a week on abortion, the state Senate has given its final approval to a bill that defines human life as beginning at fertilization and that bans abortion for sex selection. With allusions to the Taliban terrorist group on one side and the Dred Scott decision that once upheld black slavery on the other, the debate on a conference report on House Bill 2253 careened through bitter issues argued Monday when the Senate approved and passed a prior version of the bill. The bill returned to the Senate four days after a 29-11 vote to approve all of its… -
House breaks with Senate on alcohol bill, Capitol stays ‘dry’
5 Apr 2013 | 1:58 pmTOPEKA – The Kansas House has decided that the Capitol will stay “dry,” at least for now. Hours after the Senate approved a measure to allow alcohol under the dome under certain circumstances, the House sent the bill back to a committee for a rework. The provision, part of Senate Substitute for House Bill 2199, was proposed to allow drinking in the Capitol during official functions, such as a planned party to celebrate completion of the renovation of the Capitol building. But the House sent it back to a conference committee of Representatives and Senators after a ruling that an… -
Poet laureate to keynote Holocaust memorial
27 Mar 2013 | 9:42 amMirriam-Goldberg Kansas Poet Laureate Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg will give the keynote address at an April 8 service in Topeka to commemorate victims of the Nazi Holocaust of World War II. Mirriam-Goldberg will speak on the topic: An Unanswered Letter, An Unanswered Call for Help: What the Holocaust Shows Us About Caring Enough to Take Action. In their quest for racial purity, German dictator Adolf Hitler and his followers killed 6 million Jewish people in a systematic campaign of terror and prison death camps. The Nazis also targeted and killed hundreds of thousands of others the regime…
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Excel Industries of Hesston win’s governor’s Exporter of the Year award
12 Jun 2013 | 1:27 pmExcel Industries Inc. of Hesston was named the winner Wednesday of the Governor’s Exporter of the Year award. It was one of two top awards announced at the annual Team Kansas/Kansas Cavalry Awards Banquet, which was held at Emporia State University. The other top award winner was B&W Trailer Hitches of Humboldt, which won the Governor’s Award of Excellence. The event was sponsored by the state Department of Commerce and Team Kansas/Kansas Cavalry, a volunteer group of business leaders. In addition to the company awards, several individuals were honored at the banquet. They included… -
KSU research leads to patent for feed supplement for cattle
7 Jun 2013 | 7:35 amJim Drouillard, professor of animal sciences and industry at Kansas State University, has come up with a way to help livestock producers stimulate growth of cattle and horses. A patent has been granted for a feed supplement developed by Drouillard, according to a news release from K-State. The supplement “stimulates the growth, health and reproductive functions of cattle, bulls and other livestock,” according to the release. It’s comprised of “molasses, oilseeds and oilseed extracts that when heated and evaporated, formed a substance that improves absorption of specific omega-3 fatty… -
IRS Taxpayer Assistance Office will move in August
4 Jun 2013 | 7:13 amAmong a number of federal offices moving this summer is the Internal Revenue Service’s Taxpayer Assistance Center. According to a news release from the IRS, the assistance center and other IRS offices at 271 W. Third Street in Wichita will be moving in August. The offices will be closed on Friday, Aug. 16, and then will re-open at their new location on Tuesday, Aug. 20. The new location is 555 N. Woodlawn, Building 4, according to the news release. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The IRS website is www.irs.gov and the toll free line is 1-800-829-1040. -
McDonald’s at 21st and Amidon celebrates renovation
28 May 2013 | 6:46 amThe McDonald’s restaurant at 2661 N. Amidon, near the intersection of 21st and Amidon, will celebrate its renovation with a week of special deals and promotions. According to a news release, McDonald’s franchise owners Steve and Connie Brend said the restaurant now features a double-lane drive-through, free wi-fi and new dining furniture inside, among other improvements. “We’re changing with the times – and we never stop looking for ways to improve,” said the Brends in a statement. Celebration events begin Wednesday and will include a number of special deals on food and drawings… -
Towne East and Towne West malls to collect donations for tornado victims
24 May 2013 | 6:28 amTowne East Square and Towne West Square will be accepting donations Sunday and Monday from those who want to drop off useful items for those affected by the tornado in Moore, Okla., according to a news release. In partnership with Two Men and a Truck, the malls will collect bottled water, diapers, baby wipes, individually wrapped snacks, hand sanitizer and personal hygiene products. Donations will be accepted from noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday. Each mall will accept items at a designated parking area. At Towne East, it will be near the Rock Road entrance. At…
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2013 Volleyball state tournament sites
11 Jun 2013 | 7:46 amBy Joanna Chadwick Volleyball is the first sport affected with the split in Class 4A to two divisions for five sports, and the Kansas State High School Activities Association has announced the sites for the state tournaments on Nov. 1 and 2. Class 6A and 5A will remain at the Kansas Expocentre, 1A Division I and II will remain at Fort Hays. Class 4A will have both divisions in Salina, while 3A and 2A will be in Emporia. This was an easy addition for volleyball. I’m not so sure what will happen with basketball, softball and baseball for 2013-14. What are your thoughts? -
Class 4A in 2013
4 Jun 2013 | 2:06 pmBy Joanna Chadwick The Wichita Eagle/VarsityKansas.com By now you’ve seen that Class 4A is splitting into two divisions for five sports — football (in 2014), volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball. Looking at the enrollment numbers from 2012-13, this is what 4A would look like next year. Division I Highland Park, Pittsburg, Bonner Springs, Winfield, McPherson, DeSoto, KC Sumner, Paola, Buhler, Ottawa Spring Hill, Basehor-Linwood, Tonganoxie, Rose Hill, Independence, Augusta, Mulvane, KC Piper, Fort Scott, El Dorado Chanute, Labette County, Circle, Louisburg, Hayden,… -
2013 All-Metro baseball team
28 May 2013 | 3:08 pmBy Joanna Chadwick The All-Metro baseball team is below and will run in Saturday’s Wichita Eagle along with the area all-league teams. Congrats to all those selected! Campus’ JC Baxley Northwest’s Jared Gates Carroll’s Mack Gowing Eisenhower’s Trevor Hughes Carroll’s Braden Larkey Northwest’s Mitch McIntyre Andover Central’s Lucas Milner Maize South’s Wesley Phillips Derby’s Garrett Rankin Independent’s Ben Strickfaden East’s Adam Wasson Heights’ Grant Watkins Carroll’s Bryce Whitchurch Carroll coach Charlie… -
2013 All-Metro softball team
28 May 2013 | 2:15 pmBy Joanna Chadwick The 2013 All-Metro softball team has been selected. It will run in Friday’s Wichita Eagle, along with the All-League teams. Congrats to all those selected! Goddard’s Morgan Bohanan Bishop Carroll’s Lauren Buchanan Northwest’s Kaci Copeland Augusta’s Brooke Eberhardt Maize’s Brittany Finney Maize’s Emily Griggs Bishop Carroll’s Jessi Haffner Bishop Carroll’s Hunter Hogan Mulvane’s Bailey Holt Bailey Holt missed the photo shoot today because she was having a CT scan after getting hit in the face by a line drive… -
2013 All-Metro girls soccer
28 May 2013 | 1:36 pmBy Joanna Chadwick The All-Metro girls soccer team has been selected and will be in the Thursday, May 30, Wichita Eagle. The team and individual photos were taken today, along with video with each of the players. Congrats to all the players, and the coach, selected. Kapaun’s Courtney Boswell Andover’s Ana Dilkes Northwest’s Renee Gillespie Kapaun’s Grace Hagan Carroll’s Shelby Lopez Maize’s Whitney Lucas Eisenhower’s Jaclyn Means Eisenhower’s Kayleigh Moore Heights’ Jada Scott Andover Central’s Evan Stamp Valley Center’s…
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Wichita Eagle: Opinion
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Carl Leubsdorf: Much is riding on immigration-reform bill
17 Jun 2013 | 4:42 pmThe immigration debate that began last week in the Senate looms as the most consequential in years – for the country’s growing Hispanic population and both major political parties.The bill’s fate could have more effect on future presidential and congressional elections than anything else Congress does this year.Obviously, its greatest impact will be on the nation’s 50 million Hispanics, an estimated 11 million of whom came here illegally and would be directly affected by the measure.Read more -
Nancy Scola: Obama, the “big data” president
17 Jun 2013 | 4:42 pmIn the political world, the promise of data – whether it’s Nate Silver’s spot-on election predictions or President Obama’s clearinghouse of government information, Data.gov – is that we no longer have to take so much on faith. “What do the data show?” is the new “What do you think?” – the new “Is this a good idea?”But belief in the clarifying power of data is its own kind of faith, and it is one Obama embraced even before winning the presidency. And now, with the revelation that the National Security Agency is… -
Opinion Line Extra (June 18)
17 Jun 2013 | 4:42 pmHow much longer are you Obama lovers going to let him poke you in the eye with a stick before you get the message he is no good for the country? Do you like all the scandals? Would Republicans get away with what Obama has done these past few months?The media have put Republicans in a position where they feel the need to explain why illegal immigrants should have to pay taxes for the years they were in the U.S. Other people who lived here have to pay taxes. Why shouldn’t everyone who lived here have to pay taxes?Read more -
Letters to the editor on Rolling Stone article, Cheerios ad, bullying, Coronado Heights, aquarium
17 Jun 2013 | 4:41 pmLate in listening to warningsIt is 2013, isn’t it? Rolling Stone magazine is getting attention for an article telling people that fanatics have hijacked the state of Kansas (June 14 WE Blog excerpts). The writer shows how the Legislature has been overrun by far-right conservatives, even to the point of purging their own party of GOP moderates.Why didn’t people listen to those of us who’ve been trying to tell them that since 1991? Was it because we were not standing on the street corners thumping our Bibles and pointing fingers at women seeking medical care? Read more -
Opinion Line (June 18)
17 Jun 2013 | 4:41 pmE-mail comments, 50 words or fewer, to opline@wichitaeagle.com.Scrap-metal dealers hold the answer to copper theft in Wichita. Let the scrap dealers and the insurance companies work together on a solution each can live with. The dealers know that the scrap they pay for was stolen from someone’s air conditioner. Maybe it will be theirs next time.Read more
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Air Capital Insider
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Airbus’ Fly Your Ideas competition yields innovative ideas
10 Jun 2013 | 8:54 amAirplane cabins powered by body heat, planes running on cow power, or methane gas, and luggage floating on a bed of air are some of the ideas developed by university students in a Fly Your Ideas competition sponsored by Airbus. Airbus challenged students to develop “radical eco-efficient ideas” for aviation. The planemaker selected five finalist teams. Each team will travel to Airbus headquarters in Toulouse to present their ideas to a panel of judges for the prize. The winning team will be announced at the Paris Air Show next week. The program aims to “highlight the… -
Beechcraft names heads of planning and programs and human resources
30 May 2013 | 8:59 amDave Rosenberg Beechcraft Corp. has appointed two leaders to its executive team, the company announced. Dave Rosenberg, who joined the company in 2000, has been appointed vice president of strategic planning and programs. He is responsible for the company’s planning and programs, including management of commercial product development programs and analysis of joint ventures and potential acquisitions. Don Alvord was named vice president of human resources. Alvord came to Wichita from Little Rock, Ark., where he served as vice president and general manager of the company’s Little… -
Southwest Airlines leader to speak at Wichita Aero Club Monday
30 May 2013 | 4:12 amFor years, Ron Ricks worked closely with Herb Kelleher, the colorful co-founder and chairman emeritus of Southwest Airlines. Kelleher created a culture for a low-cost, no-frills airline known for putting fun in flying, such as flight attendants who sang in-flight announcements to the tune of popular songs. “As a result, (Ricks) probably knows more about the airline than anyone besides Herb,” Dave Franson, president of the Wichita Aero Club, said in a statement. Ricks, executive vice president and chief legal and regulatory officer at Southwest, is the keynote speaker at… -
Analyst: Boeing could launch 787-10X at Paris Air Show, but unlikely to kick off 777X there
28 May 2013 | 9:16 amBoeing says it hopes to launch the Boeing 777X, a revamped 777, this year. Those kind of launches are typically announced at major air shows. But it seems unlikely that Boeing will announce it at next month’s Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, Cowen and Co. aerospace analyst Cai von Rumohr wrote in a report Tuesday. Boeing is still working the details of the business case and prime launch customers are Arab carriers Emirates and Ethiad airlines, von Rumohr said. That makes a launch more plausible during November’s Dubai Air Show, he said It’s possible Boeing, however, may… -
Augusta Municipal Airport adds jet fuel truck as fuel sales rise
24 May 2013 | 4:26 amAugusta Municipal Airport east of Wichita has added a jet fuel truck to pump Jet-A fuel as sales increase. The airport has doubled sales of Jet-A fuel year-to-date and aviation fuel sales are up 25 percent to 30 percent, said airport manager Lloyd Partin. “They are significantly better,” Partin said. Partin has noticed that the mood has improved in the past couple of months. “I think people got tired of sitting around and waiting” for the economy to improve, he said.”If we sit and wait, we can sit around and wait forever.” Attitudes have changed.
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The Pitch, Pitch
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Lawrence's Blue Collar Distro: Merch table of the Internet
18 Jun 2013 | 8:00 pmLawrence's Blue Collar Distro is a merch table of the Internet. by April Fleming Spotify, iTunes, Pandora, SoundCloud and the like have made discovering new music easy, but it wasn't so long ago that the process took real effort. You had to visit a record store, maybe pore over some music magazines.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Debbie Gold opens her Red Door Grill in Leawood
18 Jun 2013 | 8:00 pmDebbie Gold opens the Red Door Grill in Leawood. by Charles Ferruzza Not long after the Red Door Grill opened in Leawood last month, chef Debbie Gold — the James Beard Award winner and reality-TV star — overheard two customers talking about her in the dining room. "Debbie Gold left the American Restaurant," one woman said to her dining companion, "to make hamburgers?"… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Much Ado About Nothing
18 Jun 2013 | 8:00 pmby Jim Ridley In its best moments, Joss Whedon's modern-dress movie version of Much Ado About Nothing seems most like what it is: a house-party lark among old friends who have decided to perform Shakespeare rather than dust off the Twister or find the croquet mallets. That's pretty much how it seems in its worst moments, too.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Johnson County got a deal on King Louie. Turning it into a national suburbia museum won't be a bargain
18 Jun 2013 | 8:00 pmTurning King Louie into a national museum won't be a bargain. by Steve Vockrodt Mindi Love has an encyclopedic memory of Johnson County's history. Off the top of her head, she can say what year Country Club Plaza developer J.C. Nichols completed his studies at the old Olathe High School.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Jazz Beat: Hermon Mehari Trio at the Majestic
18 Jun 2013 | 8:00 pmby Larry Kopitnik The space is a speakeasy that has hosted jazz since politicians gathered here for drinks during Prohibition. The trumpeter is one of KC's young jazz lions, expanding the music's reach with sounds from an earlier generation: hip-hop and Michael Jackson.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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The Pitch, Pitch
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Lawrence's Blue Collar Distro: Merch table of the Internet
18 Jun 2013 | 8:00 pmLawrence's Blue Collar Distro is a merch table of the Internet. by April Fleming Spotify, iTunes, Pandora, SoundCloud and the like have made discovering new music easy, but it wasn't so long ago that the process took real effort. You had to visit a record store, maybe pore over some music magazines.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Debbie Gold opens her Red Door Grill in Leawood
18 Jun 2013 | 8:00 pmDebbie Gold opens the Red Door Grill in Leawood. by Charles Ferruzza Not long after the Red Door Grill opened in Leawood last month, chef Debbie Gold — the James Beard Award winner and reality-TV star — overheard two customers talking about her in the dining room. "Debbie Gold left the American Restaurant," one woman said to her dining companion, "to make hamburgers?"… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Much Ado About Nothing
18 Jun 2013 | 8:00 pmby Jim Ridley In its best moments, Joss Whedon's modern-dress movie version of Much Ado About Nothing seems most like what it is: a house-party lark among old friends who have decided to perform Shakespeare rather than dust off the Twister or find the croquet mallets. That's pretty much how it seems in its worst moments, too.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Johnson County got a deal on King Louie. Turning it into a national suburbia museum won't be a bargain
18 Jun 2013 | 8:00 pmTurning King Louie into a national museum won't be a bargain. by Steve Vockrodt Mindi Love has an encyclopedic memory of Johnson County's history. Off the top of her head, she can say what year Country Club Plaza developer J.C. Nichols completed his studies at the old Olathe High School.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Jazz Beat: Hermon Mehari Trio at the Majestic
18 Jun 2013 | 8:00 pmby Larry Kopitnik The space is a speakeasy that has hosted jazz since politicians gathered here for drinks during Prohibition. The trumpeter is one of KC's young jazz lions, expanding the music's reach with sounds from an earlier generation: hip-hop and Michael Jackson.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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The Pitch, Pitch
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Lawrence's Blue Collar Distro: Merch table of the Internet
18 Jun 2013 | 8:00 pmLawrence's Blue Collar Distro is a merch table of the Internet. by April Fleming Spotify, iTunes, Pandora, SoundCloud and the like have made discovering new music easy, but it wasn't so long ago that the process took real effort. You had to visit a record store, maybe pore over some music magazines.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Debbie Gold opens her Red Door Grill in Leawood
18 Jun 2013 | 8:00 pmDebbie Gold opens the Red Door Grill in Leawood. by Charles Ferruzza Not long after the Red Door Grill opened in Leawood last month, chef Debbie Gold — the James Beard Award winner and reality-TV star — overheard two customers talking about her in the dining room. "Debbie Gold left the American Restaurant," one woman said to her dining companion, "to make hamburgers?"… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Much Ado About Nothing
18 Jun 2013 | 8:00 pmby Jim Ridley In its best moments, Joss Whedon's modern-dress movie version of Much Ado About Nothing seems most like what it is: a house-party lark among old friends who have decided to perform Shakespeare rather than dust off the Twister or find the croquet mallets. That's pretty much how it seems in its worst moments, too.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Johnson County got a deal on King Louie. Turning it into a national suburbia museum won't be a bargain
18 Jun 2013 | 8:00 pmTurning King Louie into a national museum won't be a bargain. by Steve Vockrodt Mindi Love has an encyclopedic memory of Johnson County's history. Off the top of her head, she can say what year Country Club Plaza developer J.C. Nichols completed his studies at the old Olathe High School.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] -
Jazz Beat: Hermon Mehari Trio at the Majestic
18 Jun 2013 | 8:00 pmby Larry Kopitnik The space is a speakeasy that has hosted jazz since politicians gathered here for drinks during Prohibition. The trumpeter is one of KC's young jazz lions, expanding the music's reach with sounds from an earlier generation: hip-hop and Michael Jackson.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Wichita Eagle Blogs Posts
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You don’t say
18 Jun 2013 | 3:36 pm“We might be a week earlier than that.” — Brent Steven, uttering words seldom heard when discussing a restaurant opening, explaining that the new Hill Bar and Grill will debut by June 29 -
Restaurant updates in Wichita, Derby
18 Jun 2013 | 3:32 pmWICHITA — As always, there’s lots of restaurant news to update. – The Burger Barn is closing this week. Owner Isaac McCann has had the restaurant at Central and Zoo Boulevard since January. He says poor sales and a dispute with his landlord have prompted him to close. Also, he’s in school to become a teacher. “I’m just going to concentrate on my studies.” McCann will close Saturday unless he runs out of food before then. – In Derby, Dawn Thai Steakhouse & Sushi Bar is converting to Hibachi Boy Japanese Grill & More. Lou Kumgool still owns the business with… -
My daughter is learning to cook at Bonnie’s Place
18 Jun 2013 | 12:09 pmThere’s Alexis, on the far right, scooping yeast for pizza crust under the watchful eye of Bonnie Aeschliman. My 8-year-old daughter, Alexis, is kind of shy, and she’s not always excited to walk into a situation where she doesn’t know anyone. But Cooking Camp so far has been different. I signed Alexis up for a week-long “camp” at Cooking at Bonnie’s Place, the cooking school at 9747 E. 21st St. N. run by Bonnie Aeschliman. The camp meets every day this week from 10 a.m. to noon, and the students — second through fifth graders — cook something… -
Don’t surrender civil liberties
18 Jun 2013 | 9:01 amWhat is most troubling about the NSA’s data-collection program “is that Americans are not particularly troubled by any of it,” columnist Leonard Pitts wrote. “According to a new poll by the Pew Research Center and the Washington Post, most of us – 56 percent – are OK with the monitoring of metadata, a process then-Sen. Joe Biden called ‘very, very intrusive’ back in 2006.” -
German food truck is up and rolling
18 Jun 2013 | 7:36 amThe new truck is adorned with the German flag. Manuela English recently opened her new German food truck, called Let’m Eat Brats. Like most food trucks, she’s keeping her fans informed about her daily location via Facebook and Twitter. Today, she’ll be set up from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at World Market at 21st and Greenwich. Her menu, where all items are $5 or less, includes various wurst, bierocks, kraut, strudel and more. The menu English, who is of German descent, has been working as a baker at Green Acres for the past eight years. She’s lived in the United States for…
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WE Blog
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Don’t surrender civil liberties
18 Jun 2013 | 9:01 amWhat is most troubling about the NSA’s data-collection program “is that Americans are not particularly troubled by any of it,” columnist Leonard Pitts wrote. “According to a new poll by the Pew Research Center and the Washington Post, most of us – 56 percent – are OK with the monitoring of metadata, a process then-Sen. Joe Biden called ‘very, very intrusive’ back in 2006.” -
Young voters not enamored with either party, but especially GOP
18 Jun 2013 | 4:02 am“It is not that young voters are enamored of the Democratic Party. They simply dislike the Republican Party more,” according to a recent report by the College Republican National Committee. Actually, they dislike the GOP quite a bit more. A recent Washington Post-ABC News poll that found that 65 percent of Americans ages 18 to 29 think the Republican Party is out of touch with concerns of most people today, while 47 percent of them think the Democratic Party is out of touch. However, 58 percent of younger Americans think President Obama is “in touch” with concerns of most people,… -
Funding cut, except for program KU didn’t want
18 Jun 2013 | 4:00 amThe $66 million in state budget cuts to higher education over the next two fiscal years makes the Legislature’s approval of $2 million to help start the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City seem even more ridiculous. KU never asked for the center. It was an idea dreamed up and pushed through by Kansas senators, including Senate President Susan Wagle, R-Wichita. Lawmakers even named the center. Kansas Board of Regents member Ed McKechnie wondered if the money for the center could be diverted to help cover the budget cuts, but other… -
Common Core doesn’t gather data on kids
17 Jun 2013 | 10:22 amSome opponents of Common Core education standards have claimed that the government will be collecting vast amounts of data about children, include their religious and political affiliations. That’s completely false. Common Core does not increase data collection beyond the basic academic information that states already gather. “There is no further data gathering because of Common Core,” Kansas Education Commissioner Diane DeBacker told the Lawrence Journal-World. -
Goossen sees budget trouble ahead
17 Jun 2013 | 4:01 amNo Kansan knows more about state budgeting than Duane Goossen, who served three governors as budget director and is now the Kansas Health Institute’s vice president for fiscal and health policy. And what does he make of the 2014-15 budget passed by the Legislature? He noted this year’s tax plan is a net tax increase of $777.1 million over five years and that the fiscal-year ending balance will be a healthy $515.6 million in 2014 but then steadily dissipate. “Policymakers have more work to do to create a stable financial outlook,” Goossen wrote on his blog for the institute. “The…
