Statewide News Digest for June 30, 2010 (midweek edition)

Kansas Clips from Monday through Wednesday

Watchdogs on State Issues

• Kansas:
  • Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Outlook for Public Education in Kansas
  • Can the Government Tell You What to Eat?
  • Judge Temporarily Halts Smoking Ban, for Some
• Michigan Capitol Confidential:
  • What is Your Share of Government Debt?
  • The Unstable Funding Myth
• West Virginia:  Effort to Appoint Byrd Replacement Turning Into Game of Clue
• Evergreen Freedom Foundation:  Not enough money for public schools?

Kansas Government

• Kansas Reporter:
  • Business owners ask judge to block smoking ban
  • State Finance Council approves borrowing $700 million
  • State revenue much lower than expected
• Emporia:  New laws taking effect
• Lawrence J-W:  Ethics complaint against Kansas congressional candidate dropped
• Wichita KAKE:  Judge Refuses To Quash Kansas Court Fraud Evidence
• KC Star:  Kansas’ new seat belt law won’t cost violators much more than a Big Mac

Kansas Economy/Budget/Taxes

• Garden City:  Good protein in Kansas wheat eases market fears

Kansas Schools/Education

• Lawrence J-W:
  • Kansas Board of Regents announces new chairman
  • KU School of Business changes oversight procedures for special tuition program
  • Baker University plans 5.5 percent hike in tuition for 2010-2011
• WE Blog:  School districts could take another funding hit
• Topeka C-J:
  • Kansas Board of Regents hands out stimulus aid [Taxes on future generations to pay for this?]
  • Seaman USD 345 discusses budget
• Hutchinson:  Hutch district eyes possible staff reductions
• Garden City: GCCC president to step down
• Sun Publications (JoCo):  Schools for Fair Funding files notice of lawsuit, local schools remain uninvolved
• Shawnee Dispatch:  Shawnee Mission USD 512 renews contract for lobbyist

Kansas Campaign 2010

• Kansas Watchdog:  Kansas Secretary of State Candidates in Republican Primary
• Wichita Liberty:
  • Few vote in primary elections
  • Kansas Chamber makes legislative endorsements
• KNEA:  Kansas NEA announces pro-public school funding candidates
• KDP Kansas Matters:  Lisa Johnston, U.S. Senate Candidate, Surges Ahead in Primary Voter Poll
• Politico:  Florida tax man cometh for Hartman
• KC KCTV:  KCTV5 Poll: Moran, Brownback Way Ahead In Primary
• Micheal Mahoney:  Hannity For Tiahrt
• State of the State KS:  Schodorf Says Pompeo’s Attempt To Limit Access To Debates Takes Democracy Away From Citizens
• Wichitopekington:
  • Kansas Chamber endorses legislative candidates
  • Hartman, Schodorf denounce debate exclusion proposal by Pompeo campaign

Across the State

Blogs

• Wichita Liberty:
  • Earmarks and Kansas elections
  • Kansas ‘pigs at the trough’ award goes to …
• KFL:  Lying about abortion: Kagan, FDA and British ObGyns

• Cattle Network:  Cattle Attacked In Johnson County, Kansas

News

• Lawrence J-W:  Census statistics
• Pittsburg (KOAM):  Tattoo shop shut down for operating without a license in Riverton, Kansas
• Topeka C-J:  Wichita water supply lines reach limit
• Wichita Eagle:  Koch official named to Fed advisory council