Gypsum City Council minutes Jan. 13
The meeting was called to order at 7 p.m. by Mayor Kruse.
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Students score mostly above average
Students at Smoky Valley Public Schools scored higher than the state average in 47 of 57 categories of mid-year testing for English, math, and science. They tied the average in six categories and were lower in four.
State allows agents to work with ICE
TOPEKA — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation formally agreed to dedicate agents to enhance collaboration with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the search for people without documentation to legally be in the country.
Schools' leader takes job in Salina
After three years as superintendent of Smoky Valley Public Schools, Heath Hogan will leave to lead public education in Salina.
Gun-ed spat in House prompts 2-hour cool-down
TOPEKA — An intense confrontation between a Republican and Democrat on the Kansas House floor Feb. 20 during a gun debate forced the chamber into a two-hour recess as leadership worked to de-escalate tensions.
House forwards GOP-crafted budget to Senate
TOPEKA — The Republican-led Kansas House approved a state budget bill Feb. 19 that would appropriate about $162 million less than recommended by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
Medicaid expansion fails in Kansas Senate, House
TOPEKA — Kansas Senate Democrats attempted Feb. 18 to insert Medicaid expansion into a bill increasing legislative oversight over public assistance programs.
Legislature overrides veto on trans care
In a matter of days, transgender minors in Kansas might lose options for hormone treatments, surgeries, and other care. Republican lawmakers overrode a veto to put a ban on gender-affirming health care into law on Feb. 18.
Democrats: Bring healthful food, not 'humiliating' restrictions
TOPEKA — Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau urged her colleagues Feb. 18 to make access to healthy food a priority instead of imposing “humiliating” restrictions on how low-income residents use government funds for food.