TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas officials have slightly reduced their projections for state revenues during the current fiscal year. But acting Budget Director Jon Hummel said Wednesday the state will still be able to sustain the spending in the budget for both the current fiscal year and the one that begins in July 2014. Fiscal forecasters said the state should collect $5.86 billion in revenues during the current fiscal year. That’s $29 million lower than the previous projection of $5.89 billion. The previous estimate was made in April. The forecasters also issued the first projections for the next fiscal year. They’re…
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On today’s InFocus, Cathy talks with Dave Colburn, USD 383 School Board Member, and Bob Shannon, Superintendent, followed by Susan Peterson, Assistant to President/Director for Government Relations of Kansas State University, and Tim DeNoble, Dean of the College of Architecture, Planning and Design. https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/110613-Seg-1.mp3 Dave Colburn and Bob Shannon https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/110613-Seg-2.mp3 Susan Peterson and Tim DeNobel https://1350kman.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/110613-Seg-3.mp3 Susan Peterson and Tim DeNobel
A 90 minute edition of “The Game” this Wednesday afternoon on KMAN. BACON is a key topic as the women’s basketball team is dishing out 300 pounds of bacon to students who show up for the women’s game on Friday evening. What do the guys think about the bacon promotion? Randy Peterson joins the show to talk about bacon, bacon and more bacon. Baylor and Oklahoma battle on Thursday night in one of the biggest games the Big 12 has seen in some time, hear from Art Briles and Bob Stoops on how they feel about the Goliath match up in Waco. Blair Kerkhoff from the Kansas City Star joins the show to talk about Nick Saban and the University of Texas, plus K-State and Texas Tech this weekend.
A 90 minute edition of “The Game” this Wednesday afternoon on KMAN. BACON is a key topic as the women’s basketball team is dishing out 300 pounds of bacon to students who show up for the women’s game on Friday evening. What do the guys think about the bacon promotion? Randy Peterson joins the show to talk about bacon, bacon and more bacon. Baylor and Oklahoma battle on Thursday night in one of the biggest games the Big 12 has seen in some time, hear from Art Briles and Bob Stoops on how they feel about the Goliath match up in Waco. Blair Kerkhoff from the Kansas City Star joins the show to talk about Nick Saban and the University of Texas, plus K-State and Texas Tech this weekend.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks his meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013. Kerry waded again into the nitty-gritty of faltering Israeli-Palestinian peace talks on Wednesday, saying he was optimistic that tensions and difficulties could be overcome, even between “two proud people” struggling to reach an accommodation. Kerry was upbeat after separate meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Jerusalem and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank town of Bethlehem.(AP Photo/Jason Reed, Pool)
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on the difficulties plaguing the implementation of the Affordable Care Act,. The massive failure at healthcare.gov website is getting new criticism for lack of proper cybersecurity protections. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Security concerns are prompting Wamego to make software upgrades. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, City Manager Merl Page said the City has offered an automated payment option for utility bills for some time, but due to tighter Federal regulations requiring enhanced security, they now need software to allow ACH transactions. Page said the cost of the software upgrade is 35-hundred dollars, but it will allow customer ACH transactions in a more secure manner. Approval was given. In other business, Page said the City’s health insurance renewal notice was received with an increase of less than 10 percent. He said the…
Security concerns are prompting Wamego to make software upgrades. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, City Manager Merl Page said the City has offered an automated payment option for utility bills for some time, but due to tighter Federal regulations requiring enhanced security, they now need software to allow ACH transactions. Page said the cost of the software upgrade is 35-hundred dollars, but it will allow customer ACH transactions in a more secure manner. Approval was given. In other business, Page said the City’s health insurance renewal notice was received with an increase of less than 10 percent. He said the…
New Yorkers chose Bill de Blasio as mayor, electing the first Democrat since 1989. Republican rival Joe Lhota says the city “cannot go backwards.”
New Yorkers chose Bill de Blasio as mayor, electing the first Democrat since 1989. Republican rival Joe Lhota says the city “cannot go backwards.”