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Washburn University, Topeka, has announced that four Wyandotte County students are on the fall President’s list.
To qualify for the President’s list a student must be enrolled in 12 hours of graded credits and earn a semester grade point average of 4.0.
The Wyandotte County students on the President’s list include:
From Bonner Springs: Jaime Weible.
From Kansas City, Kan.: Melody Samuels, Anne Seeberger and Jacob Talkin.
A Democratic budget bill passed the Kansas House today on final action, 76-48.
“I was glad to see the House, on final action today, vote to restore fiscal sanity to Kansas,” stated Rep. Pam Curtis, D-32nd Dist., from Kansas City, Kan.
“I am pleased that a coalition of Democrats and Republicans in the Kansas House stood together to pass a comprehensive tax reform package,” Rep. Curtis stated. “While HB 2178 is not perfect and may not be the final product, it is the first step towards restoring fiscal stability in our state. It sends a strong message regarding the House position that the ‘march to zero’ income tax policy is no longer acceptable.”
Kansas reportedly faces a shortfall of more than three-quarters of a billion dollars in the next few years, which led to the change in tax strategy. With the election of several moderate Republicans in Johnson County who pledged to restore some budget cuts, the atmosphere in Topeka has changed.
Gov. Sam Brownback opposed the bill, saying it would increase income taxes and taxes on businesses. He stated on Wednesday he would continue to work to keep taxes low.
Hannah Clark, a Kansas City, Kan., student at Central Methodist University, has been inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success.
The society is made up of students selected by their college for membership based on academic standing and leadership potential. Students must complete a semester-long training program that includes orientation, a three-hour leadership training seminar, attend three motivational speaker broadcasts and attend three success networking team meetings.
CMU is in Fayette, Mo., and offers master’s, bachelor’s and associate degrees. It has extension sites and online classes as well as a main campus.