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Posted inHousing

Here’s how you can help ensure funding for Wichita housing programs

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Before you can solve a problem, you must measure it. If you want to do something to help Wichita’s homeless population, you can volunteer to help count on Jan. 26. More than 100 volunteers are needed for the United Way’s annual “point-in-time” count of unhoused Wichita residents.

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Posted inLocal Government

Wichita spent nearly $8 million on overtime compensation in 2021. Here’s where the money went.

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Lisa Chrans standing in front of OK Elementary School.
Posted inEducation

“I’ve spent $5,000 on my classroom in a year”: Wichita group steps up to fight out-of-pocket costs for teachers

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Wichita's Alvin E. Morris building exterior.
Posted inEducation

Here is how to get involved with and understand your Wichita public school’s budget

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Mayor Brandon Whipple and Wichita City Council members Brandon Johnson, Becky Tuttle, Mike Hoheisel, Jeff Blubaugh, Bryan Frye and Maggie Ballard shared their top budget priorities for the upcoming 2023-24 budget, which they will vote on in August. (Photos courtesy city of Wichita)
Posted inLocal Government

Animal control, paved streets, water fountains: What City Council members want in the 2023 budget

Avatar photo by Celia Hack June 13, 2022January 12, 2023
Sedgwick County Commissioners Pete Meitzner, Sarah Lopez, David Dennis, Lacey Cruse and Jim Howell shared their top budget priorities for the upcoming 2023-24 budget, which they will vote on in August. (Photos courtesy Sedgwick County)
Posted inLocal Government

Five out of five Sedgwick County commissioners agree: Employee pay a top budget priority

Avatar photo by Celia Hack June 8, 2022August 7, 2022
A much-discussed topic in negotiations for the 2022 city budget was the 2022-2031 capital improvement program, which set aside $20.3 million to replace six of Wichita’s 22 fire stations. (Alex Unruh/The Beacon)
Posted inLocal Government

Wichita’s budget passes in August. Here’s how you can get involved in shaping it now.

Avatar photo by Celia Hack May 20, 2022August 7, 2022
Wichita Public Schools speech pathologist Jennifer Owen, who specializes in augmentative and alternative communications, high-fives Bryan Stoner after completing a communications exercise at Northeast Magnet on Aug. 25.
Posted inEducation

How does Wichita Public Schools spend an average $15,000 per student?

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Diane Pope, who attends the Linwood Senior Center, reads the senior center's newsletter. (Alex Unruh/The Beacon)
Posted inLocal Government

The number of seniors is growing. Can Sedgwick County keep up?

Avatar photo by Celia Hack August 17, 2021August 7, 2022
Posted inEducation

Where the money comes from to teach Kansas students

Avatar photo by Rafael Garcia August 12, 2021July 28, 2023

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