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KANSAS EARMARKS LIKELY TO BE LOST


The Wichita Eagle (Kansas)


December 24, 2006


Here are examples of Kansas earmarks that probably won't be funded:

  • $400,000 -- Wichita State University for engineering programs
  •  $200,000 -- WSU for facilities and equipment for the Center for BioMEMS and Biodevices
  •  $150,000 -- World Impact Good Samaritan clinic in Wichita for facilities and equipment
  • $200,000 -- World Impact Good Samaritan clinic in Wichita for renovating facilities
  • $300,000 -- Wichita Public Schools for technology, software, and equipment for special education students
  • $200,000 -- Butler County Community College for its court reporters training program
  • $300,000 -- Augusta Public Schools to encourage staff development in technology
  • $250,000 -- Youthville in Dodge City for the construction of a new kitchen facility
  • $100,000 -- Kansas Learning Center for Health, Halstead, to promote better health in youth.
  • $1.3 million -- Kansas State University for equipment to support postnatal stem cell research.
  • $500,000 -- Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan., for equipment for the Chronic Disease Management Center.
  • $200,000 -- MidAmerica Nazarene Universityin Olathe for distance education initiative in western Kansas.
  • $150,000 -- MidAmerica Nazarene University in Olathe for teacher training programs
  • $150,000 -- Atchison Hospital for equipment
  • $750,000 -- Coffeyville Regional Medical Center for facilities and equipment
  • $300,000 -- Primestar Health Center in Hutchinson for facilities and equipment
  • $250,000 -- St. Francis Health Center in Topeka for equipment
  • $250,000 -- TLC for Children and Families in Olathe for their transitional living program for at-risk youth
  • $200,000 -- National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia
  • $100,000 -- Van Go Mobile Arts in Lawrence for education and vocational training for at-risk youth
  • $250,000 -- Pittsburg State University College of Technology for the purchase of equipment
  • $400,000 -- University of Kansas for a high-speed communications network


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