Given the continued struggles of aircraft manufacturers, it wouldn’t be surprising if there were more layoffs. Still, it’s stunning that Hawker Beechcraft is considering shrinking its hourly work force 50 to 75 percent over the next two years, according to union leaders. The company released a statement saying it discussed with union leaders “a spectrum of possibilities for the company’s future footprint.” Let’s hope this is a worst-case scenario or some negotiation ploy, because such cuts would be a terrible blow to families, this city and this state.
The Kansas State Board of Education urged the Legislature Tuesday to follow the law on school funding, which could require a $471 million increase, the Lawrence Journal-World 
In a summer filled with GOP name-dropping in Kansas’ primary contests, former Kansas Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Baker’s Follow us
