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City Plans To Keep Up With Lawrence

City Commissioners:

These two photos are shots of one large room. The photo was taken from the same spot, one looking north and the other looking south. The room has four of the 16 baske-ball courts or it can be used for tennis. (Photos by Jon and Linda Brake)

It took three photos to give the view of the Turf Area which has 4 volleyball fields but can be used for other sprots.

By Jon A. BrakePublisherManhattan has a problem, a

big problem and they are look-ing to the Riley CountyCommission for help.

But don’t take our word forit, let the three Bond RatingCompanies explain:

Standard & Poor's RatingsServices: “Very weak debt andcontingent liability profile. Inour opinion, Manhattan's debtand contingent liability profileis very weak, with total govern-mental funds debt service equalto 30% of total governmentalfund expenditures and netdirect debt equal to 243% oftotal governmental fund rev-enue. We consider debt amorti-zation slightly above average,with officials planning to retire58% of principal within 10years; in our opinion, this is nothigh enough to have a positiveeffect on the debt score.:

Moody’s “At 6.6% of fullvalue (9.1% overall), the city'sdirect debt burden is elevated.

In addition to general obliga-tion debt, the city's debt burdenincludes a moral obligationannual appropriation pledge forspecial obligation bonds andsales tax revenue (STAR)bonds, which are supported bysales tax and tax increment rev-enues.

The city issued $50 millionin sales tax revenue (STAR)bonds, $16 million in tax incre-ment financing (TIF) bonds,and $5.8 million in sales taxrevenue bonds in 2009.

Management indicates thatthese revenues have been suffi-

cient to pay debt service,although the city has also pro-vided its moral obligationannual appropriation pledge forthis debt in the event thatpledged revenues are insuffi-cient to pay debt service.”

Now you know that the Cityof Manhattan has a Debt prob-lem. What can they do about it?

The City and the RileyCounty Commission have beenholding meeting in public andin private to get around theDebt Limit (Set by the State ofKansas).

The Riley CountyCommission will form a PublicBuilding Commission and theywill be able to finance both theCity and County public build-ing project and never take themto the Voter.

If you think the Debt is highnow, wait until the RileyCounty Building Commissionbecomes the largest LoanCompany in town.

One of the City’s projectswill be a new $30 - $50 millionSports Complex like the one inLawrence, Ks.

The Sports Pavilion ofLawrence has 16 basketballcourts, 4 volleyball courts, fit-ness and weights rooms, a1./8th mile track and muchmore.

The Lawrence facility cost$30 million plus, Manhattan’swill be the same or more. Thedifference between Lawrenceand Manhattan is that theLawrence facility open inOctober of this year and it isPAID FOR.

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This photo is of the Cardio Area and the 1/8th mile track.

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NewsNews10:34 Pat Collins, Emergency Management Director

Clancy Holeman, Counselor/Director of Administrative

Services; Johnette Shepek, Budget and Finance Officer; Laura

Monsanto, KMAN; Julie Merklin, League of Women Voters; Leon

Hobson, Public Works Director/County Engineer; Brad Schoen,

Riley County Police Department Director; and Maura Wery,

Manhattan Mercury, attended.

P. Collins discussed the purchase of bi-directional amp and to

move a voter repeater on PD-1.

P. Collins said the cost for the one voter/repeater installed was

$22,348.33 approved at the October 24th meeting. The quote from

KaComm for the BDA is $17,958.71. If approved the funding

would be paid from Riley County 911 fund.

P. Collins said his recommendation is to purchase the BDA from

KaComm and move the current voter repeater to the Ogden site. P.

Collins said he is requesting this as a sole source procurement,

because KaComm is the current radio maintenance contractor.

Boyd moved to approve the purchase of the Bi-Directional

Amplifier and move the voter/repeater as sole source from Ka-

Comm., Inc for $17,958.71. Wells seconded. Carried 3-0.

P. Collins presented the 911 communications plan. P. Collins

recommended accepting the plan of the advisory board to seek a

consultant to evaluate their current system and provide alternative

solutions for future radio infrastructure.

Boyd moved to proceed with the RFP for a radio infrastructure

consultant. Wells seconded. Carried 3-0.

Board of Riley County Commissioners Regular MeetingMinutes

Commission Chambers 8:30 AM8:30 AM Call to Order

Mr. HawkinsPresent7:00 PMSteve ThurlowPresent7:00 PMMr.MartiniPresent7:00 PM

Pledge of AllegiancePublic Comment1. Public CommentsDillon stated the Chili Feed was very successful.Dillon presented the REACH Certificate of Recognition to SaraDarnell.

2. Commission CommentsWells said he attended the Kansas Hospital Association meeting

which discussed the $1.3 billion in revenue loss for KansasHospitals and $17 million loss at the local hospital

Wells said he spoke with a constituent, which was concernedwith Kansas water wells going dry.

Boyd said he had an interview with KSNTV on the CourthouseSecurity Project.

Business Meeting3. Out-of-State Travel Request to attend National Healthcare

Coalition ConferenceMove to approve the Out-Of-State Travel Request to allow the

Health Department Public Health Emergency PreparednessCoordinator to attend the National Healthcare CoalitionConference.

RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER:DaveLewis, County Commissioner SECONDER: Ronald Wells,County Commissioner AYES: Boyd, Wells, Lewis

4. Retail Dealer’s 2015 Cereal Malt Beverages License forStagg Hill Golf Club

Move to sign a Retail Dealer’s 2015 License and Applicationfor Stagg Hill Golf Club.


5. Signature needed on application to initiate the process ofamending Section 9-F Zones (Floodplain) of the Riley CountyZoning Regulations.

Move to approve the request to have the Chairman sign theapplication to initiate the process of amending certain portions ofSection 9 - F Zones (Floodplain) of the Riley County ZoningRegulations.

RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER:Ronald Wells, County Commissioner SECONDER: DaveLewis, County Commissioner AYES: Boyd, Wells, Lewis

6. Sign Small Business Saturday ProclamationMove to approve a Proclamation for Small Business SaturdayNovember 29, 2014.RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER:Dave

Lewis, County Commissioner SECONDER: Ronald Wells,County Commissioner AYES: Boyd, Wells, Lewis

7. Emergency Replacement of 911 SystemMove to approve the immediate replacement of the 911 system

through Commenco /TFM not to exceed the quoted cost of$423,073.58 using

911 funds.RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER:Dave


8. Renew Riley County 911 Maintenance Contract with VoiceProducts, Inc. for 2015

Move to renew the Riley County 911 Maintenance Contractwith Voice Products, Inc. for 2015.


9. Resolution establishing the salaries of certain elected andappointed officials of Riley County, Kansas and Resolution estab-lishing the pay scale for classified employees of Riley County,Kansas

Move to approve “Resolution No. 112414-47, A Resolutionestablishing the salaries of certain elected and appointed officialsof Riley County, Kansas” and “Resolution No. 112414-48, AResolution establishing the pay scale for classified employees ofRiley County, Kansas.”


10. Approve vouchers and payroll/accounts payables (whencompleted)

Move to approve the payroll vouchers in the amount of$282,540.12 and the following warrant vouchers for November26, 2014:

2014 BudgetCounty General$654,338.39Health Department77,835.80Teen

Court Collected Fund292.11War Memorial240.00CountyAuction59.22Juvenile Intake Case Mgr148.75Riley Co JuvenileService8,291.29P.A.T.F.563.79Motor VehicleOperations5,891.6821st Jud Dist Teen Court1,628.59Riley CoAdult Services18,471.78Capital ImprovementsFund2,840.28Emergency 9113,811.05SolidWaste175,757.49County Building17,663.47Road & Bridge CapProject1,730.22

RCPD Levy/Op912,632.46Riley Co Fire Dist#115,495.39Riley Co Fire Dist CapOut7,794.75University ParkW&S2,769.41Exp Lakesd Sew/UP Water1,866.94Hunters IslandWater Dist2,085.94Carson Sewer Benefit Dist131.76Deep CreekSewer269.90Moehlman Bottoms1,391.57ValleywoodOperations22.48Terra Heights Sewer188.95Konza WaterOperations6,422.02Lakeside Heights Sewer31.10

TOTAL. . . . . . . .$1,920,666.58RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER:Dave


11. Board of Riley County Commissioners - RegularMeeting - Nov 20, 2014 9:00 AM

Move to approve the minutes.RESULT: ACCEPTED AS AMENDED [UNANI-

MOUS] MOVER: Dave Lewis, County Commissioner SECON-DER: Ronald Wells, County Commissioner

AYES: Boyd, Wells, Lewis12. Tentative AgendaMove that the County Commission recess into executive ses-

sion on potential litigation for the purpose of consultation with anattorney for the County Commission which would be deemedprivileged in the attorney-client relationship, an exception to theKansas Open Meetings Act, the open meeting to resume in theCounty Commission Chambers at 9:30 a.m.


9:30 AM Move to go out of executive session.RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER:Dave


No binding action was taken during the executive session.

The Board of County Commissioners

Of Riley County, Kansas

The Regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners

met at the Riley County Plaza East Building November 21, 2013

with the following members present: Dave Lewis, Chair; Robert

Boyd, Vice Chair; Ron Wells, Member; and Rich Vargo, County

Clerk.

8:30 Pledge of Allegiance

Public Comment, Commission Comments, & Business Meeting

Collin Williamson; Trent Armbrust, Manhattan Area Chamber

of Commerce; Clancy Holeman, Counselor/Director of

Administrative Services; Johnette Shepek, Budget and Finance

Officer; Laura Monsanto, KMAN; Julie Merklin, League of

Women Voters; Mel Van Der Stelt; Leon Hobson, Public Works

Director/County Engineer; Debbie Regester, Register of Deeds;

Becky Brooks, Administrative Assistant II; Maura Wery,

Manhattan Mercury; and Cindy Volanti, Human Resource

Manager/Deputy Clerk, attended.

Armbrust presented the Board t-shirts from N-Zone Sportswear

in support of Small Business Saturday.

P. Collins presented a siren repair list. P. Collins said the

Randolph siren was repaired yesterday and Keats is being

repaired.

Van Der Stelt asked if the Board and Leon Hobson had some

information for him regarding Marlatt Avenue, Marlatt drainage

ditch.

Boyd said Van Der Stelt needs to provide the Board a written

list of the issues and desired outcomes, as previously requested to

move the process forward.

The Board of County Commissioners signed a Riley County

Personnel Action Form for Katie Narregan, a new hire, as an On

Call Juvenile Intake Officer, in the Community Corrections

Department, at a grade B step 5, at $12.68 per hour.

Williamson presented the Plaza Reservation Request for New

Media and Community Art (class) for public presentation of art for

December 7, 2013.

Boyd moved to approve the Plaza Reservation Request for New

Media and Community Art (class) for a public presentation of art

from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on December 7, 2013. Wells second-

ed. Carried 3-0.

9:24 Debbie Regester, Register of Deeds




Hobson, Public Works Director/County Engineer; Maura Wery,

Manhattan Mercury; and Cindy Volanti, Human Resource

Manager/Deputy Clerk, attended.

Regester presented the Register of Deeds’ revenue and staff

report.

9:30 Clancy Holeman, Counselor/Director of Administrative

Services

Administrative Work Session

Johnette Shepek, Budget and Finance Officer; Laura Monsanto,

KMAN; Julie Merklin, League of Women Voters; Leon Hobson,

Public Works Director/County Engineer; Maura Wery, Manhattan

Mercury; Eileen King, Treasurer; and Cindy Volanti, Human

Resource Manager/Deputy Clerk, attended.

Holeman presented a resolution adopting revised definitions of

“immediate family” for Riley County Personnel Policies and

Guidelines.

Boyd moved to approve an amended resolution adopting

revised definitions of “immediate family” for Riley County

Personnel Policies and Guidelines to be presented on Monday.

Wells seconded. Carried 3-0.

Holeman presented a review of the revised draft Public

Building Commission (PBC) bylaws.

The Board agreed by consensus with the Article VII language.

The Board agreed by consensus with the Article VI language.

The Board did not come to come to a consensus on Article V.

Boyd moved to approve a Real Estate Sales Data Search Service

Agreement with William Kip Wilson for the Appraiser’s Office.

Wells seconded. Carried 3-0.

Boyd moved to approve a 2014 Contract for Services with the

City of Manhattan for Riley County Community Corrections –

Adult Services. Wells seconded. Carried 3-0.


City of Manhattan for Riley County Community Corrections –

Juvenile Services. Wells seconded. Carried 3-0.


City of Manhattan for Riley County Youth Court. Wells seconded.

Carried 3-0.

10:03 Jennifer Wilson, County Extension Director



Monsanto, KMAN; Julie Merklin, League of Women Voters; and

Maura Wery, Manhattan Mercury, attended.

Wilson reported John Jobe will be the new 4-H youth develop-

ment agent.

Wilson presented the Riley County Extension staff report.

Boyd moved to approve the minutes of November 18, 2013 as

amended. Wells seconded. Carried 3-0.

10:15 Brad Schoen, Riley County Police Department Director




Hobson, Public Works Director/County Engineer; and Maura

Wery, Manhattan Mercury, attended.

Schoen discussed the locker room needs at the Riley County

Police Department.

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County Minutes Are DeceivingWhat the Riley County Clerk and the Riley

County Commission are doing with the CommissionMinutes are Deceiving.

Look at the Minutes taken by Rich Vargo this

year (left) and the Minutes taken by Rich Vargo lastyear (right). The County is paying $700 per month toproduce nothing but filler (left) and last year it did notcost extra to write a complete history of the meeting.

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City Manager’s Report Shows Discovery Center’s Losses

By Jason Hart |

Watchdog.orgThe National Education

Association spent more than$35 million on politics thisyear, including $3.6 million notdisclosed as political activity.

During NEA’s 2014 fiscalyear ending Aug. 31, the uniondumped $9.8 million into itsNEA Advocacy Fund politicalaction committee, a “superPAC” the union used to makeindependent expenditures incongressional races.

NEA, the nation’s second-highest campaign donor since1989, has decried the 2010 U.S.Supreme Court decision inCitizens United v. FederalElection Commission, liftingrestrictions on political speechand allowing unlimited contri-butions to super PACs.

In September, NEA presi-dent Lily Eskelsen Garciaaccused the U.S. Senate ofbowing “to corporate manipu-lators like the Koch brothers,the Walton family and ALEC”by voting against an amend-ment to the Constitution limit-ing political spending.

According to EskelsenGarcia, the Kochs and others“use the Citizens United deci-sion to stifle the voices ofAmerica’s workers and votersby making sure their fiscalinterests and voice come beforethe interests of working fami-lies. The power to speak freelyis a hollow freedom for the mil-lions of Americans whosevoice is drowned out by thebooming echo of big moneyposing as free speech.”

NEA took $362.9 million indues and fees from teachers in2014; Eskelsen Garcia waspaid $345,728 as NEA vicepresident, and outgoing presi-dent Dennis Van

Roekel got $541,632. Based ona Center for ResponsivePolitics review of FEC data,NEA poured more than $16million into NEA AdvocacyFund during the latest elec-tion cycle.

NEA did not respond to arequest for comment on spend-ing disclosed in the union’s2014 report to the U.S.Department of Labor.

Like smaller teachers unionAmerican Federation ofTeachers, NEA — which tookmandatory “agency fees” from90,255 nonmembers this year— promotes left-wing causesnot only through PAC andsuper PAC contributions butalso through donations andpayments to expressly politicalbusinesses and nonprofits.

For 2014, NEA reported$31.4 million in “PoliticalActivities and Lobbying.“Another $3.6 million in pay-ments to political organizationswere reported as“Contributions, Gifts andGrants.”

Much of NEA’s politicalspending went to key fundingtargets of Democracy Alliance,a secretive group of wealthyleftists whose board is chairedby NEA executive directorJohn Stocks. NEA gave$160,000 to DemocracyAlliance and $25,000 to thegroup’s Committee on Statesproject, reporting neitheras political activity.

NEA payments of a com-bined $534,500 to AmericaVotes and America VotesAction Fund, $393,541 to dataconsulting firm Catalist,$150,000 to Ballot InitiativeStrategy Center and $50,000 toNew Organizing Institute wereall reported as political activity.

But payments of $250,000 to

Latino Engagement ActionFund, $160,000 to Center forAmerican Progress, $150,000to ProgressNow, $150,000 toYouth Engagement Fund,$25,000 to Center on Budgetand Policy Priorities and$10,000 to AmericanConstitution Society were not.

All of the above organiza-tions were members of theDemocracy Alliance “AlignedNetwork,” a designationreserved for the group’s topfunding priorities, as of spring2014, based on internal docu-ments obtained by TheWashington Free Beacon.

Aside from paymentsto NEA Advocacy Fund and theDemocracy Alliance network,notable NEA expendituresreported as politicalactivity included $2 million tounion advocacy groupColorado Commits to Kids,$500,000 to Missouri-basedCommittee in Support ofPublic Education, $483,000 toSeattle-based Class SizeCounts and $150,000 toAmerican Bridge 21st Century,another “progressive” superPAC.

Other NEA political expen-ditures not reported as politicalactivity included $235,000 toProgressive States Network,$225,000 to Center for PopularDemocracy Action Fund,$160,000 to National PublicPension Coalition and $75,000to Human Rights Campaign.

NEA donated $250,000 toMain Street Advocacy Fund, a“conservative” group created toattack conservatives on behalfof big-governmentRepublicans, and $25,000 tosister organization RepublicanMain Street Partnership.

In a phone interview,Association of AmericanEducators communicationsdirector Alexandra Freeze toldWatchdog.org AAE often hearsfrom teachers shocked to learnhow NEA spends their money.

“I think a lot of teachers real-ly have absolutely no idea howmuch these union executivesare making,” Freeze said. “Ifteachers really knew the over-head involved in what they’repaying in union dues, I thinkthey would be outraged.”

“It’s important for teachersto understand that they’re oftentold their money is staying

local, that their money is onlygoing to their benefits and serv-ices when in fact it’s actuallygoing to a lot of politicallycharged organizations.”

“A lot of teachers don’t real-ize they’re directly fundingcauses through their member-ship dues at the NEA, so I thinkthere’s a definite need for moretransparency within the organi-zation; teachers need to havethat information,” she added.

“And the teachers who dofind that out are very much dis-enfranchised by that, and thereason why you’re seeing sucha mass exodus of members isbecause teachers are not inter-ested in being political pawns,and that’s why AAE has grownso much in the last five years,because teachers are lookingfor an organization that strictlyspends their money on benefitsand services.”

National Education Association Spends $35 Million On Politics

Remember when the City of Manhattan took land from business

owners and gave the land the an Omaha company to build a strip

mall in downtown Manhattan? Well the City hired a consultant to

tell them if the Flint Hills Discovery Center would be a good

investment for the City. Well, according to the experts it was a

good deal and even the worst cast the City would break even.

How many times does a consultant’s report have to be wrong

before the City stops believing in them.

Look at the Manager’s Report at right on the Discovery Center.

The City projected they would be taking in $793,755.00 but they

are now projecting they will fall short by $204,199. They will steal

from the Transient Guest Tax to make up for the loss. They pro-

jected Admission Fees would bring in $319,556 but now they say

it will be $226,591. Lets hire another Consultant.

From the City Manager’s Report

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tem as a whole. Come ready to

use your voices

!Friday December 5 th

:In Topeka on Friday at 8:30

pm there will be an attempt to

have a statewide protest near

the capitol.

It is called the

dress warm! Bring signs, and

everyone else who is in support

of the Ferguson community!

We will show the Manhattan

community that there are peo-

ple in Manhatt an who care and

want a change in the outcome

of this case and the justice sys-

#KansasBlackOut: “A vigil at

the Capitol” and there is a call

for ALL universities/ colleges

students, administrators, pro-

fessors and community mem-

bers to come and

WEAR ALL BLACK.

This has been put together as

a collaborative effort between:

K-state, Wichita state, Emporia

state, Washburn and Pittsburgh

State students

.Even if you cannot support

any local events this week,

please try and support this

statewide event!!!

As you all may know, officer

Darren Wilson was not indicted

last week. As a result of this sad

truth we have decided to have a

week full of demonstrations to

show our concerns, frustra-

tions, anger, disappointment,

and support of seeking an

indictment of Darren Wilson

for the murder of Michael

Brown. Many people in the

Manhattan community have

been reaching out to members

of the Black Student Union,

asking about what our plans are

as an organization, so below

you will find a list of demon-

strations to take place this

week.

We ask that you spread the

word to all of your respective

friends, colleagues, coworkers,

community allies and family

members.

THE FOLLOWING

D E M O N S T R AT I O N S

WILL BE INEFFECTIVE IF

WE DO NOT HAVE A MASS

AMOUNT OF SUPPORT SO

PLEASE, PLEASE COME

OUT!

Keep in mind that everyone

is busy and working and that

finals are approaching.

HOWEVER, we are in a

time where sacrifice and hard

work are detrimental in order

for us all to be catalysts

towards the changes we would

like to see happen in our world.

Monday December 1st

: There is chalk on the cam-

pus sidewalks of outlined bod-

ies including different state-

ments pertaining to the issue of

police brutality. We would like

to chalk again this evening to

cover areas on campus that do

not have chalk yet.

Tuesday December 2nd

: During the usual black stu-

dent union 7pm meeting time

we plan to have a memorial

vigil. Location is Bosco Plaza,

plan to bundle upsince this will

be outside.

During the vigil names and

bios of other black men and

women who have lost their

lives to racist police brutality

BUT received no justice or

media attention at all will be

read aloud, this will be an

opportunity for personaltesti-

mony, and moments of silence

as well.

Wednesday December 3rd

: We want everyone to wear

all black on this day, ALL DAY.

During the lunch hour at

12:30pm we want to stage a

“lay out” in the student union

on the main entrance level and

the courtyard level. We want to

lay down in the union on the

floors

. We want it to last for about

an hour minimum.

-

A Social Media Campaign

will be going on in conjunction

with our campus event at the

statewide level.

-

Use the hash tag

#KansasBlackOut

Post a selfie in your all black

attire and explain why you

think Ferguson matters etc.

Thursday December 4 th

: We would like to attempt to

administer a campus-wide sup-

ported protest that will begin at

5pm. Meet in Bosco plaza,

And In Manhattan, Kansas

CALL OF SUPPORT/ACTION

: #KansasBlackOut

(AP) ST. LOUIS — Police are investigating Michael Brown'sstepfather for angry comments on the streets of Ferguson after agrand jury decided not to indict the police officer who fatally shothis stepson, a spokesman said Tuesday.

Officials want to talk to Louis Head about his comments as partof a broader investigation into the arson, vandalism and lootingthat followed the Nov. 24 grand jury announcement, St. LouisCounty Police spokesman Brian Schellman said. Twelve commer-cial buildings were destroyed by fire.

Brown, 18, who was black and unarmed, was killed Aug. 9 byDarren Wilson, who is white. Wilson, who resigned from theFerguson department last weekend, had told the grand jury his lifewas being threatened, but some witnesses said Brown was tryingto surrender.

Video widely circulated after last week's grand jury announce-ment shows Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, on top of a carand breaking down as the decision blares over a stereo. Head, herhusband, comforts her then yells angry comments, including"Burn this bitch down!"

Stepfather Under Investgation

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By Kenric Ward |

Watchdog.org

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In

a ruling that could short-circuit

one of President Obama’s exec-

utive actions on immigration, a

federal court has allowed U.S.

tech workers to challenge

extensions of foreign laborers’

status here.

The case of Washington

Alliance of Technology

Workers v. the U.S.

Department of Homeland

Security has “major implica-

tions” for the president’s ability

to expand the number of work

visas and the terms or durations

of those visas, said Dale

Wilcox, executive director of

the Immigration Reform Law

Institute.

The lawsuit was brought by

attorney John Miano and IRLI

on behalf of several displaced

American workers.

“The Obama administration

and its congressional allies

have repeatedly stated that they

believed the president’s execu-

tive memos were immune from

judicial review in federal

court,” Wilcox said.

The decision by the U.S.

District Court for the District of

Columbia “demonstrates that

this is not true,” Wilcox stated.

Through a host of foreign-

worker visa programs, the fed-

eral government “swells the

number of foreign nationals in

the STEM (science, technolo-

gy, engineering and mathemat-

ics) labor market where

Washington Alliance members

must compete. Indeed, (they

were) designed with this pur-

pose in mind,” the lawsuit

alleges.

One of the foreign tech-

worker gateways — Optional

Practical Training — “is likely

now to be America’s largest

guest-worker program. Yet, it

has never been authorized by

Congress,” Miano told

Watchdog.

Gene Nelson, a longtime

activist for U.S. tech workers’

rights, estimates that downward

wage pressures by OPT exten-

sions already cost American

STEM employees $175.5 bil-

lion in lost earnings.

Nelson said the tech-visa

programs “have morphed into

de-facto government-sanc-

tioned foreign hiring prefer-

ences.”

U.S. District Judge Ellen

Segal Huvelle’s decision came

one day after Obama

announced plans to expand and

extend the OPT program.

Foreign students or recent

graduates can use student F-1

visas to take jobs through OPT.

Employers don’t have to pay

them a prevailing wage, and

they are exempt from Medicare

and Social Security taxes, mak-

ing OPT workers “inherently

cheaper” than U.S. workers, the

lawsuit argues.

Huvelle ruled that the IT

plaintiffs with degrees in com-

puter programming “were in

direct and current competition

with OPT students on a STEM

extension. This competition

resulted in concrete and partic-

ularized injury.”

See earlier Watchdog report:

Obama doubles down on tech-

immigrant abuse.

Court Ruling Challenges Obama Iimmigration Action

WASHINGTON (AP) _

Lame-duck lawmakers return

to Washington on Monday fac-

ing a stacked agenda and not

much time to get it all done

before the new Congress con-

venes in January and a

Republican takeover is com-

plete.

Their to-do list includes

keeping the government run-

ning into the new year, renew-

ing expired tax breaks for indi-

viduals and businesses and

approving a defense policy

measure that has passed for

more than 50 years in a row.

They hope to get it all done in

two weeks without stumbling

into a government shutdown.

Also pending are President

Barack Obama’s requests for

money to combat Islamic State

militants, battle Ebola and deal

with an influx of unaccompa-

nied Central American children

who have crossed into the U.S.

Among the lower profile

items on the agenda are renew-

ing the government’s terrorism

risk insurance program and

extending the ban on state and

federal taxes on access to the

Internet.

Obama’s move to protect

millions of immigrants from

deportation proceedings and

make them eligible for work

permits appears to have made it

more difficult to navigate the

must-do items through a

Capitol where cooperation

already is in short supply.

The No. 1 item is preventing

a government closure when a

temporary funding measure

expires on Dec. 11. The House

and Senate Appropriations

committees are negotiating a

$1 trillion-plus spending bill

for the budget year that began

Oct. 1 and are promising to

have it ready by the week of

Dec. 8.

The tax-writing committees

are trying to renew a bundle of

expired tax breaks such as the

deductions for state and local

sales taxes and the research and

experimentation credit. Some,

like tax credits for renewable

energy projects such as wind

farms, are a hard sell for GOP

conservatives but are eagerly

sought by Midwestern

Republicans such as Sen.

Charles Grassley of Iowa.

The House has passed legis-

lation that would make several

of the tax breaks permanent;

the Senate’s approach has been

to extend them only for 2014

and 2015. Negotiators appeared

close to an agreement last week

only to have the White House

put it on ice with a veto threat.

The administration said an

emerging plan by House

Republicans and top Senate

Democrats was tilted too far in

favor of businesses.

The president’s authority to

arm and train moderate Syrian

rebels to fight Islamic State

militants in Iraq and Syria

expires Dec. 11. Lawmakers

probably will renew it while

postponing action until 2015 on

a broader, new authorization to

use military force.

Obama also is requesting

more than $5 billion to pay for

sending additional noncombat

troops and munitions to Iraq

and cover other military and

intelligence costs associated

with fighting the militants. He

wants $6.2 billion to tackle

Ebola at its source in West

Africa and to secure the U.S.

against any possible outbreak.

Also pending is a $3.7 billion

request to address the immi-

grant children.

Legislation to renew the

government’s terrorism risk

insurance program, which

expires at year’s end, is eagerly

sought by the construction, real

estate and hospitality business-

es. But negotiations between

the chairman of the House

Financial Services Committee,

GOP Rep. Jeb Hensarling of

Texas, and Senate Democrats,

including Charles Schumer of

New York, appear to have

stalled. The program serves as

a backstop in the event of a ter-

rorist act that causes more than

$100 million in losses.

The annual defense authori-

zation bill has passed every

year for more than five

decades, and the chairmen of

the House and Senate Armed

Services committees are eager

to avoid breaking the streak.

Rep. Howard ``Buck’’

McKeon, R-Calif., and Sen.

Carl Levin, D-Mich., are both

retiring after long tenures in

Congress. Negotiators remain

at odds over the Pentagon’s

cost-saving proposals to trim

military benefits.

Facing diminished budgets,

three defense secretaries _

Robert Gates, Leon Panetta and

Chuck Hagel _ have said the

cost of personnel benefits have

become unsustainable and

threaten the Pentagon’s ability

to prepare the military for

fighting a war. Military pay and

benefits account for the largest

share of the budget, $167.2 bil-

lion out of $495.6 billion.

The Defense Department has

proposed a slight increase in

pharmacy copayments and a

gradual reduction in the basic

allowance for housing, from

100 percent for off-base hous-

ing costs to 94 percent.

The Senate Armed Services

Committee endorsed the cuts,

but the House committee

Congress Crams Unfinished Agenda Into Final Days

By Kenric Ward |

Watchdog.org

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In

a ruling that could short-circuit

one of President Obama’s exec-

utive actions on immigration, a

federal court has allowed U.S.

tech workers to challenge

extensions of foreign laborers’

status here.

The case of Washington

Alliance of Technology

Workers v. the U.S.

Department of Homeland

Security has “major implica-

tions” for the president’s ability

to expand the number of work

visas and the terms or durations

of those visas, said Dale

Wilcox, executive director of

the Immigration Reform Law

Institute.

The lawsuit was brought by

attorney John Miano and IRLI

on behalf of several displaced

American workers.

“The Obama administration

and its congressional allies

have repeatedly stated that they

believed the president’s execu-

tive memos were immune from

judicial review in federal

court,” Wilcox said.

The decision by the U.S.

District Court for the District of

Columbia “demonstrates that

this is not true,” Wilcox stated.

Through a host of foreign-

worker visa programs, the fed-

eral government “swells the

number of foreign nationals in

the STEM (science, technolo-

gy, engineering and mathemat-

ics) labor market where

Washington Alliance members

must compete. Indeed, (they

were) designed with this pur-

pose in mind,” the lawsuit

alleges.

One of the foreign tech-

worker gateways — Optional

Practical Training — “is likely

now to be America’s largest

guest-worker program. Yet, it

has never been authorized by

Congress,” Miano told

Watchdog.

Gene Nelson, a longtime

activist for U.S. tech workers’

rights, estimates that downward

wage pressures by OPT exten-

sions already cost American

STEM employees $175.5 bil-

lion in lost earnings.

Nelson said the tech-visa

programs “have morphed into

de-facto government-sanc-

tioned foreign hiring prefer-

ences.”

U.S. District Judge Ellen

Segal Huvelle’s decision came

one day after Obama

announced plans to expand and

extend the OPT program.

Foreign students or recent

graduates can use student F-1

visas to take jobs through OPT.

Employers don’t have to pay

them a prevailing wage, and

they are exempt from Medicare

and Social Security taxes, mak-

ing OPT workers “inherently

cheaper” than U.S. workers, the

lawsuit argues.

Huvelle ruled that the IT

plaintiffs with degrees in com-

puter programming “were in

direct and current competition

with OPT students on a STEM

extension. This competition

resulted in concrete and partic-

ularized injury.”

See earlier Watchdog report:

Obama doubles down on tech-

immigrant abuse.

Kansas 5th Among States Experiencing Largest Monthly Savings

SALINA, Kan. (AP) _ AKansas livestock expert is urg-ing farmers and ranchers totake precautions againstrustlers as historically high cat-tle prices make the animals aprime target for thieves.

Steers were selling between$1,300 and $2,000 per head inlate November, according to aFarmers & Ranchers LivestockCommission’s market report.

``Right now we are lookingat record prices,’’ said Anthony

Ruiz, livestock productionagent for the Central KansasExtension District. ``That’s alot of money.’’

Earlier this month someonestole a dozen or more BlackAngus bulls and heifers _worth an estimated $20,000 _from a northwest Kansas ranch,The Salina Journal reported.

The cattle were reportedmissing Nov. 19 from aCheyenne County ranch southof Wheeler.

`Ìt was a quick grab-and-go,’’ Cheyenne County SheriffCody Beeson said.

In September, someonedumped a load of cowhides inMcPherson County. TheSheriff’s Office said it receivedseveral leads but none pannedout.

Ruiz said the hides couldindicate that the cattle had beenstolen.

``But that isn’t your run-of-the-mill rustler,’’ he said.

Kansas Ranchers Warned

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McCrane Earns Big 12 Player of the Week Honors

Kansas State’s Matthew McCrane (16) hits anotherextra point. (Photo by Jon Brake)

Wesley Iwundy (25) drives for a lay-up.

MANHATTAN, Kan. -

Kansas State redshirt freshman

kicker Matthew McCrane has

been named the Big 12 Special

Teams Player of the Week fol-

lowing the Wildcats’ 51-13 vic-

tory over Kansas, the confer-

ence office announced

Monday.

The honor is the first in

McCrane’s career and the sixth

for the Wildcats this season as

Tyler Lockett earned the spe-

cial teams nod on two occa-

sions, while Jake Waters,

Dakorey Johnson and Dante

Barnett have also been honored

in 2014. Additionally,

McCrane’s accolade was the

Wildcats’ Big 12-leading 30th

weekly conference honor since

the beginning of 2011.

A product of Brownwood,

Texas, McCrane converted

both of his field goal attempts

from distances of 41 and 52

yards against the Jayhawks. His

52-yarder is tied for the 14th-

longest in school history, while

he is the first Wildcat kicker

since Jeff Snodgrass in 2006 to

hit two 50-yarders in a season.

He was also true on all five of

his extra-point attempts to fin-

ish with 11 points in the con-

test.

McCrane moved into the sin-

gle-season top-10 list at K-

State with 14 field goals this

year and extended his school

record for points by a freshman

to 77. He is the Big 12 leader

and ranks second nationally in

field goal percentage at 93.3

percent (14-of-15), including a

9-of-9 mark from distances of

30 yarders or greater.

Ninth-ranked Kansas State

travels to Waco, Texas, on

Saturday to face No. 5 Baylor

with the winner claiming at

least a share of the Big 12

Championship. The nationally-

televised game will kick off at

6:45 p.m., on ESPN.

Kansas State runs away from Omaha 84-66MANHATTAN, Kansas

(AP) — Nino Williams had 19

points and Marcus Foster

added 16 points as Kansas State

beat Nebraska-Omaha 84-66 in

the first-ever meeting between

the two schools on Tuesday

night.

It is already the fourth 80-

point game for the Wildcats (4-

3). They only surpassed the

mark twice during the 2013-14

season.

C.J. Carter had 22 points to

pace the Mavericks, who were

held to their lowest score of the

season.

Nebraska-Omaha (3-3) over-

came two nine-point leads just

after halftime, but 10 points

from Foster in the first eight

minutes of the second half

never allowed the Mavericks to

close within six points through

the remainder of the game.

A 3-point play from Marcus

Tyus closed Kansas State's lead

to 56-48 with 11:19 left, but

Williams scored nine of Kansas

State's next 13 points to open a

69-50 lead.

It didn't start nearly as well

for the Wildcats as they didn't

lead until a Jevon Thomas 3-

pointer with 7:32 left in the first

half. Thomas' 12 points were a

career-high, surpassing a nine-

point performance at Kansas on

Jan. 11.

Nebraska-Omaha opened up

a 16-10 lead with 11:29 left in

the first half, shooting nearly

50 percent during the stretch.

However, the Mavericks'

largest lead opened up the

floodgates for Kansas State.

After struggling through his

first six games, Justin Edwards

followed a Foster basket with a

spinning layup through traffic

that aided a 12-3 first-half scor-

ing run. He also knocked in his

second 3-pointer of the season.

The Mavericks trailed 37-31

at halftime, but Carter's 14

first-half points kept them in

range after making only four

shots in the final six minutes.

Williams led the Wildcats

with eight points in the first

half, including the first five

points of the game.

TIP-INS

Nebraska-Omaha, who was

picked sixth in conference pre-

season polls, leads the Summit

League in points per game,

field goals made per game, 3-

point percentage and total

rebounds.

Kansas State is now 36-0 in

December home games, dating

back to a 76-66 loss to Rutgers

Dec. 28, 2004.

UP NEXT

Kansas State will go to

Tennessee on Saturday.

Kansas State Takes Governors Cup From Kansas AgainBy Tonya RicklefsFree Press

Saturday one of those greatfootball days that come togeth-er just right, a slight chill in theair, but comfortable enoughand sunny enough to enjoy afall football game. It wasSenior Day, so fans and theteam came together to celebratehistory, players, and traditionsof Kansas State football.Saturday was also the dayKansas State got to keep theGovernors Cup in Manhattanfor a sixth year in a row.

Kansas State needed a gamethat was solid in rushing andpass plays. They also needed asolid performance for bothoffensive and defense. K-Statecan still grab a share of the Big12 title if they won against KUand Baylor. Even though K-State expected to win the gameagainst KU, nothing is a surething in the Big 12. The Catsneeded to put together the men-tally sharp, well disciplinedgame that they are known for.

Before the game even start-ed, the seniors were emotional-ly invested in getting a win for

their last game playing in BillSnyder Family Stadium.Quarterback Jake Waterssummed it up best, “It waskind of weird - it seems like Ijust got here and all these mem-ories kept flooding my head ofhow I got here and seeing allmy guys out there knowing itwas last time I would be play-ing in front of these fans waspretty emotional. After thatyou’ve got to be ready to playand that is what we did.”

As if the game needed moreintensity, Tyler Lockett set anew Kansas State record with222 career receptions, passinghis father’s record. When Tylerset the record, his father, KevinLockett was on the sidelines.The emotion of the momentwas caught by a televisioninterview soon after the recordwas broken. And Kevin allud-ed to the possibility of a contin-uing Lockett tradition when hementioned during the interviewthat he has three more sons.But, before we get too excited,another Lockett playing atKansas State is over five yearsaway.

What else seemed to go wellfor the Wildcats on Saturday?Special teams had a great dayagain with another blockedextra point attempt. In addi-tion, McCrane was recognizedon Monday as the Big 12 spe-cial teams player of the week.McCrane had a successful 52-yard field goal against theJayhawks, as well as complet-ing a 41-yard field goal. Hefinished the game with 11points total. The only downside was a late hit penalty,against Kansas State’s punter.But, while you hate to seepenalties, it is nice to see apunter willing to fully investinto the game.

With the Wildcats final homegame behind them, all theyhave to do now is look foranother victory in Waco. It ispossible to win in Waco. TheCats have done it before, andBaylor struggled last Saturdayagainst Texas Tech on the road.The game will begin at 6:45 pmthis Saturday on ESPN.

K-State Linebacker Dakorey Johnson (32) gets to the Quarterback. (Photo by BenBrake)

Kansas State’s Marcus Foster added 16 points. (Photos by Ben Brake)

SportsSports Manhattan Free Press - Manhattan Free Press - Thursday, December 4, 2014 8A8A

This is just one of Tyler Lockett’s nine receptions Saturday. (Photo by Jon A. Brake)

KU Quarterback Michael Cummings (14) meets All-Big 12 member Ryan Mueller (44). (Photoby Ben Brake)

Kansas State’s Jake Waters threw for 294 yards and four touchdowns. (Photo by Jon Brake)

Stadium, a pair of encouraging

results that made Bowen a

leading contender for the job.

But Kansas was also routed

by Baylor, gave up an NCAA-

record 427 yards rushing to

Oklahoma’s Samaje Perine,

and was pounded for the sixth

straight time by I-70 rival

Kansas State.

While the school built a new

football complex a few years

an identity and to create a foun-

dation to lead Kansas football

forward,’’ Bowen said after fin-

ishing his 1-7 term as interim

coach. `Ì believe we had a

good start on that.’’

There is still plenty of work

to be done.

The Jayhawks (3-9) beat

Iowa State for a rare Big 12

win, and nearly upset fourth-

ranked TCU at Memorial

ago, it still lags far behind fel-

low Big 12 members in terms

of facilities. Memorial Stadium

is an aging concrete edifice that

only recently had its unsightly

track removed, and the

Jayhawks have no proper

indoor practice facility for

when the weather turns

inclement in the spring and late

fall.

score, and Waters and CharlesJones each had touchdown runsas the Wildcats beat theJayhawks (3-9, 1-8) for thesixth straight time.

Kansas State is now tied withTCU and Baylor at 7-1 in theconference, and will play theBears next Saturday night forno worse than a share of theBig 12 title.

``’’We have a chance to wina championship now,’’ Waterssaid. ``That gives me chills.’’

Michael Cummings threwfor 139 yards and two scoresfor the Jayhawks, but he wasalso picked off twice _ once ona tipped pass, once on a ballkicked into the air by hisintended target.

Now, their offseason ofuncertainty begins.

After Charlie Weis was firedfour games into the season,defensive coordinator ClintBowen did an admirable jobsteadying the program. TheJayhawks knocked off IowaState and nearly upset theHorned Frogs, making him apopular candidate in the lockerroom.

`Ì would love to come backand finish my career playingfor Clint Bowen,’’ Cummingssaid.

Bowen could have certainlyhelped his cause with a com-petitive performance againstKansas State. Instead, theWildcats had raced to a 14-0lead before the Jayhawks couldeven blink.

After forcing a three-and-outon the game’s opening posses-sion, Waters led his team 71yards in a little over 2 minutesfor a touchdown. Then, afterKansas tight end JimmayMundine deflected a pass that

Jayhawks routed by No. 11 K-State, 51-13

K-State’s Curry Sexton had nine catches for 141 yards and a score. (Photo by Ben Brake)

was picked off by DanteBarnett, Waters hit Lockettwith a 44-yard TD strike.

``To set the record, it justsays a lot,’’ Lockett said. `Ìhave a great quarterback. Mydad and uncle taught me a lot.And I’m able to celebrate itwith a win.’’

Kansas State had pushed thelead to 24-6 and taken overagain late in the first half whenLockett made it a Senior Nightto remember. He caught a 17-yard pass on third-and-10 tobreak his father’s school recordfor receptions, and four playslater caught a short touchdown

pass to tie that mark, whichKevin Lockett set while star-ring for the Wildcats from1993-96.

Watching from the sidelines,pop smiled broadly as his soncrossed the goal line.

Jones and Sexton added

touchdown catches early in thesecond half for Kansas State,and freshman kicker MattMcCrane connected on acareer-best 52-yard field goalto extend the lead.

By the time the fourth quar-ter rolled around, the Wildcats

were playing their backups. ``We were looking for some-

thing good to happen early andit didn’t,’’ Bowen said. `Òurkids continued to fight through-out the game. Bottom line wasKansas State was the betterteam.’’

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) _After an eight-game stint asinterim coach at Kansas, ClintBowen still wasn’t going toplead his case for the perma-nent opening _ even if plenty ofother people were willing.

`Ì truly believe it with everyounce of my heart,’’ he said,``this is about Kansas football,this football program and thisuniversity. (Athletic directorSheahon) Zenger has a decisionto make and he’s going to makethe best decision based off ofwhat’s best for this footballprogram.’’

Bowen’s stint in chargeincluded a few highs but plentyof lows, concluding with a 51-13 loss to No. 11 Kansas Stateon Saturday in the annualSunflower Showdown.

`Ì think the first step is hir-ing the guy we have rightnow,’’ said Jayhawks line-backer Ben Heeney, who fin-ished his senior season as oneof the Big 12’s top tacklers.``He got us moving in the rightdirection. That’s the first andonly step right now.’’

Jake Waters threw for 294yards and four touchdowns,two of them to record-settingwide receiver Tyler Lockett, asthe Wildcats (9-2, 7-1) movedinto a tie atop the Big 12 stand-ings.

Lockett caught nine passesfor 119 yards, passing his fatherKevin Lockett for the schoolrecord in career catches andmatching his mark for touch-down receptions. Lockett has222 catches and 26 TD grabsheading into next week’s show-down at fifth-ranked Baylor.

Curry Sexton added ninecatches for 141 yards and a

Kansas Turns Attention To Search For New CoachLAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) _

Only a few people in Kansas

athletic director Sheahon

Zenger’s most inner circle had

any inkling that Charlie Weis

would be hired as the

Jayhawks’ coach a few years

ago.

Zenger is keeping things

similarly under wraps as he

begins the process once more.

After wrapping up another

disappointing season with a 51-

13 loss to ninth-ranked Kansas

State on Saturday, the attention

in Lawrence has shifted to the

Jayhawks’ coaching vacancy.

Weis was fired just four games

into the season, and longtime

assistant coach Clint Bowen

did an admirable job of keeping

things together, building sup-

port for him to get the full-time

job.

There are plenty of other

worthwhile candidates, though,

from former assistants during

the Jayhawks’ glory years to

up-and-coming head coaches at

smaller schools.

Of course, it could be some-

body completely off the radar _

just as Weis was in 2011.

``From day-one Dr. Zenger

and I met, we did have a goal

and objective. We wanted to set

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