Senate backs smaller school finance bill in 21 to 18 split
Kansas Senate approved its version of school finance legislation by a 21 to 18 vote, setting up a conference with the House. The bill would phase in a 274 million dollar annual K-12 funding increase over five years, refocusing base aid and funding pilot mental health services while eliminating high enrollment and low enrollment weightings.
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Homicide victim Trevor Mohawk remembered by friends
Trevor Mohawk, 32, of Lawrence, was killed in a shooting on a porch in East Lawrence early Wednesday. Friends and coworkers describe him as a large personality with a big laugh, and community members express shock and sadness at his death.
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KU chancellor cites hazing and alcohol in frat social freeze
University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod says several alcohol and hazing violations within the fraternity system led to the temporary social ban on the 24 fraternities governed by the Interfraternity Council. The freeze, announced March 12, followed claims of systemic problems the university pledged to address.
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