Budget cuts eyed for SRS including hospital closures
Gov Brownback allies back broad SRS restraining moves amid a $500 million budget gap. The proposal lists closing Rainbow Mental Health Facility and Kansas Neurological Institute, trimming in home services, and 5 percent staff cuts. Haulmark says decisions depend on trimming every program while the Legislature reconvenes April 27.
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Email stirs tension between Zenger and Wichita State
Lawrence Rotary speakers report KU athletic director Sheahon Zenger weighing a Wichita State basketball series with Coach Bill Self, after an email accusing Gregg Marshall of calling KU chickenhawks. Zenger urges careful speech and notes scheduling only after staff consultation. Wichita State assistant AD Larry Rankin describes the postgame rally remark and fan shout chickenhawks during the event.
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Downtown Lawrence Film Festival ends for summer
The Downtown Lawrence Film Festival will not be held this summer due to lack of a suitable outdoor venue. Cathy Hamilton of Downtown Lawrence Inc says attempts to find a large, unobstructed site failed because new construction and hotel exhaust noise and gravel surfaces hindered a venue.
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Attorney withdraws in Yellow House Store competency case
A federal judge allowed defense counsel to withdraw as the court decides if Guy Neighbors can be ordered to take medication. Neighbors has been ruled mentally incompetent to assist his defense since 2009. His wife Carrie Neighbors, 49, is serving an eight year sentence after a 2010 conviction for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and related charges.
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