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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 2013
Page
4
At Hy-Vee in Lawrence Amanda Cramer weighs Twitter as a news source. She calls social media a rumor mill but sees it as a prompt rather than a sole source for information.
Tax opposition to higher sales tax persists but Brownback adds school funding to the debate. A January ruling required at least 440 million in school spending, with the case awaiting state Supreme Court action. He urged consideration of revenue needs and crisis risk if the final ruling reduces funds.
An 18 year old Lawrence man received three years of probation for his role in a January home invasion on West 24th Street. The defendant faced a potential 32 month prison sentence suspended during probation, with sentencing noting his lack of prior record and similar outcomes for co defendants.
Kevin Hughes and Lori Hughes of Lawrence welcomed a girl on Friday. Stephen Christensen and Jennifer Christensen of Lawrence welcomed a boy on Friday. Kolbe Scheetz and Rachel Scheetz also listed in Lawrence for a birth.
Kansas University will hold its commencement on Sunday May 19 from 10 30 a.m. to 12 30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. Lawrence High School graduates at 7 p.m. Tuesday May 21 on the LHS football field. Free State High School holds 7 p.m. Wednesday May 22 at its football stadium. Bishop Seabury Academy’s Graduation and Stepping Up ceremony is at 9 a.m. Friday at the school. Call 832-7297 or email soundoff ljworld.com for questions.
The address includes $30 million in two year savings from a merger but legislators receive few details on how the savings would be achieved. King suggested possible savings from shared engineers and facilities and bonding changes and planned a future focus group. The bill bars toll money from other uses and expires July 1 2016 to test the system. Statehouse reporter Scott Rothschild can be reached at 785 423 0668.
The measure, praised as reducing taxpayer entanglement and declaring a culture of life, tightens abortion access while adding translation requirements for doctors and restricting provider involvement in sex education. Opponents warn the fertilization language could invite lawsuits though lawmakers frame it as principle. The bill also shields tax breaks from abortion providers and bans gender-based abortion prompts, with debates over breast cancer risk disclosures.
Dozens of Midwest rivers breached banks after heavy rains across Iowa Illinois Missouri Michigan Wisconsin and Indiana. In Quincy Illinois the Mississippi surged nearly 10 feet in 36 hours closing a bridge while Des Plaines and Illinois Rivers sent record floods toward western Chicago suburbs. Marseilles evacuated 1 500 residents after barges broke loose and London Mills faced levee breaks. Volunteers in Clarksville Missouri scramble with sandbags as floodwalls and levees prove insufficient against a rapid crest.
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