Kansas AmeriCorps Positions Cut Put 10 Projects Ended
The Kansas Volunteer Commission was informed that federal cuts to AmeriCorps have canceled ten active projects across Kansas. More than 200 volunteers are affected, with Douglas County nonprofits reporting about 80 cuts and an economic impact exceeding $400,000. The terminations were announced by the Department of Government Efficiency mid-term.
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Lawrence felt March drop in sales tax receipts
Lawrence taxable sales fell 5.5 percent in March compared with a year earlier, according to the state April sales tax report. The statewide decline averaged 1.4 percent, a much smaller drop than Lawrence’s.
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Archeology Field School Lets Lecompton Students Hunt History
The Kansas Archaeology Training Program invites enrollees for a summer field school in Lecompton. Participants will explore the Mount Aeolia mansion ruins, a home built in 1857 and abandoned since the 1940s, searching for bottles buttons and other artifacts from a former territorial governor era.
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Medicaid cuts threaten Kansas as Congress eyes 880 billion in health-savings
Advocates warn that Congress seeks 880 billion in health-care savings over a decade, risking billions in cuts for Kansas and potential loss of coverage for thousands. House Republicans propose identifying savings without targeting Medicare, but work requirements and benefit reductions for Medicaid remain possible.
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