Senator Brownback Hails Budget Bill as Compromise
Kansas Senator Sam Brownback said the budget and tax cut bills are a good compromise but fall short of perfection. He noted they allow more government spending and lack real tax reform, yet praised the package for Kansans and its steps toward balancing the budget, tax cuts, and Medicare protection. He supported broader goals despite not endorsing all elements.
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Torexa
Congress
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Statehouse
Clinton
Bob Dole
Senate
County commission approves private road easement plan
Douglas County Commission reaches a compromise over a 40 acre Eudora homestead tract. Charles Wismer seeks to build three homes on a private road at 1909 N 600 Rd with access for his own house and back 15 acres for his son. The board created a separate easement for back land while allowing Wismer to use the existing private road for his son. The commission canceled its Wednesday meeting and will resume Monday at 9 a.m.
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Eudora
Charles Wismer
Douglas County Commission
600 Rd
Wismer
Tom Taul
DeSoto and Lecompton City Actions Highlight Budget and Projects
DeSoto school board approved a 9.2 million dollar budget up about 600 thousand from last year with a 79.67 mill levy tied to a 37.6 million bond for new elementary schools and high school additions. The district also awarded a 25,315 dollar bid for Lexington Trails Middle doors and raised substitute pay to 80 dollars daily. Lecompton City Council okayed a 41 thousand dollar sidewalk project on Whitfield Street from Lecompton Rural Grade to Woodson Street, to begin mid August for about three weeks, as trash pickup shifts from Fridays to Thursdays after a request by Shawn Ball’s sanitation service.
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DeSoto
Sharon Zoellner
Kansas City
Lexington Trails Middle School
Johnson County
Carol Farmer
Lecompton
Woodson Street
Penny Construction
Lawrence
Roy Pasley
Pasley
Shawn Ball
City to review plans for joint health facility in Maine block
The city and county plan a 37 948 square foot health complex on a Maine block bordered by Second Third Maine and Alabama streets funded by a 1994 county wide one cent sales tax. The project includes parking for 228 vehicles, serving Lawrence Douglas County Health Department Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center and Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association.
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Maine
Second
Third
Alabama
Lawrence Douglas County Health Department
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
Douglas County
Hollis Bredeweg
Bert Nash
Comprehensive Mental Health Service Organization
Health Department
Steve Heilman
KU Coca-Cola deal funds campus switch to Coke
KU inked a 21 million dollar agreement with Coca-Cola edging out Pepsi in a bid to supply drinks for about 25 000 students and 4 000 staff in Lawrence and Kansas City area. Plans target a Pepsi free campus by Aug 16 with vending machine changes and Coke maintenance control.
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Ambler
Pepsi
Coca-Cola
Lawrence
Regents Center
Kansas City
KU Medical Center
Kan
Wichita
KU and Coke
Resi
Dence
Coke
Treat America
Kansas Union Concessions Department
America
University of Missouri
Jackie Jones
Coca-Cola Foundation
Cum Laude
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
University of Nebraska
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NAS
LAM Industries
15Th
Naismith
Seri Ea Becta
Lecompton City
Oks
Whitfield Street
Bredeweg
Gould Evans Associates
Heilman
Compassion
West
Seimmie Feconcca
W. 6Th Street
E. 23Rd Street
N. 3Rd Street
Mon-Fli
Orence Humans Society
Sweets
Laird Noller
Smokehouse
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