Absence follows Just Food resignation cloud over Lawrence mayor
Four of five Lawrence city commissioners approved a 2016 city budget worth 207 million dollars while Mayor Jeremy Farmer was absent without explanation. Farmer had resigned from his Just Food post after the nonprofit failed to remit about 50 thousand dollars in federal payroll taxes. Questions about his future on the commission remained unanswered as interim managers and colleagues weighed the impact of his absence.
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Douglas County considers meat shop permit opposed by Kobach
Douglas County Commission meets amid strong turnout for a proposed The Burning Barrel meat shop by Brian Strecker. The 640 square foot facility on 30 acres near Lecompton would process ready slaughtered hogs and beef, employing up to four people, with odor and traffic concerns from Lecompton residents and neighbors. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach opposes the project, owning nearby land and arguing it would harm the rural setting.
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Crave Sunny Business Classified Comics Note
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Kansas districts miss two thirds classroom funding target
Governor Sam Brownback cited state law requiring districts to spend two thirds of their funding in the classroom, but only a handful of Kansas districts currently meet the target.
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Brownback urges schools to move money into classrooms
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback urged school districts to shift more funds to classroom expenses and curb administrative costs. He spoke in Wichita praising the Reading Roadmap aimed at boosting K 3 reading, amid district struggles under a new block grant funding plan adopted in April.
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Former FSHS swimmer killed in K-10 crash
A 19 year old Lawrence man Hunter Cade Robinson, known as a talented swimmer at Free State High School, died after stepping into traffic on Kansas Highway 10 around 1:15 pm Tuesday and being struck by a westbound 1999 Chevy Malibu. The Malibu driver Cristal M. Howey, 42, was not injured. Donnie Ray Brown Jr., 30, of Kansas City Kan., was taken to Overland Park Regional Medical Center for a possible injury.
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Bond Funding Issues Lower KPERS Bonds by Moody's
Moody's Investors Service scores Kansas Public Employees Retirement System bonds below the state's overall rating citing funding challenges. The article notes concerns raised by bond watchers and implications for Kansas financing, with page reference Page 3A.
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