Brownback seeks 10 percent budget cuts across agencies
Gov. Sam Brownback directs state agencies to propose 10 percent cuts as he faces economic uncertainty after enacting large tax cuts. House Minority Leader Paul Davis accuses the move of funding tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of seniors and public safety, while Brownback’s office pledges continued protection of education Medicaid and public safety funding.
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Plan beefs up defensive line at KU
Defensive lineman Keba Agostinho emerges as a major beneficiary of the university of kansas strength program adding 30 pounds and set to play defensive tackle this year. County officials certify primary election results on Thursday amid protests over the state voter id law.
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Dallas Mayor orders aerial insecticide spray over West Nile outbreak
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings says he will not risk more deaths to his conscience and has ordered aerial spraying of insecticide to combat the nation's worst West Nile Virus outbreak, aiming to curb mosquitoes and protect public health.
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Dinosaur hunter finds triceratops in Montana quarry
Alan Detrich, a long time fossil collector, returned from Montana with a near complete triceratops find in Douglas County near Lawrence. He estimates the fossil could fetch 1 to 1.5 million dollars for museums and collectors, with cleanup and preparation planned for this winter at sites in Jordan Montana and Lusk Wyoming. The area has yielded several triceratops fossils in recent years and the hunter notes the bone remains are largely intact despite partial excavation.
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Separate trials for parents ordered
A Douglas County judge set separate trials for two Illinois parents accused of tying up and blindfolding two of their children, ages 5 and 7, outside the west Lawrence Walmart in June. Deborah Gomez, 44, is slated for Oct. 22 and Adolfo Gomez, 52, for Nov. 5 after both pleaded not guilty. Each faces two counts of felony child abuse. prosecutors allege inhumane punishment. A Walmart shopper reported a bound child near a vehicle on June 13. The couple and their five children had stopped at Walmart at 550 Congressional Drive.
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Regents trim wish list with two KU funding asks
Kansas University regents reduced a 194 million budget request to 78 million at a retreat. They recommend 2.8 million annually for the KU medical school campus in Wichita and 75 million for a new medical education building at KU Medical Center in Kansas City, with bond authority and 3.7 million annual debt service as the plan. The board will send the proposal to Gov Brownback and the Legislature.
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