Budget basics editorial critique of Kansas Regents funding approach
The Kansas Board of Regents favor targeted enhancements over a general budget rise, framing requests as pragmatic to lawmakers. The piece argues this shifts costs onto universities, cites rising operational expenses, tuition pressure, and salary needs at KU Medical Center, and warns the approach risks funding cuts by obscuring standard operating costs.
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DeSoto Bridge Collapse Claims One Life Three Injured
The Lawrence Daily Journal-World reports on the DeSoto Bridge over Kill Creek caving in during construction on a Saturday afternoon. Contractor D D Soule allegedly signaled workers to swing the girder. a rope or hand slip caused the steel beam to strike the abutment, burying several men under rock and undried concrete.
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Inversions and the political economy of taxation
George Will argues that corporate inversions are a rational response to a flawed tax system. He contends U.S. profits taxed abroad drive trillions overseas, while policy makers like Durbin miscast corporate decisions. He defends zero corporate taxes as a result and critiques progressive rhetoric.
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Spotlight on Ferguson police abuses sparks free speech concerns
Two reporters from HuffPost and Washington Post were accosted by Ferguson police in riot gear at a McDonald’s used as a reporting hub after the Aug. 9 shooting of an unarmed Black man. They were asked for identification and faced demands from officers amid ongoing unrest.
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Ferguson arrests raise questions about police transparency
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