Lawrence budget moves toward higher property tax rate
Lawrence leaders unanimously backed a step to consider a 2024 budget that could exceed the revenue neutral rate. The commission held a hearing on going beyond the statutorily defined rate as it weighs a mill levy around 33.207 mills and a potential $3.58 million revenue increase to match last year's tax take.
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Survivor blasts ruling on DA failure to notify rape survivor
A Kansas case dismisses a complaint against the Douglas County District Attorney and an assistant over failing to notify a rape survivor of a sentencing hearing. The survivor calls the decision baffling and notes the conduct seemingly violates state law, leaving her angry and dispirited. She described her reaction to receiving the disciplinary administrator’s letter.
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Lawrence man pleads guilty to murder in DUI crash
Lawrence man Anthony Michael Royal, 56, pleaded guilty to second degree murder and a felony DUI in a crash on April 8 2022 that killed 70-year-old John Thomas Kirby. The plea recommends 102 months in prison with a 15 year violent offender registration, while sentencing ranges up to 41 years. Kirby, owner of John Kirby Insurance, left a widow and five children.
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