Regents ease Kansas residency rules for universities
Kansas regents approved changes to residency rules prompted by the Wasson family. A 12 month absence rule will allow a year away while preserving in state status for spring applicants. Other changes let out of state placed students retain residency if parents move out of state or divorce leaving one parent in state. Foreign students recruited by Kansas firms may get extended time to establish residence.
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Robert Hemenway
Doug
Barbara Wasson
North Carolina
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Rich Morrell
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Doug Wasson
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Kansas
Wichita State University
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Regents consider 5 percent faculty pay raise request
The Kansas Board of Regents plan to push a 5 percent faculty pay raise to Gov. Graves, with 4 percent across the board and 1 percent merit. They anticipate presenting the proposal before January budget recommendations. The state budget director suggested 2.5 percent could be feasible.
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Kansas Board of Regents
Bill Graves
Regents
Graves
Kansas Regents Propose Higher Fees and Distinguished Professors
The Kansas Board of Regents moves to charge 100 per credit hour for new students entering in 1999 with full implementation by 2001. KU Law Dean says fees would still be lower than Washburn, while KU ranks 152nd in spending per student among ABA schools. The board eyes a second Regents Distinguished Professorship and a 23,000 legislative raise, with stipends of 27,000 for recipients.
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KU Law School
Michael Hoeflich
Washburn University
Topeka
American Bar Assn
Ted Kawana
Kansas State University
Wichita State University
Kansas
Regents approve two KUMC projects in Kansas City
Regents approved two amendments to the Kansas University Medical Center project list on Thursday. One allocates sprinker installation or replacement in areas from a safety survey at the medical center in Kansas City Kansas, estimated at 65000 dollars. The other renovates the southeast end of a storeroom into material management offices, a conference room, storage and case cart expansion, estimated at 110800 dollars.
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Kansas University Medical Center
Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Lawrence woman faces child abuse investigation in charge alleges head strike
Lawrence police investigate a 9 year old boy being slammed head first into the ground and kicked for not cleaning his room. The unidentified 31 year old mother allegedly struck the child on Dec 10 in the 800 block of Schwarz. The boy and his siblings were removed from the home and the case is being reviewed after a tip from SRS.
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Lawrence
Social and Rehabilitation Service Department
SRS
Schwarz. Lawrence
Susan Hadl
Hadl
Sunset
Chamber survey shows tax cuts and education funding support
Lawrence Chamber members back tax cuts paired with education spending. A 29 member board approved the legislative priorities meal at the Adams Alumni Center on January 8. Voters favor funding K 12, wage deregulation, highway plan and stronger education oversight.
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Kansas
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Gary Toebben
Douglas County
Adams Alumni Center
Lawrence
Western Resources
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