Fresh approach to work
Shine Adams, a Lawrence resident and Lawrence Community Shelter case worker, started a basement project to help a recently released inmate find work. He paid the friend to clean the basement to convert it into a woodshop for guitar building, aiming to address ongoing employment barriers.
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Brownback Maps Second Term Focus on Education and Water Plan
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback aims to strengthen education funding and push a long term water supply vision in his 2015 agenda. He plans another attempt to overhaul school base aid while funding for K-12 rose mainly due to pension costs and a Supreme Court order. He also seeks private management of KanCare and broad reform of the school finance formula, with details to come in the State of the State address January 15.
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Homeowner program helps family afford first home this season
Victoria Wilson and her three children celebrate decorating their own house after purchasing through Tenants to Homeowners Inc and Lawrence Community Housing Trust. Lawrence-Douglas Housing Authority assisted with a down payment as they moved from a cramped apartment to a below market value resale home, marking a step forward amid high mortgage costs. The program, funded by United Way of Douglas County, acquires homes to sell or rent below market value to income qualified residents.
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