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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 2010
Page
3
The Lawrence school board will hold a second budget study session at 4 30 p m Tuesday in the board room at district headquarters 110 McDonald Drive The session is open to the public with no public comment but will seek detailed numbers on savings from closings student teacher ratios and other costs including administration activities athletics and support personnel
Douglas County sheriff's deputies plan saturation patrols this weekend from 11 p.m. Saturday to early Sunday, targeting speeders impaired drivers and checking seat belt and child restraint use. Sgt. Steve Lewis says the effort aims to cut traffic crashes deaths and injuries statewide.
The Journal-World reports gas prices as low as 2.41 dollars at several stations. Readers are urged to call 832-7154 if they find a lower price.
KU history and environmental studies associate professor Karl Brooks has been nominated by President Obama to be the regional administrator for the EPA based in Kansas City. He will take a leave of absence from KU, commute to the regional office, and may return to teaching when a new president takes office.
U S Senator Sam Brownback spoke to the Kansas Chamber of Commerce noting Kansas State Universitys basketball victory over then No 1 Texas. He praised Texas economic development and urged Kansas to emulate its efforts.
Senator Chris Steineger urged a bill to cut the Senate from 40 to 30, arguing efficiency. Senator Janis Lee countered that larger districts would lengthen travel, noting her three hour one way drive across her rural district and urging an extra week of work if districts shrink.
A bill before the Senate Agriculture Committee would modify Kansas fifty year old use it or lose it policy by recognizing conservation as a beneficial use. The program would be voluntary and allow producers to save water for future use without risking loss of their property rights, according to Kansas Agriculture Secretary Josh Swaty. A separate note shows Nancy Niles Lusk demonstrating unsafe cigarette lighters resembling food to a legislative panel.
A hearing on House Bill 2517 focusing on domestic violence offenses is set before the House Corrections and Juvenile Justice committee at 1 30 p.m. Monday in Room 144 South Capitol. Universities including Kansas University will present to the House Appropriations Committee at 9 a.m. Thursday in Room 346 South Capitol.
KCADP advocate Ben Coates spoke at Plymouth Congregational Church urging abolition as Kansas debates a Senate bill to end executions. He cited racial and economic disparities, risk of executing innocents, and rising costs, noting 25 capital cases since 1994 but no executions since 1965. The Judiciary Committee sent the bill to the Senate for debate ahead of possible gubernatorial action.
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