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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 2017
Page
2
A Kansas Civil Air Patrol lieutenant colonel resigned as squadron commander and was suspended from CAP membership after posting on Facebook that Republican Rep. Stephanie Clayton should "swing from a tree" for a bill undoing a concealed weapons policy. No charges filed. investigation ongoing by Overland Park police.
An overflow audience, mostly campus faculty, students, hospitals and the public, pushed to testify on a bill allowing or banning concealed guns in facilities. Leaders debated Second Amendment limits, while officials noted security costs and existing campus measures. House committee chair John Barker delayed a vote to study the lengthy testimony.
Lawrence residents pay 9.05 percent sales tax when state and county rates are added. City leaders discuss core services funded by the renewal, with transit operations a major stake. Voters previously approved the 2008 measure, and budget talks weigh transit hub plans, school bonds, and jail funding amid a property tax lid.
City Hall reporter Rochelle Valverde can be reached at 832-6314 for comments or tips. Follow her on Twitter under the handle RochelleVerde for updates and local government coverage.
Fragmented OCR text lists multiple phone numbers and sloppy labels for sections such as Arts and entertainment City government County government Courts and crime Obituaries and Sports. It mentions University of Kansas and various contact points but provides no coherent event or story.
Lawrence welcomes a baby boy born on Wednesday to Leigh Asher Stearns and Christopher Michael Dellasega. The parents celebrate the new arrival with joy in the community.
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