Budget bills hinge on KU bond controversy in Kansas Senate
Kansas lawmakers push two-year budget tweaks this week while KU faces scrutiny over a $350 million Central District project and its use of a nonprofit and a Wisconsin agency to issue bonds. House leaders would curb KU revenues. Senate hearings on the issue proceed as officials review a $16.2 million municipal loan for a Capitol area power complex.
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Financial literacy program teaches first graders finance basics
Ester Jones and 22 peers from Kennedy Pinckney and Schwegler joined a Lawrence Public Library session built around Sam and the Lucky Money. The lesson linked Chinese New Year to spending saving and donating with KU educators guiding a multi year Invest with Kids project funded by NEFE and Cloud L Cray through school district and Trusty Credit Union partnership.
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National Endowment of Financial Education
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Free State High feminists club grows in membership
At Free State High the Young Feminists Club has expanded from a dozen to over thirty participants. The group includes mostly female students but also male students and transgender and nonbinary members. Rubin Murphy, co president, notes diverse discussions on gender and sexual orientation.
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KU to host Leslie Morgan Steiner talk on domestic abuse
Survivor and author Leslie Morgan Steiner will lecture at Kansas University Monday as part of the Jana Mackey Distinguished Lecture series. Steiner, author of Crazy Love, has appeared in media and gave a TED Talk with over 3 million views. The event honors Jana Lynn Mackey, KU law student murdered in 2008 by her ex.
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