School board responds to Adair letter and resignation
Lawrence school board voted unanimously to approve Kristie Adair's resignation and outlined plans to fill her vacated seat. Vice President Shannon Kimball addressed criticisms in Adair's letter accusing the board of ignoring her technology advice and failing to adopt appropriate technologies for students.
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Adair
Lawrence — School Board
Kristie Adair
Shannon Kimball
Central District Redevelopment at KU Expands with New Buildings
The Central District on the University of Kansas campus near Irving Hill Road and 19th Street shows major progress with the Integrated Science Building and several facilities slated to finish in 2017 or 2018. New student union, parking garage, utility plant, residence hall and dining facility, and student apartment complex rise as Burge Union, Stouffer Place, and McCollum Hall were demolished to make way.
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Central District
University of Kansas
Irving Hill Road
19Th Street
Oliver Hall
18Th Street
Naismith Drive
Ousdahl Road
Burge Union
Stouffer Place Apartments
McCollum Hall
Better parking hinges on policies, city leaders told
Desman parking consultants told Lawrence city commissioners that core area parking improvements will depend on policy decisions. The firm’s staff said solutions must balance residents, business owners, and downtown developers, and that a menu of policy issues will be presented for council action as a parking study progresses.
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Lawrence
Desman
Gerald Salzman
$70 Million NC Center Whitewater Facility Planned
The U S National Whitewater Center aims to build a $70 million whitewater facility at Clinton Lake State Park. They expect little if any private funding and plan relying on external financing or public support rather than large internal capital.
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Arlier
Clinton Lake State Park
North Carolina
Ity
U.S. National Whitewater Center
Kansas Senate Tax Bills Advance Amid Budget Dispute
The Kansas Senate tax committee advanced two income tax bills to the full Senate while rejecting Gov Brownback’s proposal to raise taxes on cigarettes liquor and other items. The move leaves either or both bills for debate later this week as lawmakers seek to resolve a 350 million budget shortfall and long term structural imbalance. The Democrats seek to repeal the LLC loophole retroactive to Jan 1 exempting nonwage business income from state taxes, a Brownback tax-cut hallmark. Inside: vote expected today on a hospital concealed carry exemption. 3A
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Kansas
Sam Brownback
Chamber
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