Kansas seeks ways to restore arts funding after defund move
Nine months after Gov Brownback’s veto defunded the arts, lawmakers consider options to restore state funding to attract $13 million in federal and regional matching funds. The House backed a bill allowing a voluntary arts checkoff on state tax forms while the Arts Commission looks at selling license plates, though advocates warn such fundraisers are not public funding.
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Stars align for astronaut job in 16 Things I’ve Done
KU physics and astronomy professor Steve Hawley, a former NASA astronaut, recalls key moments from his career. He reflects on tennis in Salina, applying to join NASA after spotting a flyer in graduate school, and his postdoctoral work in Chile guiding local and visiting scientists before his astronaut call.
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Boundaries Considered as Lawrence Elementary Plan Stalls
Lawrence school board weighs boundary shifts amid six months of study by the Consolidation Group. The panel split 2 ways on closing schools and whether to redraw catchment areas to balance enrollment, with some representatives urging immediate boundary analysis to start as early as fall 2012.
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Convicted sex offender wins rare judicial reprieve
Christopher J. Saemisch 54 won a release from custody after Douglas County Judge Michael Malone ruled against his indefinite commitment under the Sexually Violent Predator Act. The case followed a 1999 conviction for aggravated indecent liberties with a 5 year old. The program has faced criticism but persists with plans to grow toward 400 offenders by 2020 and costs about 70 thousand dollars per year per resident.
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