KDOT Drops Toll Plan for South Lawrence Trafficway
The Kansas Department of Transportation will not toll any part of the South Lawrence Trafficway. A minimal toll would have reduced usage, triggering a new environmental impact study for the western section and delaying construction. Officials aim to fund the interchange with Bob Billings Parkway through alternative means. The project, facing a Baker Wetlands route lawsuit, previously missed a federal grant.
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Trash task force sets recycling goal for 50 percent by 2020
The Solid Waste Task Force backed a goal to raise Lawrence recycling to 50 percent by 2020. Mayor Cromwell emphasized a concrete target, while a public forum on January 19 will gather resident input on the draft plan and proposed changes to the trash system.
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Medicaid overhaul plan alarms health advocates in Kansas
Health care advocates criticize Gov. Sam Brownback’s bid to shift disability services to for profit firms. They urge slowing the process as Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer supports a private managed care contract affecting about 350000 Kansans and a $2.8 billion program.
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Lawrence sees 2011 sales tax rise surpassing 2008 levels
City Hall reports Lawrence 2011 sales tax collections rose 4.3 percent, about $1.08 million over 2010, ending a two year decline. City Manager David Corliss calls momentum cautiously optimistic as retailers see growth not seen since 2004. Exact causes remain unclear.
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