Kansas lawmakers open 2018 session amid budget and school finance questions
Kansas lawmakers launched the 2018 session with priority on school finance child welfare reform and state budgeting. House Speaker Ron Ryckman urged progress as Lt. Gov Colyer and DCF secretary Meier-Hummel sought 16.5 million in added child welfare funding. Senate Leader Denning remained optimistic about resolving education and fiscal challenges as Rep. Eileen Horn began her first term and Rep. Greg Lakin resigned. Gov Brownback planned his final State of the State address at 5 p.m.
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Clathe
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Kansas Supreme Court
Senate
Jeff Colyer
Department For Children and Families
Gina Meier-Hummel
Jim Denning
Overland Park
Horn
Greg Lakin
Wichita
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Eileen Horn
C-Lawrence
Kansas House
City spends over 17000 on illegal grease dump cleanup
Several thousand gallons of cooking grease were dumped into a city manhole near West Sixth Street and Monterey Way. The cleanup dragged on for days and cost the city about $17,000, including more than $15,000 for plumbers hazardous materials crews and septic service plus $2,200 in city staff time. The incident, six months old, is no longer an active investigation.
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Journal-World
Matt Bond
Bond
West Sixth Street
Monterey Way
Lawrence
Amy Rhoads
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Maine secretary of state to fight for voting panel documents
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap vows to press legal efforts to obtain records from the now disbanded Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity where he served. He argues the panel operated in secrecy and questions what the White House may be forwarding to Homeland Security.
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Secretary of State
Portland
Presidential Advisory Commission On Election Integrity
Matthew Dunlap
Donald Trump
Dunlap
White House
Sarah Huckabee Sanders
Trump
District of Columbia
Commission
Justice Department
Washington Post
Datebook 9 Today Activity Highlights in Lawrence
A schedule of local meetings and programs includes Red Dog Workout at 6 a.m. and Breakfast Optimist Club at 7 a.m. at Brandon Woods. Events cover arts, library programs, homeless concerns, and youth tennis at Jayhawk Tennis Center with venues across Lawrence.
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Optimist Club
Brandon Woods
Smith Center
Inverness Drive
Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission
Capital City Bank
New Hampshire St. Library
Lawrence Public Library
Vermont St. Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Administrative Office
Massachusetts St
Coalition For Homeless Concerns
Lawrence Community
E. 25Th St
Jayhawk Tennis Center
Rock Chalk Lane
Vermont St. Lawrence
Douglas County League of Women Voters Board
Vermont St
Raw Valley Herbs
Unitarian Universalist Congregation
North 1100 Road
Brownback Renominated for Trump Era Ambassadorship
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback is renominated by President Trump for ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom. The move, part of a broad Senate rerun of unconfirmed nominees, follows Democratic opposition and LGBT group concerns. No vote date is set.
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Brownback
Donald Trump
Senate
Woman found dead in Topeka apartment identified
Topeka police identify a woman found dead inside an apartment. Authorities are investigating the death as a possible homicide and have not released the woman’s name or a suspected motive as detectives review evidence and speak with witnesses.
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Standoff Ends in Double Death in Topeka Area
Police say a 16 hour standoff ended with the deaths of 33-year-old Tiffany Montalvo of Eudora and 33-year-old Juan Lucio of Topeka. Investigators call it a murder suicide. Toxicology results will take weeks.
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Tiffany Montalvo
Eudora
Juan Lucio
Topeka
Stuart
Lucio
Montalvo
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