Stimulus talk fuels trafficway debate over Baker Wetlands
Environmental groups sue to block the 32nd Street trafficway through Baker Wetlands while supporters push for the existing plan. Budget talk suggests $148 million could fund the trafficway via normal channels, potentially delaying construction and reshaping local transportation priorities as new Douglas County commissioners take office.
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Environmental
Baker Wetlands
32Nd Street
Roger Boyd
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Boyd
Baker University
Douglas County
Bob Johnson
Jere McElhaney
Nancy Thellman
Charles Jones
Jim Flory
Lawrence-Douglas County
Kansas Department of Transportation
Metropolitan Planning Organization
Craig Weinang
KDOT
Obama
Bob Billings Parkway
State Legislature faces budget crisis and potential cuts
Kansas faces a tight budget with a $114.4 million cut to higher education and funding reductions at the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services affecting mental health centers and disability services. The state closed a juvenile facility in Atchison and will shutter boot camp prisons in Labette County.
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Atchison
Kansas Department of Corrections
Labette County
Sebelius
Kansas
Senate
Derek Schmidt
R-Independence
Schmidt
Plan Your Spring Kitchen or Bath Renovation Now
As winter ends, start planning home projects S missing details. Measure design select products and schedule contractors so tear out and install can be completed by spring. Begin now to have the dream kitchen or bath ready when warmth returns.
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Kitchen & Bath Designs
Taco Bell Wedding Bells for Brooks Couple in Illinois
Paul and Caragh Brooks wed Friday inside a Taco Bell in Illinois, exchanging vows in an orange booth as customers kept ordering tacos. The ceremony cost about 200 dollars, featured online-ordained Ryan Green as officiant, and included hot sauce packets reading Will you marry me.
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Caragh Brooks
Taco Bell
Paul Brooks
Ryan Green
Normal
Kathy Brooks
Australia
United States
Carl Hamlow
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