Lawrence seeks $87M bond to upgrade middle and high schools
Lawrence Public Schools plans an $87 million bond election in May to transform secondary schools into 21st century learning environments. Officials estimate a 2.4 mill increase, about $55 more annually for a $200,000 home, to fund upgrades and equity across facilities.
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Lawrence
Lawrence School Board
The
Journal-World
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Hayden Adde
Lawrence High School
City plans funding for new Lawrence animal shelter
City commissioners approved a resolution of intent to issue 5 million in bonds to back a multimillion dollar Lawrence Humane Society project. The 75 million facility would replace the current shelter with a 22,000 square foot building including an expanded clinic and isolation rooms. Funding hinges on Humane Society raising 25 million in grants and a 2.5 million loan, with staff to finalize financing terms once cash is in place.
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Lawrence Humane Society
Bryan Kidney
Commission
Tually
Kidney
Humane Society
Lawrence
Kate Meghji
Meghji
Meghsi
KU alumna’s estate gifts fund nursing arts and politics
Marynell Reece's estate allocates 100000 to KU Endowment to establish the Nelle T. Dyatt Nursing Scholarship in honor of her mother and to support the Marynell Dyatt Reece Spencer Museum Fund linked to her daughter Saralyn Reece Hardy. A third unrestricted gift supports KU's Dole Institute of Politics.
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University of Kansas
Marynell Reece
Reece
KU Endowment
Nelle T. Dyatt
School of Nursing
Marynell Dyatt
Kanorado
Scandia
Republican National Committee For
Kansas
Bill Reece
H.w.bil
Marynell D. Reece
Spencer Museum
Tecumseh man charged with online sexual solicitation
Naaman Lee Schecher, 20, faces a Class 6 felony count after allegedly sending a mother messages about sexual fantasies involving her 8 year old daughter. He was arrested December 29 in Topeka, released December 30 on bond, and faces court on Friday for a bond hearing. He allegedly threatened self harm and drugs if the mother shared the messages.
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Naaman Lee Schecher
Lawrence
Topeka
Douglas County
Schecher
Kansas
Lawrence sales tax surge leads Kansas lines in 2016
Chad Lawhorn notes Lawrence posted a 55 percent rise in sales tax revenues in 2016, with total tax receipts up 64 percent when including use taxes. Building materials and categories like vehicles boosted numbers, while Menards’ south Lawrence store opened that year. The piece compares Lawrence to other major Kansas markets and discusses per capita spending and potential effects of new shopping centers.
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Topeka
Johnson
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South Lawrence
Dick's Sporting Goods
Johnson County
Douglas County
Ellis County
Swawnee County
Wyandotte County
Manhattan
Reno County
Lyon County
Geary County
Leavenworth County
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