Turnpike delays East Lawrence exit closure to aid emergencies
Kansas Turnpike Authority postpones Exit 204 closure from March 22 to April 5 to keep North Lawrence access open for emergency services. The eight week reconstruction of the East Lawrence interchange at I-70 will follow, with city officials citing overlap risks with local detours. Rex Fleming notes efforts to finish this winter while acknowledging potential delays if timing slips. Emergency planners discussed a temporary East 1600 Road exit as an alternative, but a final decision awaits.
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Fleming
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KU Gains Two Top Researchers As KBA Funds Cancer Center Quest
The Kansas Bioscience Authority approved 4.3 million in funding to land two leading researchers at Kansas University. Rakesh Srivastava and David Volkin join KU with multi year support and a push toward National Cancer Institute designation for the KU Cancer Center. Srivastava brings 3 million in external grants to KU while Volkin expands the Laboratory for Macromolecule and Vaccine Stabilization.
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Kansas University
National Cancer Institute
KU Cancer Center
KBA
Rakesh Srivastava
Srivastava
University of Texas
NCI
David Volkin
Tist
Volkin
Johnson & Johnson
Capitol
Tom Thornton
Kansas
Bernadette Gray-Little
Washington, D.C
R&d Consulting
Frank Swain
Cancer Center
Swain
ReLive For
Kansas State University
International Farm Machinery Company
AGCO
U.S. Department of Energy
Tvax Biomedical Company
Governor pushes for tax increase in Kansas budget debate
Governor Mark Parkinson urged health and social service advocates to mobilize support for a tax hike to avert further budget cuts. He cited a $400 million shortfall and warned that additional cuts would harm education and public safety while proposing a one cent sales tax rise for three years and a 55 cent per pack cigarette tax increase.
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Topeka
Mark Parkinson
Health and Social Service
Parkinson
Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund
Capitol
Josh Lott
CNA
Pioneer Ridge
Lawrence
Roeder Purchases Gun Ahead of Tiller Killing Trial
AP reports Scott Roeder enters the courtroom for his first degree murder trial over the shooting of abortion provider Dr. George Tiller. Prosecutors describe Roeder buying a 22 caliber handgun and ammunition at a Lawrence pawn shop the week before the crime and test firing it with his brother the day before Tiller’s death.
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Roeder
Lawrence
Tiller
Man Convicted in 1993 Riverfront Park Carjacking Seeks Clemency
A man convicted in a 1993 carjacking and murder near Riverfront Park petitions for clemency. The request surfaces amid ongoing appeals and pushes for mercy considerations from state officials.
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