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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 2015
Page
2
Services for Randy J. Lynn of Lawrence are pending with Rumsey Yost Funeral Home. He died Wednesday at age 55, and the family will announce arrangements.
Naomi May Markley, 82, of rural Baldwin died Thursday. Funeral service is pending and will be announced by Rumsey Yost Funeral Home.
Rich Crank of Lawrence told commissioners funding is an issue and he voted against the police headquarters due to the rec center dispute. He said he may support the project later if convinced. Police Chief Tarik Khatib described mixed feelings about the feedback and acknowledged not meeting expectations.
The ACLU of Kansas asks Lawrence School District and Free State High to suspend the LEAP Ambassador Program for 15 boys, arguing it violates Title IX by excluding girls. Superintendent Rick Doll has not yet seen the letter and would discuss with staff before commenting.
A Kansas budget plan aims to cut short term school aid to offset a 279 million revenue shortfall. Lawmakers seek changes to equalization formulas that fund capital outlay and local option budgets for poorer districts. The Lawrence district faces a larger impact as a Senate bill would alter per pupil value based eligibility and reduce local aid. The proposal follows a voter approved property tax increase and seeks to avert cash flow problems for February. Governor Brownback's administration proposed a stopgap delaying 45 million in capital outlay aid, later amended to 25 million with rest postponed.
Republican lawmakers remain skeptical as teachers and district groups announce a tentative agreement limiting bargaining topics to five core items plus mutually agreed additions. Rep. Marin Kleeb noted potential direction but warned further negotiations are likely.
The World Company owners of Journal World and LJWorld.com explore redeveloping the former printing plant at Sixth and Massachusetts and Sixth and New Hampshire into a mixed use site with a hotel, apartments, plaza, and conference center. A feasibility study delays due to city university coordination, with police facility funding as priority.
In western Kansas wealth per pupil masks district funding gaps as Senate plans to base equalization on total valuation, shifting aid cuts to large districts. Blue Valley and Wichita face substantial losses while Lawrence loses 1.3 million. committee postpones hearing until February 2.
Lawrence Journal World publishes daily from Sixth and New Hampshire in Lawrence Kansas. Staff contacts include Julie Wright managing editor and Tom Keegan sports editor with listed phone numbers and emails. General delivery inquiries and classifieds are handled via multiple numbers and the online classifieds portal at ljworld com.
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