Incoming Parks Director Prioritizes Finances and Growth
Derek Rogers, 52, a Lawrence native and retired colonel, becomes Parks and Recreation Director. He aims to make the department financially sustainable, assess its expansion, and promote healthy lifestyles while leveraging his experience as a program manager and comptroller with the Kansas Air National Guard. He starts this month and plans to review department standing and future growth.
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Ages of Kansas lawmakers chart shows distribution
A chart displays the ages of 165 Kansas legislators. Thin red bars denote individual ages while thicker bands indicate multiple lawmakers sharing the same age, illustrating the age distribution among current state representatives and senators.
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Why Younger Lawmakers Are Rare This Session
Lawmakers question why younger people are underrepresented as the Legislature nears sine die. Budget negotiators added half a million dollars to their own line items to cover the extended 114 day session costs, with the gap still requiring $80,000 more from other budgets. Rep John Wilson of Lawrence announced he will resign after 2.5 terms, citing the clash between family growth and part time legislative work.
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Law probes set for mandatory video recording of interrogations
Kansas will require all agencies to write policies to record interrogations electronically by July 2018. In Lawrence, police already audiovisual record in major cases but lack a formal policy, while the Douglas County Sheriff's Office has a standing policy covering felonies, child abuse, and sex crimes and will review it to meet the new law.
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