County officials to tour Johnson County jail facilities
Douglas County commissioners will reconvene Friday to tour Johnson County Community Corrections facilities at 9 a.m. The visit, led by Criminal Justice Coordinating Council members, will assess options to reduce Douglas County Jail overcrowding. The tour starts at New Century Air Center and will include a therapeutic unit and a work release center.
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KU IOA chief resigns amid discrimination probe findings
Shane McCreery, director of the University of Kansas Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access and Title IX coordinator, resigns after under two years. He will join a Chicago area school district. Josh Jones becomes interim IOA director, the third since 2012 launch, to oversee discrimination and sexual harassment cases.
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Police contract talks stall as budget plan tops at 280.4 million
Lawrence officials discussed ongoing negotiations with the Police Officers Union while setting the 2019 city budget cap at 280.4 million dollars. A 3 percent general wage raise would cost about 321 thousand, requiring reserve funds or budget cuts to finance.
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Tom Markus
LPCA
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Bryan Kidney
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Nnedi Okorafor to Visit Lawrence for Library Event
Award-winning author and Black Panther writer Nnedi Okorafor will speak in Lawrence on November 8 at Liberty Hall as part of the Lawrence Public Library Ross and Marianna Beach Author Series in partnership with the University of Kansas Hall Center for the Humanities.
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