Openness a good goal for Lawrence school board
The Lawrence school board adopted four preliminary goals for the coming year with emphasis on expanding communication and community engagement. Members Vanessa Sanburn and Rick Ingram urged a formal commitment to transparency, noting past missteps and the need to restore public trust with clear agendas and accessible background reports.
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Today in History July 27
Events span from 1789 when Washington created the forerunner of the State Department to 1967 when Johnson named the Kerner Commission. Also noted are 1921 insulin isolation by Banting and Best at Toronto and 1974 Nixon impeachment articles advancing in the House Judiciary Committee.
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Congress Becomes Dysfunctional Budget Theater Under Republicans
George Will surveys Congresss failure to pass a fiscal 2018 budget and 12 appropriations bills by deadlines. He notes repeated continuing resolutions, rising entitlements spending, and partisan discord as McConnell and Senate moderates face Medicaid reform debates while Social Security and Medicare insolvencies loom.
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City replies to editorial over Lawrence budget figures
Lawrence responds to an editorial about the 2018 budget noting misstatements on property tax growth and general fund revenues. The city clarifies May and June estimates, cites steps to cut costs, and provides corrected figures including a $14 million property tax estimate and about $948 000 in general fund revenue.
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