Lawrence school board approves 2018 2019 budget with tax levy cut
Lawrence school board approves a 2018 2019 budget reducing a 1324 mill levy and setting total district expenditures at 170.8 million dollars. The budget projects a 54.626 mill levy raising 63.39 million in property tax revenue and 1 053 dollars for a 175 000 dollar home. State funding gains from a new formula offset by court ruling are noted along with a 14.75 mill local option budget and a 10.984 mill bond fund, while contingency reserves have fallen to about 2.4 million.
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Dog hero Cooper defends chickens from hawk swoop
Lawrence residents credit Cooper the Anatolian shepherd mix with batting down a juvenile hawk that threatened 13 backyard chickens. Cooper cornered the bird without harm, then released it in a neighbor’s yard, remaining ready to protect the flock if the hawk returns.
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Kobach releases internal poll showing him leading primary
Kansas GOP news shows Secretary of State Kris Kobach leading Gov. Jeff Colyer by nine points in an internal poll by JMC Analytics. Colyer received former Sen. Bob Dole’s endorsement as Kobach led among 500 likely GOP voters in an automated July survey with 44 percent margin of error. kobach 34 percent colyer 25 percent barnett 11 percent
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