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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 2014
Page
4
Douglas County’s Relay for Life begins Friday at Free State High School track with teams walking from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. to honor survivors and remember those lost to cancer, as organizer Shelle Arnold explains the event’s purpose and impact.
Participants will walk the Free State High School track from 7 p m Friday to 7 a m Saturday with check in at 3 p m Friday Food and music begin at 5 30 p m Silent auctions run 5 30 to 9 p m Opening ceremony and Survivor Lap at 7 p m Luminara at 9 15 p m and a 6 30 a m closing ceremony Funds support cancer research and patient services with about 700 participants registered and nearly 130 000 pledged as of Tuesday
TOPERA House Speaker Ray Merrick named two school critics to the nine member K-12 Student Performance and Efficiency Commission. Mike ONeal and Dave Trabert join the panel to study how to improve efficiency for Kansas public schools after a court ruling and funding changes. The commission will report to the Legislature before the 2015 session.
More than 18,000 Kansans still have voter registrations suspended until they prove U S citizenship. Federal registrants may vote in August primaries due to a 10th Circuit stay while Kansas and Arizona push the EAC to modify federal forms. Oral arguments set for Aug 25, after Kansas August 5 primary, decision hoped before November. County officials will perform provisional counting, separating federal from state and local ballots. About 20 counties in Kansas expected affected.
Kansas Republican Party files an ethics complaint against Democrat Jean Schodorf, who is running for secretary of state against Kris Kobach. The party alleges campaign finance law violations for soliciting lobbyist contributions during the legislative session. Marcus Williamson for Schodorf says notices on fundraising comply with Kansas law and any improper physical contributions were returned.
The state faced nationwide No Child Left Behind testing pressures as the Kansas testing window hit glitches from the new Kan sas Interactive Testing Engine known as KITE. Two–thirds of reading tests and one–third of math tests were taken during the problem period before April 1, with many incomplete. After fixes on April 11, only tests after April 10 are considered valid, sparking debate over reporting only statewide scores versus district and building level results.
The Douglas County District Court clerk warns residents about widespread scam emails claiming to require court appearances. The messages appear from Clerk to the Court and instruct opening an attachment. Delete the email, report to the District Attorney’s Consumer Protection Division at 785-330-2849, or contact the clerk at 832-5256 to verify hearing dates.
Tuition rises outlined include Kansas State University 5.2 percent, Wichita State 7.5 percent, Emporia State 5.6 percent, Pittsburg State 5.5 percent, Fort Hays State 2.5 percent. KU freshmen face 3.4 percent, with the four year compact limiting increases for new students. returning undergrads see 4.6 percent for transfers and later years.
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