Governor names two superintendents to K-12 panel
Governor Sam Brownback appointed Jim Hinson of Shawnee Mission and Bev Mortimer of Concordia to the K-12 Student Performance and Efficiency Commission. The panel will study student performance measures and advise on efficient use of tax dollars, reporting to the Legislature in January 2015.
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Toppeka
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Brownback
Shawnee Mission
Jim Hinson
Concordia
Bev Mortimer
House
Ray Merrick
Kansas Policy Institute
Dave Trabert
Kansas Chamber
Mike O’neal
Ethics complaint against secretary of state candidate dismissed
Kansas ethics commission dropped a GOP complaint accusing Democrat candidate Schodorf of soliciting lobbyist contributions via Facebook. The panel found no probable cause to believe a law prohibiting statewide candidates from soliciting during legislative sessions was violated. No public rationale was released.
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Secretary of State
Topeera
Kansas’ Ethics Commission
Facebook
Democrat
Jean Schodorfs
Governmental Ethics Commission
Clay Barker
GOP
Schodarfs Campaign
Commission
Carol Williams
Barker
KU music camp endures as pipeline for young musicians
For 79 years the University of Kansas music camp trains youth from Kansas and beyond with nearly 400 students from about a dozen states this year. Middle schoolers, then high school students, and jazz band members take KU taught courses led by faculty and local instructors, culminating in public concerts. Kaul, a De Soto native, started in 2007, returned as a counselor, and credits KU with shaping his career and choice to study music there. Reporter Giles Bruce.
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Hinson
Johnson County
Independence, Mo
St. Louis University
Southwest Missouri State University
Missouri State University
School of Music
Robert Walzel
Texas
Kansas
Leslie Jabara
Matthew Smith
Kaul
de Soto
Regents criticize legislature over education funding stance
Regents fault lawmakers for not boosting base funding for higher education. KU will raise freshman tuition 3.4 percent with a four year compact, while older undergraduates face 4.6 percent increases. Medical Center rates rise 4.8 to 4.9 percent. State schools anticipate hikes from 2.5 to 5.6 percent. Jets of board business include new degrees at KU, a larger School of Business building, and new named buildings Ritchie Hall and Slawson Hall. An Emporia State Koch Center for Leadership and Ethics also gets funding, with donations from the Koch network.
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Kansas University
KU Medical Center
Kansas
Wagner
Bernadette Gray-Little
Regents
School of Business
Earth, Energy and Environment Center
Ritchie
Scott and
Carol Ritchie
Slawson
Donald Slawson
Kansas Board of Regents
Emporia State University
Koch Center For
Fred and Mary Koch Foundation
Koch Industries
Charles and
David Koch
Lawrence man pleads guilty to false tax return
Bradley Stoneking, 30, pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return in a U.S. attorney press release. He claimed $330,000 in federal withholdings for 2010 on gambling winnings, but actual withholding was $300. He faces up to three years in prison and a $250,000 fine, with sentencing set for September 8.
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Lawrence Man
U.S
Barry Grissom
Bradley Stoneking
Stoneking
Grissom
Pedestrian injured after off duty officer's vehicle hit her near Clinton Lake
Kathleen Bowman was struck by an off duty Lawrence police officer, Daniel Ashley, as he backed from a campground garbage area near Clinton Lake around 8:30 am. Bowman suffered facial fractures and abrasions, was taken to Stormont Vail hospital, and later released. the investigation remains open.
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Lawrence
Daniel Ashley
Eudora
Hickory Walnut
Douglas County Sherriff's Office
Steve Lewis
Ashley
Lewis
Kathleen Bowman
Stormont Vail Hospital
Topeka
Bowman
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