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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 2013
Page
3
Kansans consider two thirds vote on school finance amendment
A constitutional measure to remove courts from school finance faces a required 84 votes in the 125 member Kansas House after Senate approval by the bare two thirds. If it passes, voters would decide. Democrats doubt enough votes exist to block, while GOP Speaker Merrick notes the bill is queued. Polls show Brownback's approval wavering with women and overall disapproval around 52 to 37, shaping potential challenges for 2014.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Ray Merrick
Stilwell
Sam Brownback
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Brownback
Davis
Hensley
Kansas
Family, fire station bonded through child's 2008 birth
Piper Northrop celebrated her fifth birthday at Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Station No. 4 with her parents Amy and Larry Northrop. The family visits the station yearly, delivering doughnuts and pink cupcakes to thank firefighters for aiding Piper’s birth at home in 2008.
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Piper Northrop
Amy
Larry Northrop
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical Station No. 4
Wakarusa Drive
Northrops
Piper
Richard Gwin
Journal-World Photo
Lawrence
Migel Armenta
Mark Elliott
Dispatches From The Academy At Lawrence Police Course
Journal-World reporters Jan Cummings and Shaun Hittle joined the Lawrence Police Department Citizens Academy. The twice weekly class included crime scene photos dusting for fingerprints and lessons on homicide investigations and interviewing children. They chronicled experiences on LJWorld.com.
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Jan Cummings
Shaun Hittle
Lawrence Police Department
Citizens’ Academy
Cummings
Hittle
Lawrence
Police Academy
Ljworld.com
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