Praeger to receive open government award in Lawrence
Former Kansas Insurance Commissioner and Lawrence mayor Sandy Praeger will receive the Lawrence Douglas County League of Women Voters Helen Fluker Open and Accessible Government award at a Saturday luncheon at the Smith Center. The event will honor her leadership in citizen participation in government and she has also served as a state legislator and health care advocate. Proceeds support local charities and ticket information is on lawrenceleague.com.
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English language ties deepen US Vietnam exchanges at KU program
Turner says renewing funding will sustain a year long effort to build people to people links through English programs. Vietnamese teachers at KU describe improved methods and plans to share resources back home as they observe high school teaching in Kansas. EU reporter Sara Shepherd can be reached at sshepherd ljworld.com.
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Brownback debates Medicaid expansion and budget impact
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback weighs Medicaid expansion, warning of a dramatic price rise if the state tweaks Medicaid budgets. Press Secretary Eileen Hawley says his stance is not a shift, stressing fiscal impact and possible federal match uncertainty. The governor favors serving disabled Kansans on waiting lists before expanding eligibility to able bodied residents.
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Chamber opposes Brownback tax cut plan in Kansas House
The Kansas Chamber of Commerce opposes Governor Sam Brownback s bid to slow future income tax cuts to balance the state budget. Chamber President Mike O Neal testified Wednesday against the bill in a House hearing.
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Lawmakers to unveil school funding plan in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers plan a Thursday news conference to outline a school funding bill. Rep. Ron Ryckman Jr. and Sen. Ty Masterson will lead the discussion with Republican leaders aboard. The proposal reportedly would scrap the current 3.6 billion aid formula for block grants while a new formula is crafted and would keep property taxes steady with more reserve-use flexibility.
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Man convicted of 1999 rape and robbery challenges 54 year sentence
Terry McIntyre of Kansas City Kansas seeks to overturn a 54 year prison term handed down in 2001 for a July 1999 Payless Shoe Source crime in Omaha Douglas County. His attorney argues a 2014 Kansas Supreme Court ruling makes the sentence illegal under the state sentencing guidelines. The prosecutor urges no retroactive change. Judge Paula Martin planned to rule later.
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