GOP Dems duel over property tax relief in Kansas House
Kansas House Democrats push for a 90 million two year aid to the Local Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund while Republicans question the move amid rising revenues. House leaders advocate funding schools and keeping tax relief, citing a 400 million reserve. The panel previously advanced and then reversed a 90 million property tax cut.
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Lawrence artist creates Flint Hills mural for downtown center
Lawrence artist Randall Bennett finished a 28-foot by 80-foot Flint Hills mural for the Flint Hills Discovery Center in Manhattan. The 10,000-square-foot, $25 million center opens April 14 with interactive exhibits on tallgrass prairie ecology. Bennett built the mural in six studio sections and plans animal sculptures to follow.
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Kansas Medicaid To Shift To KanCare In 2013
Kansas plans a Medicaid managed care overhaul named KanCare starting January 2013 affecting over 350000 low income Kansans including children and disabled adults. Proponents say it will lower state costs through rewards and penalties for firms, while skeptics question savings and cite broader spending is not a crisis.
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Alker
Mitchell
Kentucky
Baker University Mulvane project reaches near goal with gifts
Baker University advances the Mulvane transformation project as gifts push funding toward the 10.3 million goal. KU alumna Christine Hartley praised donor support while the anonymous 3.5 million gift remains the largest in the school's history. The entire complex will be renamed the Ivan Boyd Center for Collaborative Science Education.
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Christine Hartley
Baker University
Lyn Lakin
Baker
University Advancement
Lakin
Mulvane Hall
Ivan Boyd Center For Collaborative Science Education
NWS reviews Harveyville tornado warning decisions
Weather service officials in Topeka review data and choices from Tuesday night after an EF-2 tornado hit Harveyville killing one and injuring others. Radar showed rotation late, warning not extended to nearby counties, while AccuWeather had warned earlier to two clients.
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Mike Smith
AccuWeather Enterprise Solutions
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Chase
The
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Concordia
Darrel Smith
Smith
KU researchers map learning paths for new tests
KU's $22 million project leads a national effort to redesign testing in elementary and secondary schools. Neal Kingston says dynamic learning maps chart how students acquire skills from basics to graduation, enabling fine grained assessment of mastery and gaps. The initiative involves multiple colleges, graduate assistants, and staff across KU, with future statewide test administration potential.
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Neal Kingston
Center For Educational Testing and Evaluation
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Kingston
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Robbery at Days Inn in Lawrence Under Investigation
Lawrence police investigate a Monday early morning robbery at Days Inn, 730 Iowa. A man says an acquaintance and others robbed him at knife point of about $1,500 after socializing at the hotel, with minor abrasions reported. victim declined medical treatment. The case remains under investigation.
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Iowa
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Murphree
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