SALY seating plan expands donor options at KU
Kansas donors at the Williams Education Fund can request the same seating as last year under SALY for football and basketball, with new lower donation thresholds for 2013. The program runs Feb 1 to March 13, with SALY optional and based on WEF points. 2014 will revert to $50k and 2015 to $1k/$10k levels, while the every-other-year structure continues through 2017.
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Kansas Death Penalty Debate Reaches Senate Vote
The 2010 Kansas Senate tie 20 20 blocked abolition of capital punishment. Kansas reinstated the death penalty in 1994, with 13 sentenced since then but no executions. Critics cite higher litigation and long appeals driving up costs, about 1.2 million versus 740 thousand in non death cases. Statehouse reporter Scott Rothschild.
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Kansas House advances innovative schools bill
The Kansas House preliminarily approved HB 2319 allowing up to 10 school districts to become public innovative districts for five years. Districts would apply to the State Board and meet monthly with a coalition board, while remaining subject to federal special education and safety laws and same funding. Critics warned about potential loss of collective bargaining and state testing rules. A compromise amendment failed. Senate action pending.
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Missouri governor opposes tax overhaul plan
Governor Jay Nixon condemned a Republican backed Senate plan to shift Missouri toward higher sales taxes with a half cent rise and reduced income taxes. He warned seniors veterans and working families would pay more at the store even as some lawmakers praised reducing income taxes. The plan faces another Senate vote before moving to the House.
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Kept roads clear as KDOT reports record mileage pretreated
Lenexa man faces aggravated battery and concealed weapon charges after a restaurant incident where a pistol discharged injuring his wife. He had a permit but was reportedly under the influence. A Great Bend woman’s preliminary hearing on two theft counts tied to the Central Prairie Honor Flights program was pushed to April 10 as cases cited scheduling conflicts. The program raised about 1.2 million dollars for 1,100 WWII vets, while Miller was fired last July amid a funds shortage. In Kansas City, a German shepherd named Lindey, who fell from an overpass, will receive surgery funded by donors, with up to 10,000 dollars needed and donations nearing 15,000.
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Snowstorms Cost Kansas DOT 6.2 Million
Kansas Department of Transportation reports back-to-back blizzards last month cost about 6.2 million. about 1,200 employees logged around 80,000 hours with long shifts. The traveler line drew nearly 74,000 calls and the website 9 million views. King praised crews for plowing through white-outs aiding motorists and even delivering a patient miles away in a life saving relay amid blizzard conditions.
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