Ferguson ousts Ferguson city manager after Justice Dept report
Ferguson City Council unanimously agreed to part ways with City Manager John Shaw amid a Justice Department report accusing the city police and municipal court system of racial bias. The move follows unrest after a white officer fatally shot Michael Brown and comes as a Missouri judge oversight is planned. A city release framed the separation as mutual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferguson
John Shaw
Justice Department
Missouri Appeals Court
St. Louis
Michael Brown
U.S. Department of Justice
Shaw
KU research funding hinges on NIH and Education support
Mary Lee Hummert, interim vice chancellor for research at KU, notes that universities face shared pressures as funding from NIH and the U.S. Department of Education comprise about half KU’s research funds. She cites NIH proposal success rates from 1 in 10 to 1 in 4, varies by institute, shaping KU’s outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lee Hummert
National Institutes of Health
NIH
U.S. Department of Education
Hummert
KU Research Highlights Emphasize New Funding and Centers
KU outlined research highlights including Fron tiers at KU Medical Center for faster patient access to health research, a Life Span Institute center to model improved general and special education outcomes, and a National Endowment for the Humanities grant leveraging 1.3 million in private gifts for humanities collaboration. The university notes 85 percent of funding from the federal government while exploring nonprofit and federal partnerships to adapt to funding shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heartland Institute
KU Medical Center
Outcomes Research Institute
Barohn
Hummert
Washington
Science Coalition
U.S
Jerry Moran
Kevin Yoder
Moran
Yoder
Coalition
Kansas school finance bill aims for block grants and flexibility
Marvin Kleeb and Rep Ron Ryckman Jr. defend a plan to replace the 1992 financing system with two year block grants for districts. The bill would curb equalization aid for poorer districts while merging funding streams into a single pot to boost flexibility. Critics warn districts face enrollment and demographic shifts with limited adjustment. Lawmakers weigh potential fiscal impact and vote prospects ahead of floor debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Kleeb
Overland Park
Ron Ryckman Jr
Ty Masterson
Augusta
House
Senate
Ryckman
Lawrence
GOP
Jene Vickrey
Louisburg
Vickrey
Louis Ruiz
Kansas City
Ray Merrick
Stilwell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richard Barohn
Sara Shepherd
Ljworld
Sam Brownback
Kansas State Department of Education
Jerry Henry
D-Atchison
Anthony Hensley
Topeka
Amanda Grosserode
R-Lenexa
Peter Hancock
Phancock
Ijworld.com
The
Lawrence Journal-World
USA Today
Journal-World
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!