Capitol revenue plan faces tax hike and school voucher debate
Kansas lawmakers weigh revenue estimates showing tax increases for low income earners while critique grows over highway funding delays and a 2 percent cap on budget growth. House Education Budget Committee may vote on a private and parochial school voucher bill, with support from Catholic school leaders but opposition from civil liberty and school boards groups. A Senate panel backs ending senior hunting and fishing license exemptions to raise park upkeep funds, offering a $40 lifetime option or half price annual licenses. Upcoming hearings include House bills on concealed carry in public buildings and unencumbered district balances, plus regent and education board meetings and death penalty discussions.
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Vickie Sandell Stangl
Great Plains
Americans United For Separation of Church and State
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House Corrections and Juvenile Justice Committee
Community Volunteer Call for Child Care Helpers in Douglas County
Local groups including Kansas Children's Service League and KCSL list urgent volunteer needs for child care during meetings. The Helping Hands group seeks volunteers for the third Friday evenings at 360 Degree Church in Lawrence, with background checks. Also seeking seniors advocates, data entry support, prairie burn volunteers, and foster-parent support helpers across Douglas County. Contacts: Jery Marquez 785-431-6228, Stacey Hunter-Schwartz 785-841-0333, Bonnie Uffman 785-856-0057, Loring Henderson 785-832-8864, Jessica Doll 913-499-8100, Shannon Reid 785-865-5030.
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360 Degree Church
Clinton Parkway
Jery Marquez
Jmarquez
Kcsl.org
Lawrence-Douglas County
Bonnie Uffman
Lawrence Community
LCS
Loring Henderson
Lawrenceshelter.org
Grassland Heritage Foundation
Snyder Prairie
Mayetta
Topeka
Kim Bellemere
Grasslandheritage
KVC Behavioral HealthCare
Douglas County
KVC
Kansas
Jessica Doll
Kvc.org
Local business notes on promotions and hires in Lawrence area
Megan Richardson earns promotion to assistant vice president bank manager at First State Bank & Trust in Lawrence. Richard son, a 2011 KU Leadership Lawrence graduate, joined the bank in 2004. Sharri Lynn Black joins Shane M Jones & Associates as licensed master social worker with 30 years in adoption and foster care. Dave Bales Vacuum moves to 935 Iowa after 37 years in business. Nate Jamison attends Les Lukert Winter Conference in Kearney Nebraska. Jennifer Greene and Vicki Hull attend spring clinical conference by Kansas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy. Frank Norman presents Managing Your Prairie Remnant in Hiawatha sponsored by Grimm Gardens and Prairie Place Designs. Lawrence Presbyterian Manor hosts a senior move prep seminar at Holiday Inn Lawrence with Realtors Holly Garber and Kimberly Williams. reservations required. Miki Cady and Glenna Coleman join Wakarusa Valley Development Inc. Cady a loan closing manager and Coleman a loan officer with SBA background. Brenna and Mark Wulfkuhle win America's Farmers Grow Communities designation benefiting Stull Busy Beavers 4-H Club. Dru Hull joins U S Bancorp Investments Inc as financial adviser at 900 Mass. Bill Bowers earns Cooperative Spirit Award with RE/MAX Excel in Kansas City. 17 years in real estate, 15 with RE/MAX.
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First State Bank & Trust
W. Sixth St
Richardson
Kansas University
Leadership Lawrence
Sharri Lynn Black
Shane M. Jones & Associates
Black
Adopt Uskids
Dave Bales
Iowa
Nate Jamison
Lawrence
Kearney
Neb
Nebraska Society of Fire Service
Central Community College-Lexington
Jennifer Greene
Vicki Hull
Kansas Association For Marriage and Family Therapy
Frank Norman
Norman Ecological Consulting
Hiawatha
Grimm Gardens
Prairie Place Designs
Sabetha
Garber
American Dream Realty
Kimberly Williams
McGrew Realty
Holiday Inn
McDonald Drive
Maclyn Pettengill
Pmma.org
Miki Cady
Glenna Coleman
Wakarusa Valley Development Inc
E. Ninth St
Cady
Monsanto Fund
Wulfkuhles
Stull Busy Beavers
Kansas City
Bowers
RE/MAX
Parade Officials Name 2010 Senior Queen Weatherwax
After votes, the committee announced the parade grand marshal Mike Rebich, a former ABC Sports worker who stumbled upon the first parade in Lawrence. Dwayne and Ruby Peaslee honored as senior king and queen for long civic support. Weatherwax crowned queen after Affalter opened the winning envelope. Weatherwax, a Lawrence native, says it will be her 12th year in the parade as photos from 25 years of history light the venue.
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Mike Rebich
Lawrence
ABC Sports
Georgia
Dwayne
Ruby Peaslee
Affalter
Weatherwax
Mike Lohmann
Historical Committee
U.S. sergeant kills 16 in Afghan villages
A U.S. Army sergeant opened fire in two Panjwai district villages around 3 a.m. killing 16 Afghan villagers, mostly women and children, in a brutal attack that worsened tensions after Quran burning protests. The incident deepens U.S. Afghan rift as questions arise about continued combat a decade in.
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Afghanistan
U.S
Washington
Kabul
Osama bin Laden
Panjwai
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