Brownback warns veto override stalls GOP bid in Kansas
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback warned lawmakers that overriding his veto of a budget measure could jeopardize the state's credit ratings. The split among Republicans surfaced as the Senate debated canceling the Docking State Office Building demolition and a $20 million power plant project. A 15 year Bank of America lease purchase would have financed the plan at 2.32 percent interest. Kay Wolf led a hesitant override effort before postponing the vote. The governor's warning cited a February memo from Paul Mace, and Brownback aides said the credit issue was not in the public message to allow amicable negotiations.
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Wichita
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Grinnell
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Nickerson
Ways and Means Committee
Ty Masterson
Andover
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Competing Kansas school funding plans seek mixed district changes
Senate budget chief Ty Masterson pushes a plan shifting K-12 funds to poorer districts, reducing funding for 189 districts and raising 37, per Legislative Research Department. House member Ron Ryckman proposes $39 million more for 162 districts, cuts for 79, flat for 45, using a $17 million emergency fund. Both restore the equalization formula to aid low-revenue districts.
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Robbery at Boost Mobile in Lawrence prompts manhunt
Police seek a masked man who entered Boost Mobile at 1424 West 23rd Street at 7 08 p m Thursday displayed a handgun demanded cash and fled on foot after the clerk handed over the register money no injuries reported and no arrests yet according to Sgt Trent McKinley.
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Cruz and Trump to rally in Kansas City today
Cruz to Victory Rally scheduled at Adams Mark Hotel from 1 30 to 3 p m in Kansas City Missouri Trump plans doors open at 3 p m for a 6 p m show at Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland in Kansas City Missouri Missouri holds its presidential primaries Tuesday Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton have no Kansas City stops Planned Chicago rally canceled due to security concerns after protests.
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KU Seeks 4 000 Volunteers for Big Event
Kansas University aims for 4 000 volunteers across 400 local sites for the annual Big Event on April 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Do Something Big Week runs March 21–26 to boost signups. Residents and groups encouraged to host jobs. registrations close March 29 for residents and April 2 for volunteers. details at thebigeventku.com.
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City and County Commissions Take Spring Break
The Lawrence City Commission will not meet on March 15 and resumes at 5 45 p m March 22 at City Hall Sixth Street. The Douglas County Commission will skip the March 16 Wednesday meeting, with usual sessions at 4 p m Wednesdays at the Douglas County Courthouse 1100 Massachusetts Street.
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Kansas lawmakers weigh shifting tobacco funds into general fund
A nonprofit group released Citi group Inc. presentation proposing securitization of tobacco settlement proceeds used for capital projects endowments pension funding and working capital. Senate Bill 463 faces skepticism with critics arguing it undermines transparency and could decimate Kansas early childhood services and worsen fiscal health despite administration claims no deal exists.
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Lawrence district expands elementary school gardens
Across the Lawrence school district five elementary schools are adding or expanding gardens this year, bringing sustainment to about half of the district. Students helped prep beds plant and water while volunteers like Melissa Freiburger highlight communal learning. The Farm to School program ties garden work to health science and nutrition curricula, with produce served in cafeterias and some sold at farmers markets.
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Safeguards Backed to Prevent Eyewitness Misidentification
Conviction Sciences and the International Association of Chiefs of Police back measures to improve lineup procedures. They urge blind administration, nonincriminating witness instructions, proper lineup composition, and written confidence statements. The Innocence Project cites misidentification as the leading cause of wrongful convictions in a study of 337 cases.
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