Open meetings bill targets phone conversations in Kansas
Senate approves a measure tightening the Open Meetings Act to cover telephone calls and other interactive communications including third party relayed messages. The bill, supported despite criticism from Sen Rock, shifts prearranged meeting rules and could affect county boards. Senate President Burke favors interim study before final action in 1995.
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Topeka
Dick Rock
Senate
Rock
House
R Goddard
Tiahrt
Bud Burke
Act
Legislative Coordinating Council
Burke
Rolathe
Arkansas City Democrat
Health agencies seek taxpayer funds to grow for Douglas County
Three health care agencies Visiting Nurses Assn Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center and the health department asked Douglas County commissioners for revenue from city and county taxpayers to meet the needs of a growing community. A 52 page report detailed expansion options and costs with eight concepts including renovations and new construction on the Lawrence Memorial Hospital campus. Cost estimates ranged from 5.9 million to 12.7 million with a joint study session planned for May 9 and possible countywide sales tax as a financing option.
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Douglas County
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Maine
Missouri
Kurt Sorenson
Lawrence-Douglas County
Lawrence
LHS senior wins second national lifting title in Beckley
Lawrence High School senior Mike Pringle lifted a total near 1,344 pounds to win his second straight national title at the National High School Powerlifting Championships in Beckley West Virginia. He hoped for 1,425 pounds but chose a conservative plan after a strong year and plans to compete next in Oklahoma before attending Washburn University.
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Mike Pringle
Pringle
Lawrence High School
Beckley
W.va
Issi Oaund
Commissioner hails diversity in Lawrence talk
Lawrence native Jo Andersen told a University Forum crowd that diversity unites the city across race belief and income lines. She recalled the Underground Railroad era and founding by free state settlers in 1853, urging active involvement to address prejudice and urging inclusive school planning for 2000 and beyond. She defended the Eastern Parkway project, saying it would protect neighborhoods by directing traffic away from streets.
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Lawrence
Jo Andersen
Andersen
Ecumenical Christian Ministries
Oread
Fungr
Mary Gray
East Lawrence
Crime Stoppers program on hold until late April
Douglas County sheriff says the Crime Stoppers program is at least a month from opening. Forty letters will request residents to join a board to oversee rewards for anonymous tips. A tip line is in dispatch, with tips relayed to sheriff, Lawrence, Baldwin, or Eudora police.
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Douglas County
Loren Anderson
Anderson
Law Enforcement
Sheriff's Department
Lawrence, Baldwin Or
Eudora
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