KU chancellor search to be funded largely by private gifts
The University of Kansas seeks a new chancellor with private funds footing most of the bill. KU Endowment will cover salary support and expenses, with nearly 200 thousand for the search and about 250 thousand annually for ongoing costs. Endowment funds may back up to 183,500 for the search firm, R. William Funk and Associates, under a December engagement.
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Kansas shoppers boost holiday sales in 2016 report
A Kansas Department of Revenue analysis shows Christmas season sales tax receipts rose 7.8 percent from the year before, with Johnson and Shawnee counties both up 10 percent. Wichita slowed to 5.8 percent, Wyandotte down 15 percent near Legends.
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Town Talk notes 2018 city and county budgets
The piece recalls the 2018 city and county budget planning this summer and mentions possible elections for fiscal measures. It highlights that local governments may hold mail-in ballots in late summer for both city and county budgets and related property tax funding.
Civil rights veteran urges continued action in current era
Joan Trumpauer Mulholland, veteran of the Freedom Rides and the 1963 Jackson Woolworths sit-in, spoke at the Lawrence Public Library sharing lessons from the civil rights era. She noted she cannot repeat past tactics but emphasized the need for behind the scenes supporters as activists respond to contemporary politics.
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