Editorial: Kansas economic development cited as dismal
The Kansas Legislature post-audit finds $630 million spent and $860 million in foregone tax revenue over five years. Lawrence Douglas County fare poorly, with only Johnson County better off. lack of unified plan and limited investment hinder bioscience efforts at KU.
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Douglas County
Kansas
Colorado
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Johnson County
Olathe
Finney County
Garden City
Ellis County
Hays
Crawford County
Girard
Johnson and Finney
Chamber of Commerce
Douglas Coun
University of Kansas
Downtown plans and aging center bingo clash in 1983
City Commission nears action on downtown shopping center resolutions and a permanent Downtown Improvement Committee. Douglas County Council on Aging votes 6-1 against bingo at Lawrence Senior Center. KU establishes School of Architecture and Urban Design and hires Charles D. Kahn. Three KU students arrested on LSD related federal warrants.
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City Commission
Douglas County Council On Aging
Lawrence Senior Center
Kansas Board of Regents
KU School of Architecture and Urban Design
Charles D. Kahn
North Carollina University
Ueda
Ulli
Kansas University
Moral hazard and the Bear Stearns rescue analyzed
Ellen Goodman argues that moral hazard used to oppose helping others targets the poor while CEOs escape blame. The Bear Stearns collapse shows government rescue is needed, as risk shifts from firms to people. calls for regulation and homeowner relief grow, challenging the nine words from Reagan.
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Boston
Bear Stearns
Treasury
Henry Paulson
Robert Nardelli
Home Depot
Chrysler
Citigroup
J.P. Morgan Chase
Guar
Frank
Sen
Chris Dodd
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Bear
Stearns
Ellen Goodman
Washington Post Writers Group
Kansas and Texas cut prison costs with smart reforms
Kansas and Texas are reducing prison expenses by expanding community corrections and treatment programs while limiting new inmate growth. The authors note high costs per prisoner and argue for alternatives like drug courts and re-entry programs to lower recidivism and protect public safety. Kansas ties funding to revocation reductions, while Texas boosts residential treatment and sanction facilities for nonviolent offenders.
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Pew Center
Kansas
Texas
John Wratil
State Senate
John Whitmire
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