Kansas hemp bill passes House amid budget talks and pension fears
Lawmakers push a hemp production bill as they grapple with a 281 million shortfall in the current budget. Negotiations between Senate and House budget negotiators stalled, focusing on funding for the state retirement system and potential two year implications. The House advanced a hemp measure 103 to 18, creating a pilot licensing program for commercial growers and processing the plant into various products.
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KU dining hall namesake Mrs E dies at 98
Lenoir Ekdahl who led KU food services for 34 years and inspired the Mrs E dining hall in Lawrence died at age 98. A KU dietitian in 1955 and residential dining director from 1956, she helped shape eight KU dining commons and retirement followed in 1989.
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University employee accused of harming rabbit at day care
Lawrence man Shawn Witte Zuehlsdorf, 36, was arrested for cruelty to animals and theft after a rabbit was injured at Hilltop Child Development Center near the University of Kansas. Deputy Chief James Anguiano confirms the rabbit lived and identifies Zuehlsdorf as a university employee not employed by Hilltop. Jeremy Fite, Hilltop’s executive director, confirmed the rabbit’s name.
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Nikki Giovanni to speak at KU next week
Poet Nikki Giovanni will lecture at 6 p.m. April 4 in Woodruff Auditorium Kansas Union and will sign books afterward. An open forum with students is set for noon April 5 at the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center, part of KU’s project on the History of Black Writing.
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