Senate backpedals on KPERS funding in two year budget
Senate advances a preliminary two year budget plan but adds an amendment delaying full KPERS funding. Senator Carolyn McGinn proposed the pension related change, signaling a wait until May for updated revenue estimates before deciding if Kansas Public Employees Retirement System funding is affordable.
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Free State High School Choral Readies Encore 2017 Show
Free State High School performs Interjections from Schoolhouse Rock in dress rehearsal of Encore 2017 musical variety show. Show runs 7:30 p.m. today through Saturday in the auditorium at Free State High School, 4700 Overland Drive. Eli Bore and Morgan McReynolds sing Can t Buy Me Love during rehearsal. Lawrence High School plans spring Show Time concert April 27 to 29 at 1901 Louisiana St. Shows begin 7:30 p.m.
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County officials to speak at D C justice conference
Douglas County officials will present at the 2017 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Best Practices Academy in Washington D C from June 20 to 22. The session will cover the Assess Identify and Divert program that reduced jail inmates with mental illness. Robert Bieniecki Mike Brouwer and another county official will share details of the program.
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Survey shows KU faculty morale crisis cited by staff
More than half of University of Kansas faculty and staff have seriously considered leaving in the past year, according to the fall 2016 EU climate survey. Top causes include low pay, limited advancement, lack of institutional support, heavy workloads, and state government oversight. KU Senate President Joe Harrington says morale issues have persisted for years.
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Senate advances bill to open cold case files in Kansas
Senate backs a bill to provide limited public access to investigation records of unsolved missing person cases older than 25 years. Sen Tom Holland noted families like the Leaches, whose son Randy vanished nearly 29 years ago, remain affected while a separate amendment would standardize public records copy fees. Harold and Alberta Leach attended the March 8 hearing.
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