Regents detail ex chancellor payoff as gratitude gesture
The Kansas Board of Regents released terms of former University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray Little’s continued role as a special adviser. The document notes an “expression of gratitude” as a factor in her $510,000 plus compensation, after the Journal World sought records.
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Senate budget restores SIZM for higher ed
The Kansas Senate approved a budget bill adding more funds to higher education after cutting remaining 4 percent allotments. It restores about 17 million of the 24 million cut for the coming fiscal year, toward KU and other institutions, though a full restoration was not possible. Senator Tom Holland noted widespread financial needs.
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Douglas County ballot backs tax for jail and health campus
Ballots have arrived for registered Douglas County voters with a proposed half cent sales tax to fund a 44 million jail expansion an 11 million mental health campus and 5.1 million in extra behavioral health services. Voters face a noon May 15 deadline to return ballots to the County Clerk and may consult county and organized opposition sites for information though a Journal World review finds those pages may omit details.
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Douglas County faces options if referendum fails on jail plan
The county could pursue another ballot question, including a half-cent sales tax for the jail or for mental and behavioral health services. The commission cannot bind future boards to jail expansion and the real impact on minority incarceration rates may differ from opponents' claims.
Senate approves fix to Kansas school funding bill
The Kansas Senate voted 30 to 9 to concur with a House bill aimed at correcting a flaw in the April 7 school funding package. The measure would add more than 500 million dollars in state aid to public schools over five years to meet the Supreme Court standard of adequacy. Governor Jeff Colyer is expected to sign, with questions remaining about whether the court will deem the fix sufficient. Senate Democratic Leader Anthony Hensley expressed doubt about adequacy.
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