Kansas Senators Fail to Override Kelly Tax Cuts Veto
Legislators narrowly missed a two thirds vote to override Governor Laura Kelly's veto on a tax-cut package worth about 1.5 billion over three years. The Senate 26-14 decision followed a Friday House override, with three dissident Republicans joining all Democrats in opposition. The plan would lower personal income tax rates and ease the state’s tax burden while facing budget concerns cited by the governor.
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Laura Kelly
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Eight candidates file for expanded Douglas County Commission
Eight candidates have filed for the Douglas County Commission seats as the board expands from three to five members. The November 5 general election will include Districts 2 and 3 races, plus two newly created seats representing parts of southeastern and southern Lawrence along with Eudora and Baldwin City. By April 30 filings, at least one candidate had entered each district, with the June 3 filing deadline for the August primary looming.
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Shannon Reid
Karen Willey
Patrick Kelly
Lawrence
Commission
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Baldwin City
Laura Kelly
Lawrence school board approves transfer spot projections
Lawrence board votes 5-0 to approve district recommendations on teacher to student ratios school capacity and enrollment projections under new school choice law. Absent members were Anne Costello and Carole Cadue-Blackwood.
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Family sues over Kansas City doorbell shooting of Ralph Yarl
The family of 16 year old Ralph Yarl filed a civil suit in Missouri naming Andrew Lester as negligent for shooting Yarl when he approached the wrong address. The suit seeks damages for permanent injuries and pain and suffering and aims to influence the ongoing criminal case set for trial in October 2024.
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Cleo Nagbe
Yarl
Lester
Lee Merritt
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Steve Salmon
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