Budget Showdown Narrowly Clears Kansas Budget Path
The Kansas Legislature advanced the budget bill after noon votes in both chambers paving an up or down vote Friday and potential adjournment for the year. Moody’s downgraded state bonds from Aa1 to Aa2 as concerns about pension underfunding and weaker long term revenue weighed, while officials defend fiscal discipline and reliance on reserves.
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Lawrence Hall of Fame inductees honor local business pioneers
The Kansas Union dinner October 8 will induct three Lawrence figures into the Hall of Fame. Garrett, Jennifer Newlin, and Schwartzburg are celebrated for teaching by example, leadership in sports, and building local enterprises. Willey Automotive expanded from 11 to 58 staff. Junior Achievement of Kansas backs youth business education.
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Parties awaiting murder retrial to return in June
The case of Martin K. Miller 55 faces a June 5 status conference in Douglas County District Court after his new attorney joined, with Miller bonded on 250000 while living with his wife and her father in Paola. Miller previously faced a 2004 death charge in Lawrence. his 2005 conviction was overturned due to a jury instruction error. District Attorney Charles Branson leads the prosecution.
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Lawrence
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Budget veto blocks Kansas bioscience institute funding
Budget negotiators exclude two million dollars for the Kansas Institute of Translational Chemical Biology at KU from the final budget. House Appropriations Chair Suellentrop said more information was needed while Gov Brownback urged inclusion. KU officials and spokesman Tim Caboni voiced disappointment that the proposal was not funded. The issue may be revisited in 2015 as April tax receipts lagged.
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Lawrence man arrested on suspected child abuse
Lawrence police arrested Michael Alan Hetrick a 32 year old man on suspicion of abuse of a child. He was booked into county jail after reports to the Kansas Department of Children and Families and the Lawrence Police Department. The victim an elementary aged female was interviewed at a school and treated at a hospital before being placed in protective custody. Hetrick was interviewed and arrested Thursday and remains in custody with no bond.
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Lawrence Police Department
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McKinley
Hetrick
Kansas marketplace signs gain among young adults
Kansas Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger notes 32 percent of Kansans 18 to 34 enrolled in marketplace plans and points to the need for younger, healthier participants to stabilize risk pools. Despite gains, she urges Medicaid expansion to close the remaining insurance gap, as 13,691 Kansans remain eligible for Medicaid or CHIP through the exchange. Heartland Community Health Center enrolled over 200 people with marketplace assistance and expects renewed federal funding. one Lawrence retiree saves about $2,000 annually with a platinum plan and new drug coverage.
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