Man with a Plan: Eudora planner steps down after 45 years
A longtime Eudora planning commissioner announces resignation after four and a half decades of service. The story traces family moves from Kansas City to a rural setting near Eudora, describing how a 5 acre open space sparked a relocation and shaped the community ties surrounding the planner's career.
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City urged to enforce sidewalk repair law after task force report
Lawrence leaders face call to adopt a new sidewalk maintenance program by 2017 after a Pedestrian Bicycle Issues Task Force report. City Manager Tom Markus urged stronger action, citing a politically unenforceable policy where property owners would pay for repairs amid concerns over budgetary forecasts and infrastructure challenges.
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Brownback Sees Financial Strain Ahead for Kansas
Gov. Sam Brownback warned that fiscal pressure will dominate the year with lagging state finances blamed on a weak economy in rural Kansas and oil, gas, and agricultural property tax effects. He cited major but unaddressed items in the legislative agenda such as selecting Supreme Court justices and a new school funding formula.
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Moody's cuts Kansas outlook to negative over budget plan
Moody's Investors Service lowered Kansas credit outlook to negative criticizing the two largest budget-balancing moves. The move follows a Legislature approved plan that largely places balancing on Governor Sam Brownback to cover more than 290 million in the current and next fiscal year starting July 1.
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Lawrence district declines Confederate flag ban plan
Lawrence school board policy advisory committee will not push a ban on the Confederate flag. Instead they will draft a broader discrimination policy including symbols conveying hate messages to protect against lawsuits and cover multiple forms of harassment. Committee chair Vanessa Sanburn said the approach is inclusive and anticipates future hate speech.
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Jayhawks eye Josh Jackson impact under Bill Self
Kansas coach Bill Self says incoming freshman Josh Jackson has the talent to make a huge impact for the Jayhawks next season. The report notes Jackson as a top recruit in KU’s 2016 class.
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