Revenue secretary defends outsourcing state IT jobs
Kansas Revenue Secretary Sam Williams defends outsourcing the tax system software work to CGI Group saying the state cannot compete for private talent. He asserts adherence to purchasing rules despite a no bid contract and notes 56 IT staff will lose their jobs with some transitioning to CGI and others seeking new roles.
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State OKs lottery ticket vending machines in Kansas
Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer signed a bill legalizing vending machines for lottery tickets with machines expected in stores and gas stations next year. Kansas Lottery Director Terry Presta said as many as 500 machines could be placed in about 1,700 retail outlets statewide. Most of the 44 states with lotteries already allow vending machines.
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Grover barn gains national Underground Railroad designation
The city owned property at 2819 Stone Barn Terrace in southwest Lawrence is now a nationally designated Underground Railroad site. Once the barn of abolitionists Joel and Emily Grover dating to Kansas territorial days, it sheltered fleeing enslaved people including a Missouri group led by abolitionist John Brown.
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Hearing Begins in Murder Case Over Son’s Death
Debbie Wales testified that Tina Evans killed Joel Wales in his mother’s home near Lawrence on November 3, 2017. Evans and Christina Towell face first degree murder, conspiracy, arson, and aggravated burglary charges. The planned plot allegedly aimed to kill Wales and cover it by a house fire.
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