Inflation edges up as prices rise, demand weakens
Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent in April while grocery costs fell 0.2 percent easing March inflation surge. Retail sales climbed 0.9 percent, reversing a 1 percent March drop. Analysts expect the Fed to consider further rate cuts amid a slow recovery and weak money supply growth.
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Woman earns KU degree decades after leaving early
Althea Vratil of Larned returned to Kansas University to complete a sociology degree 49 years after leaving in 1943. World War II marriage and family loss delayed her graduation, and she will join the Class of 1992 in Sunday's commencement procession. The move honors a lifelong goal her mother encouraged and ties to Pearl Harbor memories shaping her life.
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Lawrence seeks larger quorum to allow private talks by two commissioners
Lawrence city commissioners vote 4-1 to raise the quorum from three to four, enabling two members to discuss city business outside public view. The change, framed as an experiment, would require a charter ordinance with two readings, two publications, and a 16 day protest period before taking effect.
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State hurries paperwork for sales tax rise in Kansas
Kansas retailers and consumers have less than a month to prepare for an increase in the statewide sales tax. The Legislature approved raising the rate from 4.25 percent to 4.9 percent as part of a package to fund public schools. See State, page 9A. Is the tax increase a fair way to finance schools? Call the J-W Access poll on page 3A.
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Bush announces LA loan package for low income homes
The Bush administration unveiled a 600 million affordable housing loan package through the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to aid low income residents in riot-hit Los Angeles. The plan complements earlier emergency aid and aims at home purchases and reconstruction as Congress debates broader urban relief and unemployment extensions.
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Babcock reopening may occur Saturday
Dozens of elderly residents displaced by last weekend’s fire at Babcock Place Apartments may return by Saturday after electrical work. Lawrence Housing Authority officials warned that elevators and water pumps must be tested before reopening and a public announcement will confirm the date. About 122 residents were displaced and around 80 had nowhere to stay.
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Lawrence District Faces Easy Teacher Hiring Compared To State
A statewide study on Kansas teacher supply shows shortages in special education and some secondary subjects, but Lawrence schools report easy recruitment. Emporia State University presented the 13th annual “Teacher Supply and Demand in Kansas Public Schools” findings to the State Board of Education after 304 districts responded to the survey.
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