Kansas faces 400 million budget gap as taxes debated
Kansas lawmakers push a balanced budget with revenue increases and spending questions. The plan involves sales, gas, cigarette and liquor tax rises, cuts or freezes to programs, and equity concerns for low income residents as they seek a timely, fair solution. Governor Brownback favors preserving the business income tax exemption while exploring changes.
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Intensive parenting and the push for child protection in modern culture
Washington opinion piece argues that free range parenting clashes with government overreach and campus safety norms. It cites Montgomery County Maryland families, police responses to children walking home, and debates over adult supervision, free speech zones, trigger warnings, and the end of loco parentis in colleges. It warns that adolescence lengthens into adulthood and society enforces risk aversion through policy and media.
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Melties
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Utah Law Review
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Ohio
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Supreme Court
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Penn State
Gary Cross
Chronicle of Higher Education
Cross
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Hugh Hefner
George Will
Washington Post Writers Group
Laundry bills to be paid in Wilders' case at law
The jury decided late yesterday that most of the laundry bills contracted by the Clayton brothers while operating a laundry route among University students for Wilders' laundry must be paid. After lengthy arguments, witnesses offered evidence on contract fulfillment, but the jury found the bill payable.
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Lawrence Daily Journal-World
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Wilders
Resident Letter Opposes Arts District Expansion on Ninth Street
East Lawrence residents voice concern over turning their neighborhood into an entertainment hub for the Arts Center and city plans. They warn against gentrification and traffic from large music events, urging downtown, not residential blocks, to host such development while praising existing local art and events. Cynthia Trask, Lawrence.
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Lawrence
Public Forum: Speaking for Dignity and Inclusion in Lawrence
A public forum condemns a rude sign at a going out of business sale that insulted people with developmental disabilities. Barbara Bishop Hal Schultz Kathy Lobb and Brad Linnenkamp stress that disabled residents deserve full community inclusion, jobs, housing, and respect in Lawrence.
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Brad Linnenkamp
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Defining marriage court case debate and faith clash
The article surveys the looming U S Supreme Court ruling on marriage definitions amid hopeful calls for equal recognition for gay couples and religious arguments for a man and woman union. It cites Cal Thomas on Kennedy’s potential swing vote and cites biblical quotes and theologians on moral accountability. Carl Burkhead in Lawrence.
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