Universities fear cuts after veto in Kansas budget impasse
Gov Finney may veto a $138 million tax increase prompting KU officials and the Board of Regents to weigh budget cuts. Potential actions include eliminating up to 1000 transfer slots, trimming class sections, hiring freezes, and cutting library and operating budgets. Other universities face similar moves as they assess faculty layoffs, program reductions, and summer session changes amid projected tuition shifts.
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Topeka
Joan Finney
Kansas University
Board of Regents
Finney
KU Medical Center
Wichita
Salina
Chanute
Hays
Garden City
Analysts pleased by 6.2 percent rise in housing starts
Washington AP reports housing starts rose 6.2 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 957,000, the second gain in three months. Analysts view the increase as hopeful after a prior low in January and a March dip, with single family permits up 0.7 percent while multifamily permits fell 15.8 percent.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Officers cleared to return after police review
Two Lawrence Police Department officers, Ted Bordman and James Phillips, return to duty after an internal affairs review found no violation of general orders or procedures. They had been on administrative leave since April 21 following the shooting death of 22 year old Gregory Sevier at the Sevier home.
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Lawrence Police Department
Ted Bordman
James Phillips
Gregory Sevier
Sevier
1627
18Th Ter
Lawrence
KPERS counselor defends investments in Home Savings case
KPERS funds suffered 118 million dollars in losses over four years as the defense of Ken Rogers, who oversaw a 65 million dollar investment in Home Savings Assn, unfolds during legislative hearings. The committee probes his due diligence and possible withheld information about conflicts of interest involving Michael Russell.
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Topeka
Kansas City Savings and Loan Today
Ken Roger
Home Savings Assn
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
Joint Committee
Kpers Investment Practices
David Elkouri
Legislative Committee
Roger
Home Savings
Elkouri
Koger
Atty. Gen
Bob Stephan
Stephan
Kpers Board of Trustees
Michael K. Russell
Frank Morgan
Russell
KPERS
Home Savings Boards
Sugar myth in children linked to parental expectations
New Orleans AP study finds parents rated their sugar fed children as more active, though both drinks contained sugar. Researchers say expectations drive perceived hyperactivity, not sugar itself, aligning with prior work and concluding no direct sugar hyperactivity link.
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New Orleans
Bonnie Spring
Spring
University of Health Sciences- Chicago Medical School
American Psychiatric Assa
Factories release 5.7 billion pounds of toxic chemicals in 1989
The EPA announced that U.S. factories discharged 5.7 billion pounds of toxic chemicals in 1989, an 18 percent drop over two years. The report, appearing in the Area Report section, highlights emissions across industry and regional impacts with associated calendar notes and pages.
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America
EPA
Wal-Mart plans south Lawrence store with city OK
With city approval, construction could start this summer on a 120000 square foot Wal-Mart in south Lawrence. The company attorney said no tenants are committed for the current 87000 square foot building, and a site plan will be filed with the planning office Friday. If approved, construction could begin by July or August, with the planning commission to review annexation and final platting next Wednesday.
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Wal-Mart
South Lawrence
John Langstrum
Lawrence
Planning Commission
Richard Lietz
Lungstrum
Iowa
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