Brownback Signs Budget Vetoes Four Bills in 2014 Session
Gov. Sam Brownback vetoed a $5 million transfer from tobacco settlement funds planned for the Kansas Endowment for Youth, keeping funds for early childhood programs. He also vetoed four other line items including duplicative State Fair Board spending and a full time budget director cut, while signing the rest of the $14.6 billion fiscal plan for the 2015 year.
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Sheriff to buy less lethal ammo after inmate clashes
Reno County Sheriff Randy Henderson says inmate assaults on officers at the Hutchinson jail have risen sharply, with deputies using force two to three times weekly. He told county commissioners his office plans a restraint device enabling distance force rather than close contact.
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First female combat arms officer graduates from KU ROTC
Carrie Lamm and Madeline Wilcox are among KU ROTC cadets embracing expanded roles for women in the Army. Wilcox, top 20 percent nationally, will start field artillery training at Fort Sill and aims for at least eight years of service. Lt Col John Clark notes Wilcox’s path signals broader opportunities for women in artillery and potential future expansion to other branches.
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Radio Flyer's Little Red Stories winner fills family with joy
Amare Overstake and his Ethiopian adoptive parents Allee and Overstake won Radio Flyer’s October Little Red Stories contest. They received a $10,000 prize, a customized wagon and tricycle, and 10 wagons for Alice's employer, Children's Mercy Hospital.
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Lawrence mourns Ray Samuel a longtime civil rights advocate
Ray Samuel a former head of Lawrence city Human Relations Commission who championed conciliatory mediation to resolve discrimination complaints died recently. Born 1933 in St Thomas Virgin Islands, he served 20 years in the military and led Lawrence efforts amid 1970s 80s campus protests and local business disputes. Funeral set for 11 am Saturday at Warren-McElwain with military graveside at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence.
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