County leader plans budget cuts after sales tax defeat
After voters rejected Prop 1 a half cent sales tax to fund a $44 million jail expansion an $11 million behavioral health campus and $5.1 million in programs Douglas County Administrator Craig Weinang began planning budget discussions. He will need to consider cuts to fund jail improvements. County Commissioner Mike Gaughan will not seek re election.
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Kansas University plans a 3 percent rise in resident tuition and fees for 2018 2019, higher than last year. The move follows a state funding increase approved by the Kansas Legislature. KU officials presented proposals to the Kansas Board of Regents at its monthly meeting at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas.
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