Kansas lawmakers adjourn amid tax cut push and budget fears
Legislators closed their session as Gov. Brownback allies tout a new economic path with large income tax cuts and a sales tax cut. Critics warn of years of budget gaps as schools and services face reductions. The plan estimates 231 million in tax relief next year rising to 934 million in six years, while a 14.3 billion budget for next year trims overall spending by 3 percent and preserves cash reserves.
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Graduates stage a rite of passage at Lawrence High
Lawrence High School graduates filled the ceremony as future teachers engineers Army Rangers and graphic artists. Ashlee Bourdon-Hixson told classmates to expect to see some of them on television or hear them on the radio doing something amazing as she anticipated basic training with the U S Army this year and thinking of everyone.
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Firebirds reflect on growth at Free State commencement
Free State High School seniors took a memory lane trip during a commencement ceremony celebrating futures. Student body President Brooke Fox urged graduates to recall early moments from middle school crushes to locker struggles and first dates under parental chaperones, framing the milestone as progress.
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Shelter leader seeks funding boost for Lawrence shelter
Lawrence Community Shelter director Loring Henderson lobbies for a 2013 budget increase from 85 000 to 149 000 amid a negative advisory board recommendation of only 6 000. The shelter now serves over 90 nightly, up from 70 75, stretching staffing and the overflow church space.
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