Kansas Supreme Court rules Highway Patrol must pay medical bills
The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday held the Highway Patrol liable for more than $23,000 in medical costs for indigent defendant Wayne Thomas after a drunk driving arrest in Wyandotte County. The ruling, in a unanimous decision, followed a change in state law confirming custody responsibility, with KU Hospital seeking guidance on payment in similar cases.
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Kansas unemployment climbs as April adds 0 net jobs
Kansas unemployment rose to 4.3 percent in April with a net loss of 2,300 jobs, while national unemployment fell to 5.4 percent. Over the year Kansas gained 11,700 jobs about 1 percent. manufacturing shed 2,800 April jobs and 3,700 year over year, partly due to weaker oil and gas activity. Lawrence area lost around 200 jobs in April but gained about 900 since April 2014. Peter Hancock.
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Bioscience Authority should return to original mission
Kansas launched the Kansas Bioscience Authority in 2004 to make Kansas a national bioscience leader, create jobs and grow the economy. The program attracted firms like Hospira and QuinTiles, funded research and aimed for eminent scholars, but politics and ego later altered its focus, prompting calls to close or reshape the KBA to restore its initial mission.
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