October tax collections exceed expectations in Kansas
Kansas budget officials reported October tax receipts totaling 31.7 million dollars more than projections, lifting the fiscal year surplus to about 105 million. Strong gains in corporate income taxes and retail sales taxes offset declines in cigarette taxes, with estimates set to rise in the upcoming Consensus Revenue Estimating Group briefing.
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Juvenile justice reforms face bumps in Kansas plan
A 2016 Kansas juvenile justice reform showing aims to keep offenders home with community programs faces concerns over bed counts and risk assessments. Legislators, including Rep Boog Highberger, say major changes unlikely this session despite calls for standardized risk scores and adequate detention capacity.
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Free State Festival scales up for fall return in 2018
The Free State Festival will return next fall as a six day event featuring film music art and ideas announced by the Lawrence Arts Center. The 2018 festival runs September 25 to 30 and includes art installations funded by an Our Town grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Film education programs will partner with El Centro Hispano and Kansas filmmakers may submit entries with waived fees.
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Three men in massachusetts street shooting case to move as group
The three defendants in the massachusetts street quintuple shooting appeared in Douglas County District Court with Judge Sally Pokorny on Wednesday. Next hearings are set for Nov. 8, and a single preliminary hearing for all three may be scheduled. Anthony L. Roberts Jr. said he planned to hire an attorney, but spoke without one today.
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