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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 2015
Page
4
A Kansas University survey asks students from KU and other state schools for their views on concealed weapons on campus and policy options. The advisory committee to the Kansas Board seeks to gauge opinions amid campus debate and anticipated policy changes.
Regents chair Jessie Pringle leads a survey project with the Docking Institute at Fort Hays State University. KU students have until November 25 to participate, with results due in December. The survey asks about concealed carry in buildings, at events, in outdoor areas, and storage lockers, plus potential security costs and effects on crime and attendance.
KU faculty and students debate the state gun law change as weapons policy shifts after July 1 2017. Professors urge a lobbying voice to lawmakers. students voice fear of shootings and call for concealed carry discussion. Chancellor Gray-Little notes limited campus lobbying plans and calls for campus input.
Plaintiffs argue that funding cuts and changes to equalization aid under Governor Brownback and the 2015 overhaul are unconstitutional. The suit, already before the Supreme Court, centers on equalization aid as part of a larger challenge to school funding adequacy. The case could affect up to $500 million in yearly funds, with claims that some districts, like Lawrence, bore larger cuts or lost aid entirely. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's office pursues the equity ruling.
AP The Hutchinson News and Kansas Press Association filed an open records suit in Shawnee County District Court seeking documents on candidates for Reno County magistrate judge vacancy after Randall McEwen’s retirement. The governor’s spokeswoman declined comment. The case scrutinizes state refusals to release candidate submissions. CURB Kansas agency assists residential and small-business utility consumers. The national group backs CURB affiliates in 40 states and DC. Niki Christopher to serve as interim executive director as CURB plans replacement search.
The top advocate for Kansas utility consumers, David Springe, chief consumer counsel for the Kansas Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board, plans to resign to take a job in Washington, D C. The Wichita Eagle reports he announced the move Wednesday and will leave the state post soon.
A new legislative/administration study shows Medicaid and related services will cost Kansas about 47 million dollars more than expected over the next two budget years. The figures complicate a Brownback administration budget outlook as officials and university economists anticipate deeper tax collection shortfalls through June 2017, with cash aid foster care and Medicaid health coverage totaling about 1.1 billion dollars yearly.
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