Three-term GOP incumbent benefits from outside spending
Senate race shows Roberts benefiting more from outside spending than independent Greg Orman. Roberts won re election as groups spent about 10 million supporting him or opposing Orman and about 6.8 million backing Orman or opposing Roberts. It marked Kansas’s first major outside spending surge since 2010 Supreme Court ruling.
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Obama to nominate Lynch as first black woman AG
President Obama plans to nominate Loretta Lynch a U S attorney for Eastern New York to become the next attorney general pending Senate confirmation If approved she would replace Eric Holder the first black AG The White House said decision on timing rests with Senate leadership amid party control shifts
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Fall of the Berlin Wall rediscovered through lives of KU professors
KU professors Lorie Vanchena and Nathan Wood recount personal experiences from Berlin 1989 and the broader impact of the wall’s fall. They describe frontline crossings, the euphoria and later fallout as East Germans faced job losses, family separations, and shifting economies under reunification.
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Kansas budget forecast grim as shortfalls mount in tax cuts era
Kansas faces worsening finances as 2012 tax cuts and slower revenues shrink the ending balance to near zero. Goossen predicts further cuts likely, with public schools taking a large share. Revenue gaps, bond refis, and IT policy changes are cited as mitigating steps by the Brownback administration even as educators fear deeper cuts.
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Kansas Court Block Spurs Rally For Equal Marriage Rights
Following the 10th Circuit ruling, Douglas and Sedgwick counties face barred denials of marriage licenses to gay couples starting Tuesday unless the Supreme Court intervenes. Attorney Schmidt cites a duty to exhaust state appeals as supporters of gay marriage celebrate, noting the high court has denied similar appeals. Equality Kansas leaders praise Schmidt Brownback allies for upholding oaths to protect state law.
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Same-Sex Marriages Begin in Missouri After Ruling
In Kansas City Missouri a federal judge ruled Missouri’s ban on gay marriages unconstitutional and the first same sex wedding for John Rodricks and Robert Gann occurred at the Jackson County courthouse. Judge Crabtree stayed his injunction until 5 p.m. Tuesday to allow appeal and a separate Kansas case awaits resolution.
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Lawrence Journal World contact and publication details
Lawrence Journal World publishes daily from Lawrence Kansas with editors Julie Wright Tom Keegan and Ann Gardner. Phone numbers for circulation classifieds and delivery support are listed along with postal and postmaster addresses and AP AAC affiliations.
Powerball Numbers Drawn on Wednesday Night
Wednesday's Powerball drawing produced numbers 2 119 21 42 and the Powerball 34. No winner announced in this brief listing. players are reminded to verify tickets and check for second chance or prize expiration details with official lottery updates.
Friday Market Snapshot Hits Mixed Gains Across Indices
The Dow rose 19.46 to 17,573.93 while the Nasdaq gained 5.94 to 4,632.53 and the S&P 500 added 11 to 2,031.92. Treasury yields edged higher as corn fell 3 cents to 3.67 and soybeans rose 8 cents to 10.36, with wheat down 9 cents to 5.69. Oil gained 74 cents to 78.65, gold rose 27.30 to 1,169.60, silver up 0.30 to 15.69, platinum at 1,212.80.
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