Kansas official Kari Bruffett to resign for Kansas Health Institute
Kari Bruffett will leave as secretary of the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services on December 31 to become policy director at the Kansas Health Institute. Brownback praised her leadership overseeing KDADS budget and Medicaid-related programs. Bruffett starts January 6 at KHI, a nonprofit policy institute funded by the Kansas Health Foundation.
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Lawrence named Entrepreneurship Community by NetWork Kansas
Lawrence has been selected by NetWork Kansas to receive 125000 in tax credits to be converted into loans for local businesses, part of the Metropolitan Entrepreneurship Communities pilot with Wichita. Since 2007 the program has aided 53 Kansas communities, mostly rural, to expand financing options for small businesses.
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White House pushes back over refugees
The Obama administration pressed back against governors and the House efforts to block Syrian refugees from resettling in the United States. Madeleine Albright and Alejandro Mayorkas urged compassion and argued fear should not drive policy. Governors including Kansas's Sam Brownback criticized refugee screening and use of federal funds, citing security concerns amid Syria's turmoil.
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Black Friday Sneak Peek in Journal-World Wednesday
Readers get a special Wednesday edition for $2 containing dozens of Black Friday sales fliers from area retailers. The newspaper will publish ads earlier than Thanksgiving, with the edition available noon Wednesday at all Dillons in Lawrence to help readers plan for deals.
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