Counties and cities link to information network for unfunded mandates
Douglas County and Lawrence will join the Information Network of Kansas to track proposed state mandates and measure fiscal impact. Kansas officials say unfunded mandates shift costs to local governments, while the League of Kansas Municipalities and KAC press for better funding and timely input from cities and counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas County
Lawrence
Kansas Statehouse
John Torbert
The
Kansas Association of Counties
League of Kansas Municipalities
KAC
Information Network of
Kansas
Don Moler
League
Harry Herington
Herington
David Corliss
Torbert
Mark Buhler
Festival of Trees auction nets $31,200
The Festival of Trees auction raised 31200 for The Shelter Inc. by selling 53 decorated trees. Hallmark Cards employees created the top earner at 3000, while Brownie Troop 591’s “Winter Wonderland” tree sold for 1050.
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Shelter Inc
Judy Culley
Shelter
Hallmark Cards Inc
Laird NoHer
Quail Run
Sunflower
Emprise Bank
Iowa
Cathie Prochaska
Culley
Liberty Hall
Inmates to pay fees under Kansas prison plan
Kansas plans a January start to a new fee system for inmates and parolees. Each inmate pays $1 monthly to fund the inmate trust account, plus $2 per medical visit and up to $25 monthly for parole supervision. Fees apply to those with funds, with indigent inmates exempt. payments may be deferred until funds exist. The move aims to offset medical, testing, and supervision costs as part of offender accountability.
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Toreka
Kansas
Department of Corrections
DOC
Charles Simmons
Bill Miskell
Kansas Register
Deaths note Ralph Owens of Lawrence 76
Services for Ralph Owens of Lawrence are pending at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home. Owens died today November 30 1994 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Survivors include his wife Arletta. Funeral notices also report Viola Cook Dickson 77 of Wynnewood Pennsylvania with services January 1 at Barnett Funeral Home Oskaloosa. Dickson born March 11 1917 near Winchester had been a nurse in Philadelphia area since 1956. She is survived by daughter Linda Dickson Barth two sisters and a grandson. Memorials suggested to Pennywise Thrift Shop at Thomas Jefferson University Ardmore Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Owens
Lawrence
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home
Owens
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Arletta
QsKaLoosa
Viola Cook Dickson
Wynnewood
Barnett
Oskaloosa
Howard Elliott
Hull Grove Cemetery
Winchester
Overland Park
David Dickson
Pennywise Thrift Shop
Thomas Jefferson University
E. Lancaster Ave
Ardmore
United Way at Work booklet lists agency programs
A new resource booklet from United Way of Douglas County, United Way at Work, lists agencies and topics they cover. Barb Brown Smith says agencies present in the community and thank supporters, with topics from money habits to workplace harassment and more. Programs include personal finance by Consumer Credit Counseling Service and carpal tunnel prevention by Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association. Call 843-6626 to obtain a copy or schedule a program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Way
Barb Brown Smith
Douglas County
Pega
Consumer Credit Counseling Service
Douglas County Visiting Nurses Assn
High school HVAC upgrades lead district agenda
Six schools Cordley Pinckney West Junior High Deerfield Schwegler and Lawrence High will receive heating ventilation and air conditioning improvements. Major projects at Cordley Pinckney and West require engineering oversight with a goal to complete all three within a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordley
Pinckney
West Junior High
Deerfield
Schwegler
Lawrence High
West
Fiegel
Peak Street Energy
Baldwin Engineering
LHS
New York
Woodlawn
KU declines GTA talks over employment issues
KU executive vice chancellor Ed Meyen said state labor laws prevent discussions with graduate teaching assistants about their appointment terms. GTA union organizer David Reidy urged a task force on benefits, salaries, and tuition waivers. PERB earlier granted GTAs public employee status, allowing 1,040 ballots on union voting.
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Kansas University
Ed Meyen
David Reidy
GTA
Reidy
Meyen
Gtas
Kansas Association of Public Employees
Gus Bogina
R-Shawnee
Bogina
Ways and Means Committee
State Public Employee Relations Board
PERB
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Buhler
Canonine Trowbridge Journal-Worp
Journal-World Writer
Broken Arrow
Sunset Hill
Wakarusa Valley
Jim Williams
Holcom
South
Central Junior High
Hillcrest
Centennial
Hawaii
Old West Lawrence
Sparky
Toos
Water's Edge
Water's Edge Garden
Lotus
Lawrere Journal
Worip
Sissy
Awrence Humane Society
Massachusetts
Rlomer Frank
Microsoft Works
Microsoft Money
Microsoft Golf
B.A.R.T
B.B.S
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