Audit flags historic drop in Kansas higher education funding
A Kansas audit finds funding for higher education has lagged inflation, dropping the state share from 56 percent in 2005 to 49 percent in 2009 while tuition covers more. The report notes about $100 million in cuts during the budget crisis and cites rising costs borne by students, with ongoing legislative pressure on colleges.
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Topeka
Kansas
Legislative Division of Post
Kansas Board of Regents
Gary Sherrer
Sherrer
City set for a wild weekend at Scion Garage Fest
Arish King Khan leads King Khan and the Shrines as they join nearly 30 acts for the Scion Garage Fest this weekend across town. The organizer promises a high energy show with diverse garage rock acts throughout the city.
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King” Khan
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Shrines
Tony Curtis dies at 85 in sleep
Jill Curtis quotes her late husband in a page 9B obituary line noting Tony Curtis died Wednesday night in his sleep at age 85. The remark reflects the actor’s public image and fame.
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Jill Curtis
Tony Curtis
Free State High crowns homecoming royalty this Saturday
Coming Saturday the Free State High School homecoming game will feature the crowning of the homecoming king and queen with on-site coverage to name the winners and report highlights of the event.
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Free State High School
Lawrence man dies on Grand Canyon hike heat linked
Lawrence resident Gavin C. Smith, 30, died while hiking Lava Falls Route in Grand Canyon National Park Arizona. His body was found Tuesday afternoon by a companion near a parking area after he waited for others to descend to the river. Friends describe him as a popular bar owner and community leader with ties to the Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Network and Leadership Lawrence.
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Grand Canyon National Park
Arizona
Gavin C. Smith
Smith
Mass
National Park Service
Lava Falls
National Park
Park Service
Megan Poindexter
Poindexter
Chamber of Commerce
Young Professionals
Danny Williams
Williams
Kansas lawmakers receive subsistence pay boost
Kansas legislators will see subsistence allowances rise from 116 to 630 dollars per 90 day session, plus 88.66 dollars per legislative day, as the state rate tracks federal increases. Interim committee meetings before 2011 also gain the higher rate, with lodging and meals covered under the subsistence. Statehouse reporter Scott Rothschild notes the change.
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Topeka
Kansas
KDOT schedules five Douglas County bridge reconstructions
KDOT released a five year construction plan listing five Douglas County bridges slated for replacement. The schedule covers 56 projects statewide funded under the TWORKS program with $401.6 million in new projects. Specific projects include replacements on 23rd Street near Haskell Rail Trail Learnard Avenue in 2012 and US 59 over the Wakarusa River, Baldwin area, and additional Tally Creek crossings near Baldwin in 2013.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
Tworks Transportation
23Rd Street
Haskell Rail Trail
Learnard Avenue
Lawrence
Tally Creek
Baldwin
Kansas
Steve Swartz
U.S. Highway 59
Franklin- Douglas County
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