Brownback reshuffles state jobs at KDHE and agencies
Hundreds of Kansas state workers were reassigned to new positions in the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and other agencies. The moves followed a study workers have not seen as Gov. Brownback ordered the changes, prompting concerns from Rebecca Proctor of the Kansas Organization of State Employees. An executive directive signed last week abolished 18 classifications and created 16 new ones, affecting several hundred workers.
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Topeka Capital-Journal
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Kansas Organization of State Employees
Proctor
Brownback
Department of Administration
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Lawrence man arrested after alleged Friday robbery attempt
A 31 year old Lawrence man was accused of injuring another man during an attempted robbery on West 24th Street. Police identified Tina James White as the suspect, who was arrested Friday afternoon and held without bond in Douglas County Jail on charges of attempted aggravated robbery and aggravated battery.
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Murphree
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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Douglas County
Lied Center honors teacher and musician with IMPACT Award
The Lied Center named Dani Lotton-Barker a gifted education teacher at Southwest Middle School and Branford Marsalis a jazz musician as the 2015 2016 IMPACT Award recipients. The honors recognize distinguished service to the performing arts by an artist and a Lawrence educator.
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Dani Lotton-Barker
Branford Marsalis
Lawrence
Derek Kwan
Lotton-Barker
Southwest Middle School
Lied
Marsalis Honored for Jazz Education Efforts at First Bell
National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master and Grammy winner Branford Marsalis is recognized for educational work. He founded Marsalis Jams bringing leading jazz ensembles to schools and campuses for concerts. The 2015-16 winners will receive awards at a Branford Marsalis Quartet show on April 6.
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National Endowment For the Arts
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Detroit 67 at KU Theatre Captures Timeless Race Tensions
KU Theatre's Detroit 67 opens in Murphy Hall with a Viet Nam era basement set and retro 60s fashion. The Dominique Morisseau drama, inspired by articles and oral histories, presents ordinary people facing issues mirroring today’s race tensions as the 12th Street riot loomed nationally.
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Kansas University
William Inge
Murphy Hall
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12Th Street
Dominique Morisseau
Zach Sudbury
Brianna Woods
Ayzia Underwood
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