Kansas Senators Back Brownback Style Tax Reform Move
Kansas senators Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran voted to advance a nonbinding budget resolution that could pave the way for a tax reform bill via reconciliation. The 51 to 49 vote, with Rand Paul opposing, signals potential 51 vote passage for a tax measure, backed by statements from both senators stressing relief for families and businesses.
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Lawrence adviser price dies amid securities fraud probe
Lawrence financier Gregory A. Price of Price Financial Group has died amid ongoing state securities fraud inquiries. Coroner reports place his death near an October 17 shooting in downtown Lawrence. authorities have not confirmed if the deceased is Price. A 2007 cease and desist order and a 2015- era judgment alleged he bilked investors over 286000 with fake TD Ameritrade statements. Price left Morgan Stanley DW by 2003 and was permanently barred from Kansas securities work in 2007.
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Baldwin City man sentenced to 24 years for sexual abuse of two children
Edwin E. Wasson, 54, was sentenced by Douglas County District Court Judge Peggy Kittel to 294 months in prison for raping two children over years. The plea agreement requires lifetime sex offender registration. The judge cited egregious, multi victim harm and long timeline in her ruling.
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Heart of America Marching Band Festival Cancelled
The 26th Heart of America Marching Band Festival at University of Kansas is cancelled due to forecasts of lightning rain and potential damage to instruments and gear. KU director Matt Smith cited safety as the priority and noted bands from Kansas and Missouri were set to perform at Memorial Stadium.
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Lawsuit claims prison neglect led to inmate brain fungus death
A federal lawsuit contends Hutchinson Correctional Facility inmates suffered months of ignored symptoms from a brain fungus that caused brain damage and impaired judgment. Marques Davis, imprisoned for eight years, died after a transition to care late in illness, with autopsy citing Candida albicans meningoencephalitis. The suit targets Corizon Health and 14 staff members, alleging delays in care and disbelief of Davis’s illness, while his mother describes ongoing neglect and weight loss.
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