Perfect Labor Day in Kansas City Area
Ideal late summer mood as Labor Day brings 84 degree sunshine. Families picnic at Clinton Lake and Centennial Park as residents like Dwight Gipson of Mission and Will Chuber of Lawrence savor a final summer day before fall routines. George Chuber turns three as KU campus empties for the holiday.
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Brownback Opposes Obamacare While GOP Leaders Bend
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback remains opposed to the Affordable Care Act as other Republican governors soften stance. With October enrollment opening, the federal marketplace lists 320000 Kansans eligible. Sebelius notes Marketplace aims to help families and small businesses find suitable coverage. Kansas declined a $315 million grant to set up a state marketplace, so the federal system will run for residents. Other GOP states like Ohio Iowa Michigan Florida New Mexico Nevada move toward approval.
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Honors program budget expands amid campus cuts at KU
KU Honors Program receives a $200,000 boost funded by 2012 tuition increases, allowing a 45 percent rise in incoming students from 275 to 400 and a record 30 international students this year. Director Kathleen McCluskey-Fawcett says the expansion aims to attract high-caliber applicants who might otherwise choose Stanford Princeton Harvard Yale Northwestern or Washington University, enhancing KU’s appeal despite statewide cuts.
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State seeks to block student rights group in school case
A student rights advocacy group seeks to file a brief in a school finance lawsuit, but Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt's office argues to block the group from joining the case. Page 3A
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