City weighs living wage details in tax abatements
Lawrence commissioners hashed out how a living wage tied to tax abatements will be applied. Only employees connected to an abatement may qualify after a 60 day probation. retroactivity ruled out. If wages are not paid, the abatement could end after two years. Debate focused on scope and hours needed, with broad and narrow interpretations from local groups. Public speakers and chamber officials weighed in as policy aims to encourage good corporate behavior.
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David Dunfield
Eligie
David Schauner
Kaw Valley Living Wage Alliance
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Dunfield
Mike Rundle
Rundle
Chamber
Alliance
Allan Hanson
Schauner
County 1055 slated for repairs on road stretch
A Douglas County road will receive a 30000 makeover after summer drought left cracks and potholes. County Road 1055 between 31st Street and the Wakarusa River and between North 500 and North 600 roads will be resurfaced next month with traffic disruptions for about two days. County engineer Keith Browning said the project aims to smooth the surface ahead of winter and notes the larger South Lawrence Trafficway decision may affect a longer term plan.
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31St Street
Wakarusa River
North 500
North 600
Keith Browning
Browning
Haskell Avenue
Lawrence
Baldwin
South Lawrence
32Nd Street
Baker
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kline seeks halt to gambling at Wyandotte Nation casino
Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline filed a federal suit asking Judge Julie Robinson to order the Interior Department and the National Indian Gaming Commission to suspend gambling at the Wyandotte Nation casino in Kansas City until full compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act and the National Historic Preservation Act is shown. The case notes the temple’s National Register status and alleged interior demolitions and modifications since the tribe took possession.
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Kansas
Phill Kline
Attorney General
U.S. District
Julie Robinson
Department of the Interior
National Indian Gaming Commission
Wyandotte Nation of
Oklahoma
Scottish Rite Temple
Kansas City
Kan
Huron Cemetery
Wyandotte Tribe
David McCullough
Oklahoma City
Kline
Whitney Watson
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