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- Kansas Board of Regents to vote on proposed tuition, fee increases
- June 18, 2013
- Students attending Kansas University, and other state public universities, will find out how much they will have to pay after the Kansas Board of Regents votes Wednesday on tuition and fee proposals. By Scott Rothschild
- Report says schools underfunded $657 million in FY 2015
- June 17, 2013
- The two-year budget that Gov. Sam Brownback signed into law Saturday under-funds Kansas public schools by an estimated $657 million in the second year, according to an analysis by the Kansas State Department of Education. That’s the difference between how much the legislature approved in various categories of K-12 education spending for fiscal year 2015 and how much is supposed to be spent according to formulas outlined in current law. By Peter Hancock
- Decisions on KU budget cuts now in hands of deans, other leaders
- June 17, 2013
- Now that Gov. Sam Brownback has approved a budget, Kansas University leaders have about two weeks to determine just where the damage will fall from about $7.5 million in state funding cuts for the coming year. By Matt Erickson
- Kobach considering filing charges against protesters who came to his home
- June 17, 2013
- Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is considering filing criminal charges against immigration reform advocates who protested on his home’s porch over the weekend. Those who helped organize and participated in the protest said nothing improper happened. Reports indicated anywhere from 100 to 300 people showed up at Kobach’s home in western Wyandotte County on Saturday. By Scott Rothschild
- U.S. Supreme Court strikes down voter registration law similar to the one in Kansas
- 10:39 a.m., June 17, 2013 Updated 05:19 p.m.
- The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected an Arizona law that requires proof of citizenship to register to vote. The case has implications for Kansas, Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee, which have similar laws. By Scott Rothschild
- Newton company to benefit from state budget proviso after ‘Read to Succeed’ initiative not approved
- June 17, 2013
- Kansas lawmakers did not pass Gov. Sam Brownback’s ‘Read to Succeed’ initiative this year. Instead, they directed the $12 million for it to a reading program offered through one Kansas business. By Peter Hancock
- Brownback signs two-year budget, with exceptions
- 12:56 p.m., June 15, 2013 Updated 12:12 a.m.
- Gov. Sam Brownback signed a two-year budget into law Saturday, but he line-item vetoed the Department of Corrections budget for 2015.
- Officials cheer $10 million expansion of bioscience incubator at KU
- June 14, 2013
- It was a bit of déjà vu Friday morning for Kansas University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little. One of the first things she did after coming to KU in 2009, she remembered, was to stick a shovel into a hillside on the university’s West Campus to mark the groundbreaking for a new business incubator. On Friday, she was there again to do much the same thing. By Matt Erickson
- Embattled KCC director out following critical statements
- 10:31 a.m., June 14, 2013 Updated 05:27 p.m.
- Patti Petersen-Klein is no longer the executive director of the Kansas Corporation Commission. Her departure follows leaks of internal reports in which she criticized the staff of the agency that regulates public utilities. By Peter Hancock
- Brownback signs Kansas income tax cut bill into law
- June 13, 2013
- Proclaiming Kansas “open for business,” Gov. Sam Brownback on Thursday signed into law a measure that makes additional income tax cuts over the next five years while generating new revenue through higher sales taxes and other adjustments.
- Brownback announces new press secretary: Lawrence resident Eileen Hawley
- 11:07 a.m., June 12, 2013 Updated 11:56 p.m.
- Eileen Hawley, recently the vice president of operations at the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, will be the new director of communications and press secretary for the office of Gov. Sam Brownback, it was announced Wednesday.
- Kansas Bioscience Authority approves $1.8 million in investments, loans
- June 10, 2013
- A Kansas Bioscience Authority committee Monday approved about $1.8 million in investments and loans for three different companies, including manufacturers of biodegradable plastics and medicine capsules for livestock. By Matt Erickson
- $10 million biotech center expansion groundbreaking set for Friday at KU
- June 10, 2013
- Gov. Sam Brownback will join Kansas University, city and business leaders for a groundbreaking ceremony to note the $10 million expansion of the Bioscience & Technology Business Center, which is already the largest business incubator network in the Midwest.
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