- 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
- Kansas withholding funds for vehicle system
- June 10, 2013
- Kansas will be holding back its final payment to a Minnesota company handling the state’s new motor vehicle system until the program’s problems are resolved. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports on Monday that the state previously said it was withholding the final 10 percent of its payment on the $25 million contract with 3M CO. until all the known problems with the system were rectified.
- $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.
- Police investigating death of Ottawa woman
- June 9, 2013
- The Ottawa Police Department is investigating the death of a 29-year-old woman after responding to a report of a dead body found in an apartment.
- Lawrence author honored for historical fiction work in national contest
- June 9, 2013
- Lawrence author Tom Mach earned recognition in this year’s International Book Awards for his novel, “Angels at Sunset.”
- Regents, Legislature going in opposite directions on higher education funding
- June 9, 2013
- Robba Moran — a member of the Kansas Board of Regents and wife of U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan. — says that when her husband comes home to Hays on the weekend, the two of them have a whinefest. He whines about federal agencies. Her whine? “I have a Legislature that doesn’t seem to value education,” she says. Robba Moran, a Republican, and other Republicans and Democrats on the regents last week blasted the Legislature for cutting the higher education budget. By Scott Rothschild
- Wheel Genius: Roadwork planned for this week
- June 9, 2013
- Roadwork planned for the week of June 9.
- Kansas governor’s chief spokeswoman taking lottery job
- June 7, 2013
- The most visible member of Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback’s staff is leaving next month to become the state Lottery’s deputy director.
- Amid budget cuts to higher education, KU gets funding for adult stem cell center
- June 7, 2013
- As Kansas University officials bemoaned legislative budget cuts, Kansas Board of Regents member Ed McKechnie wondered if those cuts could be alleviated somewhat by diverting funds that KU received in another area but didn’t request. McKechnie, of Arcadia, was talking about the $2 million allocated over two years to start and run the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center at the KU Medical Center. By Scott Rothschild
- Concealed-carry permit applications continue to decline after breaking state records
- June 6, 2013
- The number of concealed-carry permit applications filed in Kansas dropped for a second-straight month in May, after three consecutive record-breaking months earlier this year. May was the first month this year in which the number of applications dropped below 3,000.
- Budget cuts to higher education lead to request for higher tuition
- June 6, 2013
- College students at public universities in Kansas will pay more in tuition because of budget cuts to higher education that were approved by the Legislature, officials said Thursday. In considering proposed tuition increases at Kansas University and other universities, Kansas Board of Regents members roundly criticized the budget cuts approved this weekend by Republican legislators. Short-sighted, vindictive, hypocritical, and irresponsible were just some of the adjectives used by regents to describe the $66 million, or 5.7 percent cut to higher education over the next 2 years. By Scott Rothschild
- Regents blast higher education budget cuts approved by Legislature, say tuition will increase, call on Brownback to veto portion of cuts
- 10:19 a.m., June 6, 2013 Updated 03:25 p.m.
- The Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday blasted the Legislature for cutting higher education and urged Gov. Sam Brownback to veto the part of the budget that caps salary expenses at public universities. Displeasure over the Legislature’s budget came as the regents started consideration of tuition increases, which the schools said were going to be higher because of the legislative budget cuts. By Scott Rothschild
- NRA-backed Kansas law raises tough free-speech issues
- June 5, 2013
- Fresh off a series of legislative victories across the nation, the National Rifle Association has launched a new effort starting in gun-friendly Kansas seeking to clamp down on the use of government money to lobby on gun-control issues.
- Liberal group to hold mock funeral for Kansas to protest Brownback’s tax measures
- June 5, 2013
- A mock wake and funeral for the state of Kansas will be held in Lawrence on Saturday to protest Gov. Sam Brownback’s tax policies. By Scott Rothschild
- Analysis group believes new tax plan could ruin Kansas
- June 5, 2013
- A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that analyzes tax policy warned Wednesday that the tax plan recently approved by the Kansas Legislature could put the state “on a path to ruin.” By Scott Rothschild
- NBAF at center of budget fight between Obama and House Republicans
- June 4, 2013
- A project near and dear to the hearts of elected Kansas officials is in the middle of the epic budget fight between President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans. The White House on Monday threatened to veto H.R. 2217, which makes appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. Contained in that bill is $404 million for the $1.15 billion National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, or NBAF. The lab, which will be devoted to protection of the nation’s food supply, is to be built at Kansas State University in Manhattan. By Scott Rothschild
- Analysis: 2013 legislative session over; results will be judged by Kansas voters
- June 3, 2013
- So-called conservative Republicans flexed their muscle during the 2013 Legislature, and it will be up to Kansas voters to decide whether that’s a good thing. By Scott Rothschild
- Wheel Genius: Roadwork planned for this week
- June 2, 2013
- Roadwork planned for the week of June 2.
- Budget approved in House with minimum number of votes needed
- June 1, 2013
- The Kansas House on Saturday approved a $14.5 billion budget despite concerns raised about cuts to higher education and the state prison system, and placing those with developmental disabilities under KanCare. By Scott Rothschild
- Kobach considering filing charges against protesters who came to his home June 17, 2013 · 117 comments
- City approves Menards store next to Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets June 18, 2013 · 47 comments
- Blog: City to consider using gated, pay-as-you-leave system for new downtown parking garage June 19, 2013 · 2 comments
- Letter: Two is enough June 19, 2013 · 13 comments
- Blog: State seeking proposal to develop resort at Clinton Lake State Park June 18, 2013 · 27 comments
- Police investigate string of almost 20 auto burglaries in west Lawrence June 18, 2013 · 5 comments
- Opinion: Redskins mascot can’t be justified June 16, 2013 · 99 comments
- Editorial: Little choice June 19, 2013 · 4 comments
- Letter: Energy folly June 15, 2013 · 43 comments
- Residents irate over quarry blasting June 18, 2013 · 13 comments
- City approves Menards store next to Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets June 18, 2013
- Transfer Hunter Mickelson to sit out, soak it up for a year June 19, 2013
- Opinion: Dick Vitale loves life, wife and Andrew Wiggins June 19, 2013
- Report says schools underfunded $657 million in FY 2015 June 17, 2013
- KU dean blasts negative national report on teacher preparation programs June 18, 2013
- Regents to consider bonds for new engineering building June 18, 2013
- City girls make all-region soccer June 1, 2013
- Agencies join forces to help homeless population acquire financial literacy June 6, 2013
- Police investigate string of almost 20 auto burglaries in west Lawrence June 18, 2013
- Location of Superman's hometown sparks geographic divide June 17, 2013
