LJWorld.com Headlines for April 26

TOP STORY [After stepping down, former KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little still receiving more than $500,000 per year salary in 'special advisor' role]( [In this file photo from Feb. 6, 2016, University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little answers questions during an informal forum at The Commons in Spooner Hall.]( By: Joanna Hlavacek Bernadette Gray-Little is receiving $510,041 to serve as a "special advisor" to the University of Kansas despite having stepped down as the school's ... Last updated yesterday at 5:09 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Nonprofit fundraiser bringing bounce houses to South Park]( Staff report Area residents will have a chance to jump up and down for some area nonprofits at a fundraising event in South Park this weekend. Posted today at 9:36 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Douglas County agencies to reassemble study group on substance abuse]( By: Elvyn Jones Multiple Douglas County agencies are planning to reassemble a study group on substance abuse in response to widespread opioid, methamphetamine and alcohol problems, a nonprofit ... Posted yesterday at 8:24 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Statehouse Live: [School finance fix may be easier than first thought]( [School finance fix may be easier than first thought]( By: Peter Hancock Kansas lawmakers were told Wednesday that fixing an $80 million problem in the recently-passed school finance bill may be easier than many first assumed. During ... Posted yesterday at 7:49 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas higher education stands to see partial restoration of 2016 cuts]( [The KU campus is pictured Friday, Feburary 6, 2015. ]( By: Peter Hancock House and Senate budget committees are recommending partial restoration next year of the remaining $24 million in cuts that former Gov. Sam Brownback ordered in ... Posted yesterday at 7:29 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Lights & Sirens: [Lawrence police blotter for April 25]( [Lawrence police blotter for April 25]( By: Sara Shepherd Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer ... Posted yesterday at 5:24 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas lawmakers: $510,000 payment to Gray-Little could jeopardize funding requests]( [In this file photo from May 31, 2017, University of Kansas Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, center, meets with Sens. Jim Denning, left, and Vicki Schmidt, right, before being honored with a resolution by the Kansas Senate at the Statehouse in Topeka. KU's director of state relations, Kelly Reynolds, second from right, was also present for the occasion.]( By: Peter Hancock Kansas lawmakers expressed surprise and disappointment after learning that former KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little is being paid more than $500,000 this year, after officially ... Posted yesterday at 4:51 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Republican leaders in Kansas differ sharply on tax cuts]( [Kansas House Majority Leader Don Hineman, R-Dighton, answers questions from a reporter before a joint meeting of two legislative committees on budget issues, Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. Lawmakers face a myriad of social and fiscal issues as they try to wrap up their annual session. (AP Photo/John Hanna)]( By: Peter Hancock Senate President Susan Wagle said Wednesday that she was "standing firm" on the package of tax cuts the Senate passed earlier this month. But House ... Posted yesterday at 1:40 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Lights & Sirens: [Some longtime inmates of the Douglas County Jail who are no longer there]( [Some longtime inmates of the Douglas County Jail who are no longer there]( By: Sara Shepherd At any given time there are at least a dozen inmates who’ve been in custody of the county jail more than a year, according ... Posted yesterday at 12:36 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Town Talk: [A look at 7 scathing comments about college basketball and a report that could change Lawrence's most visible industry]( [A look at 7 scathing comments about college basketball and a report that could change Lawrence's most visible industry]( By: Chad Lawhorn The most visible industry in Lawrence just got a shot over its bow today. The report to the NCAA on college basketball is scathing in ... Posted yesterday at 11:11 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sheriff's office offering free Drug Take Back Day event Saturday]( By: Sara Shepherd Have expired or unused prescription or over-the-counter medications? The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office will take them off your hands this weekend — safely, anonymously and ... Posted yesterday at 10:09 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044