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FRIDAY • JANUARY 17 • 2014

Proposal would restore some cuts to higher ed

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Brownback plan increases spending by $10.9 million By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

Topeka — Gov. Sam Brownback on Thursday proposed to restore some of the cuts made to higher education. “We believe this is a pretty reasonable offer at least to start the conversation and get the ball rolling,� said Jon Hummell, interim state budget director. Higher education officials said they were pleased with LEGISLATURE Brownback’s proposal. Last year, legislators approved a twoyear budget plan, so the proposed changes to higher education funding were among several budget amendments pushed forward by Brownback as the 2014 session started this week.

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WEARING A STOCKING CAP TO PROTECT HER EARS FROM THE NOISE, IKO THE CAT gets blow-dried by Savannah Pearce after a bath on Thursday at Sunflower Natural Pet Supplies, 919 Iowa St. Pearce says she prefers washing cats to dogs. “I actually do a lot of cats,� said Pearce as Iko calmly sat for her cleaning.

Judge closes hearing in murders By Stephen Montemayor smontemayor@ljworld.com

A Franklin County judge granted a request from state prosecutors for a twohour closed hearing next month to discuss evidence in the capital murder case of a man accused of killing four people, including an 18-month-old child, in rural Ottawa last year.

On Thursday, Franklin County District Judge T h o m a s H. Sachse granted the request in the state’s Flack case against Kyle T. Flack and also approved the state’s 23-page motion to endorse 829 additional witnesses in the case.

Deputy Attorney General Victor J. Braden is leading the prosecution in the case, and Franklin County Attorney Stephen Hunting is also participating. The defense is being led by Ron Evans, who heads the Kansas Death Penalty Defense Unit in Topeka. Evans did not object to the state’s request to close to the public a Feb. 13 evidentiary hearing, but he said he expected

closing the meeting to the public to draw extra attention. “Sometimes it generates more publicity than otherwise and we’d like to try this case in this county,� said Evans, who added that he didn’t want the hearing to stir up publicity that could lead to his filing a motion for a change of venue. In granting the state’s Please see COURT, page 2A

us to keep them up,� Hecker said. Several downtown merchants have expressed an interest in the lights remaining on, and visitors seem to like the idea, too. “I think it is a great idea because it is just so dark out right now,� said Kevin Loos, chair of the city’s parks and recreation advisory board. “I was downtown recently and came out of a restaurant, and it was great to have some light.� The city has an interest in get-

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Budget leaves out funding for prize project By Ben Unglesbee

Holiday lights will keep downtown bright If you need an excuse to keep the holiday lights up, look no further than downtown Lawrence. Mark Hecker, assistant director of parks and recreation, said many of the Christmas lights strung downtown would remain up through at least the end of January and perhaps through Valentine’s Day. “I think people may start getting tired of them in a week or so, but right now people really like them and want

Please see PROPOSAL, page 2A

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Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposed budget amendments left out one of Kansas University’s prized goals. Going into this year’s legislative session, Kansas University administration has been focused on restoring last year’s cuts to higher education and winning state funding for a major new health education project. The latter would involve a $75 million education facility for the KU Medical Center that would allow it to expand student capacity and add new technologies and teaching methods for training

ting more people downtown in winter, and it’s exploring a temporary ice rink in future years. Perhaps the lights will become part of a “Winter Wonderland� theme the city is trying to create. — Chad Lawhorn

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The Kansas congressional delegation split evenly on a federal spending bill that includes money for NBAF. Page 3A

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