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SATURDAY • MAY 30 • 2015
KANSAS BUDGET
‘Best of Lawrence all whipped into one’
Brownback backtracks on press conference Governor calls Friday night event to outline his own budget fix, then abruptly cancels it By John Hanna Associated Press
Topeka — Republican Gov. Sam Brownback told top Kansas lawmakers Friday that he has a new plan for raising taxes, with the GOP-dominated Legislature still sharply divided over how best to close a budget shortfall. But the circumstances of the announcement seemed to LEGISLATURE overshadow the seemingly positive development. Brownback called a last-minute, Friday evening news conference to outline his proposal, but then canceled it less than 40
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AUGUST GILBREATH, OF LENEXA, swallows some fire for a crowd in downtown Lawrence at the Busker Festival on Friday night. The festival continues today and Sunday, with the Art Tougeau parade at noon today, too.
Buskers, Art Tougeau unite
Busker Festival When: Performances run through Sunday. A schedule can be found online at lawrencebuskerfest.com. Where: Various locations in Lawrence’s downtown area. Cost: Except for the Busker Ball, each event is free. Performers will accept tips, however.
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By Conrad Swanson
It’s crazy stuff and goofy entertainment. ally Burger spent the It doesn’t take itself past year touring the too seriously.”
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West Coast in an RV with her husband. For the time being, however, the pair are back in town stocking up on supplies and tuning up their vehicle before their next adventure. Friday night, Burger and her friend Deana Bowen strolled through downtown Lawrence for the Busker Festival and Art Tougeau preview celebrations. “It’s kinda like the best of Lawrence all whipped into one,” Burger said. The Busker Festival is an annual celebration throughout downtown
— John Bowden, Art Tougeau participant Lawrence featuring a large and bizarre variety of street performers. This is the festival’s eighth year. Meanwhile, for Art Tougeau, participants decorate vehicles from moving vans to tiny hatchbacks and show them off in today’s parade before a final awards XIGGY STARR, AS DOT THE MIME, performs balloon tricks Friday ceremony. night for onlookers on Please see UNITE, page 5A Massachusetts Street.
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KU readies for possible furloughs in budget stall
Art Tougeau When and where: The parade begins at noon today outside the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St., and winds through downtown. The parade will be followed by an awards ceremony for art cars back at the center.
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Outgoing dean saw architecture’s evolution materials, hands-on collaborations, interdisciplinary projects and even internaIn 20 years as dean of tionalism. Kansas University’s School Gaunt, who has served of Architecture, Design longer than any current dean and Planning, John in any school at KU, Gaunt has seen a stepped down from dramatic increase in the role at the end the curriculum’s soof the spring semesphistication. ter, though he will While the school’s continue to teach as core mission has a faculty member. not changed — “it’s “My time as dean KANSAS about innovation UNIVERSITY has involved much and problem-solvchange, many pering,” Gaunt said — it’s now sonal rewards and a sense of Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo being achieved with the lat- fulfillment,” Gaunt said. “I JOHN GAUNT IS STEPPING DOWN as dean of the Kansas University est computer technology, Please see DEAN, page 2A School of Architecture, Design and Planning after 20 years. robotics, high-tech building By Sara Shepherd
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Topeka — State agencies in Kansas have begun quietly making plans for the possibility of having to issue tens of thousands of mandatory furlough notices next week. But few of those agencies will Today is the say publicly what 100th day of the those plans are. 2015 legislative At issue is the session. Lawmakfact that Kansas ers are supposed to lawmakers still wrap up their busihave not passed a ness in 90 days. budget for the fisHere are other cal year that belegislative sessions gins July 1. Withthat lasted 100 out a budget, the days or more: state has no legal authority to spend 100: 1990, 1992, money after that 2012, 2013 date. 103: 1991 But the deadline 107: 2002 for state employees is much sooner. On Sunday, June 7, the state begins a new two-week pay period, the checks for which would be issued after July 1. As a result, agencies may be forced to furlough workers until a budget is passed.
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