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By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com
TOPEKA — Responding to a request under the Kansas Open Records Act, Gov. Sam Brownback on Wednesday refused to reveal the names of candidates for a position on the Kansas Court of Appeals. Last week, Brownback nominated his chief counsel, Caleb Stegall, to the second highest court in Kansas, saying that Stegall was the most qualified candidate. But breaking with decades of practice, Brownback has refused to reveal the names of other applicants for the job. Stegall The League of Women Voters of Kansas filed a request under the Open Records Act for the schedules of Brownback, Stegall, Chief of Staff Landon Fulmer and the governor’s appointments director, Kim Borchers, from July 15 to Aug. 16 to try to find out who else was interviewed. Please see NAMES, page 2A
Kansas economy improving, but still worse than before recession By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com
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KANSAS UNIVERSITY STUDENTS HAOKUN REN, of China, and Heather Athon, of Prairie Village, sink into the Diversity Ball Pit to read and answer questions off the balls earlier this week outside the Kansas Union. The KU office of Institutional Opportunity and Access sponsored the booth to promote a diverse and inclusive campus environment.
City also picks Egan book as common read By Meagan Thomas mthomas@ljworld.com
The Lawrence Public Library will help members of the community get on the same page by handing out free copies of “The Worst Hard Time,� by Timothy Egan, on Massachusetts Street during this week’s Final Friday festivities.
The free books are a part of the kick-off event for the 11th annual Read Across Lawrence, a program designed to create a community conversation about literature by encouraging Lawrence residents to
L. Holm, at the Read Across Lawrence for Kids Kick-off Saturday at Watson Park. Between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. there will be live music, free food and a chance for children and parents to learn more about the program. “The Worst Hard Time,� written by a Pulitzer PrizePlease see BOOK, page 4A
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TOPEKA — The Kansas economy is improving but still lags behind pre-Great Recession levels, and it will take several years to determine if Gov. Sam Brownback’s cuts in income and business taxes will create jobs, Kansas Department of Labor officials said Wednesday. In 2012, employment increased from 2011 by 18,100 jobs or 1.4 percent, Labor Secretary Lana Gordon said. “This is the highest job growth the state has seen in the past five years and the Gordon first time since 2007 that job growth has been above 1 percent,� Gordon said during the annual State of Labor report. Kansas’ per capita personal income increased 2.3 percent to an average of $41,835,
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Celebrating King Gov. Sam Brownback joined hands with a Topeka pastor to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream� speech. Page 3A
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