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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 2014
PAGE 3A
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POLITICS
University hopes to receive project funding
MCKENNA HARFORD news@kansan.com
Kansas legislators are hoping to have a budget proposal to discuss before Friday, when they will break for three weeks. Administration is currently working to insure that all of the University of Kansas' priorities will be included in the budget, including funding for a Translational Chemical Biology Institute (TCBI) and restitution of the 2013 salary capture.
Currently, the house budget is more generous to the University because it includes funding for the TCBI, which the senate budget doesn't. The University is working to make sure that the final budget is as close to the Governor's
budget, which included the TCBI funding, as possible.
"The TCBI is really important for companies who want to engage with workers," said Tim Caboni, vice chancellor for public affairs. "It will attract outside companies and resources, which is good for Lawrence. It's good for KU and it's good for Kansas."
The restitution of the salary capture is currently part of both the House and Senate budgets, which would help alleviate some of the cutbacks in the medical center.
Another priority for the University is the funding for the medical education building, which is part of the Health Education Initiative to train more doctors to
combat the shortage in Kansas. Without state funding and Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA) refunds, the building wouldn't be possible and training more
"I'm hopeful that folks see what having a well-funded research institute will do for Kansas."
TIM CABONI Vice chancellor for public affairs
doctors would be difficult because the current facilities don't have up-to-date equipment.
"Basically the School of Medicine underwent reaccreditation and they found that the space was not adequate for the medical education curriculum," said Glen Cox, senior associate dean for medical education. "We want to build a home for truly interdisciplinary, interprofessional health education."
The main challenge that the budget faces is the recent court ruling for equal funding in K-12 schools, which might be addressed by seizing the FICA refunds.
However, Caboni is hopeful that the legislators will see the importance of the new medical building for students and for Kansans.
"I'm hopeful that folks see
what having a well-funded research institute will do for Kansas" Caboni said.
Edited by Chelsea Mies
HOW THIS AFFECTS STUDENTS:
The TCBI building would connect researchers with outside resources and companies to further research, which would boost the economy
The medical educational building would update the facilities and equipment that students use to train to become doctors, including simulation technology
Salaries that were cut in 2013 would be restored
ENVIRONMENT
Kobach urges tough bill on prairie chickens
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas Wildlife and Parks Secretary Robin Jennison, left, discusses efforts states were making to boost lesser prairie chicken numbers before the federal government listed the bird as a threatened species, during a news conference with Gov. Sam Brownback, right, Friday, March 28, 2014, at the Statehouse in Topeka.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
TOPEKA - Secretary of State Kris Kobach pushed Kansas legislators Wednesday for an aggressive response to the U.S. government's designation of the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species, criticizing a committee for rejecting proposals to punish federal employees attempting to manage the bird's population.
regulation or treaty dealing with the lesser prairie chicken or its larger and darker cousin, the greater prairie chicken.
Kobach, a former law professor, supports a bill declaring that the federal government has no authority to regulate prairie chickens or their habitats in Kansas. He also backed making it a felony for a federal employee to attempt to enforce any law,
The state Senate approved a bill containing both provisions in February, as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service considered the listing for the lesser prairie chicken. The federal agency announced its decision last week, prompting Kansas to join a federal lawsuit filed by Oklahoma that challenges the process leading to the designation.
The Kansas House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee this week jettisoned the provision allowing felony charges against federal employees and an alternate proposal to fine them
$100 for each enforcement attempt.
Instead, the House committee's version of the bill allows the attorney general to go to court to block federal conservation efforts. The House expects to debate the measure in late April or early May, after lawmakers finish an annual spring break.
Kobach confirmed he had a staffer for his re-election campaign tweet on Wednesday, "URGENT ALERT - PRAIRIE CHICKEN BILL GUTTED! Call your state reps today."
"The ability of the state to step in and defend Kansas landowners is now restricted," Kobach told The Associated Press. "It's perplexing as to why they would do this."
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