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Why Bill Self doesn’t pay Kansas taxes on most of his income Staff and Wire Reports
Bill Self’s taxes — or more specifically, the lack of taxes he pays — are drawing attention after a report highlighted that the Kansas University men’s basketball coach is legally avoiding state taxes on about 90 per-
cent of his annual earnings. A report by public radio station KCUR noted that Self for years has had the bulk of his compensation paid into a limited liability company. Since 2012, that arrangement has become a tax perk, as Gov. Sam Brownback and the Kansas Legislature approved a new
tax law that exempts Kansas income taxes on LLCs and other pass-through businesses. In total, about 334,000 Kansas business are receiving the tax break. While the practice is legal, it has been the subject of some disagreement. Self is generally considered the highest paid state
employee in Kansas, although his compensation is paid with private dollars. KU, of course, is a public institution that relies on tax dollars for a portion of its funding. “I like Bill Self,” Kansas Senate Minority Leader Journal-World File Photo
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Fugitive arrested after large search By Conrad Swanson Twitter: @Conrad_Swanson
A fugitive wanted on suspicion of drug offenses was arrested Tuesday afternoon after a large-scale police search in eastern Lawrence, which briefly led to a Lawrence middle school being put on lockdown status. Jeremy Cline, 25, of Lawrence, was arrested around 12:30 p.m. near the intersection of 16th Street and Haskell Avenue, said Lawrence Police Sgt. Amy Rhoads. He was wanted on several felony and misdemeanor warrants stemming from alleged drug activity and criminal trespassing. At 10:24 a.m., a patrol officer spotted and stopped Cline around the intersection of 16th and Massachusetts streets, Rhoads said. “He provided false information about his identity, and while the officer was trying to confirm his identity, he fled on foot,” Rhoads said. In an attempt to find Cline, officers stationed themselves between the 1500 and 1700 blocks of Massachusetts and New Hampshire streets. In addition, police contacted administrators at
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Local restaurants improperly paying employees, feds say By Conrad Swanson Twitter: @Conrad_Swanson Nick Krug/Journal-World Photo
AN OFFICER SCANS AN ALLEYWAY WHILE SEARCHING FOR A PERSON OF INTEREST on Tuesday between the 1500 block of Massachusetts and New Hampshire streets. The fugitive, Jeremy Cline, was later arrested near the intersection of 16th Street and Haskell Avenue. Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, 1400 Massachusetts St., who then placed the school on lockdown as a precautionary measure, said Julie Boyle, Lawrence school district spokeswoman. Unable to find Cline, police left their positions, and the school’s lockdown was lifted
around 11:30 a.m. After noon, another patrol officer spotted Cline near an apartment complex near the intersection of 16th and Haskell, Rhoads said. Cline was arrested and transported to the Douglas County Jail. Rhoads couldn’t say exactly how long police had been
looking for Cline. “But what I can tell you is that we’ve had a couple incidents with him in the last week that have resulted in him fleeing on foot or in a vehicle,” she said. — Reporter Conrad Swanson can be reached at cswanson@ljworld.com or 832-7144.
Judge: Kansas can’t require citizenship proof to vote Wichita (ap) — A judge said Tuesday that Kansas can’t require people to show proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for federal elections at motor vehicle offices. U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson ruled that the state’s proof-of-citizenship requirements likely violate a provision
in the National Voter Registration Act that requires only “minimal information” to determine a voter’s eligibility. She ordered Kansas to register thousands of voters whose paperwork is on hold because they did not comply with the requirement.
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Even if instances of noncitizens voting cause indirect voter disenfranchisement by diluting the votes of citizens, such instances pale in comparison to the number of qualified citizens who have been disenfranchised by this law.”
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Thirteen Lawrence employers — including restaurants in the Eldridge and Oread hotels — owe more than $112,000 in back wages to 130 local workers, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. In 2014, the department began an initiative to enforce fair labor laws in Midwestern college towns and resorts, spokesman Scott Allen said. “We physically have people going into the establishments and talking to the employers and employees and requesting pay records and looking at past pay records making sure that these workers are being paid properly,” he said. “We’re trying to alleviate, if you will, the wage gap that’s going on within the hospitality industry.” The following establishments constitute the department’s “first wave” of investigations in Lawrence, Allen said: l The Bird Dog Bar (in the Oread hotel), 1200 Oread Ave.
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