Randy Gonzales
Their names sound almost identical, and their weekend was nearly identical, too.
Two sets of twins with similar first names were set to graduate from high school this weekend in Hays. Kooper and Kamryn Hudsonpillar from Thomas More Prep-Marian are the children of Jason and Corrina Hudsonpillar. Cooper and Camry Young from Hays High School are the children of Bryce and Carol Young.
The Hudsonpillar twins were part of the class of 2021 which held commencement ceremonies on Saturday inside Al Billinger Fieldhouse on the TMP campus. The Young twins were part of the graduation class at HHS, with ceremonies at Fort Hays State University’s Gross Memorial Coliseum set for Sunday afternoon.
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Wichita State president Rick Muma will make the same salary as his predecessor, according to a document obtained through a records request.
He will make $450,000 a year the same salary as former president Jay Golden, who resigned abruptly last fall.
That makes Muma the third-highest paid college president in Kansas. University of Kansas Chancellor Doug Girod makes about $650,000 a year; Kansas State President Richard Myers’ annual salary is just over $600,000.
Muma will live in the president’s home at 17th and Hillside on WSU’s campus. Other benefits include a vehicle provided by the WSU Foundation, with gas paid for by the university.
A grower cultivates marijuana plants in Nevada in 2017. That year, Nevada joined seven other states allowing recreational marijuana use. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
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While HB 158 passed with a 79-42 vote, indicating progress on the marijuana front, it still faces opposition in the Senate.
And even though one chamber passed this bill, it is long overdue. Of all 50 states, 36 have legalized medical marijuana.