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District Court outlines flat budget, opens self‑help center and a court‑reporter apprenticeship
Summary
Shawnee County District Court presented a flat 2026 budget, said a self‑help center will open July 14 staffed by Kansas Legal Services and volunteer attorneys, and described a new voice‑writing court‑reporter apprenticeship with Washburn Institute of Technology to address reporter shortages.
Lee Welch, court administrator for the Shawnee County District Court, presented a 2026 budget on July 3 that he described as essentially flat compared with 2025. Welch said the published number excludes the standard county personnel 3% adjustment, which will be applied separately.
Welch highlighted two operational projects. First, the court plans to open a self‑help center on July 14 in renovated space on the second floor (rooms 202/204), with Kansas Legal Services providing at least four hours per week…
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