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Education August 27, 2021 - 8:50 pm

Lawrence school district declines to give details on students, staff in quarantines

by Tricia Masenthin

As COVID-19 case counts rise just a week into the school year, students in Lawrence schools have been directed to isolate after potential exposure to the virus. That’s problematic for learning — and for students who need meals.

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Crime & Courts August 24, 2021 - 11:10 am

Kansas Supreme Court issues stay of lower court’s rejection of emergency management law

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The chief of the Kansas Supreme Court issued a stay Tuesday of a district court ruling that declared unconstitutional portions of an emergency management law adopted to recalibrate government authority during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Crime & Courts August 20, 2021 - 11:31 am

Task force crafting procedures for handling DNA database hits in cold, closed cases

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Members of the Legislature’s task force developing protocol for use of newly discovered DNA evidence in criminal cases endorsed better training to keep valuable information from slipping through cracks in the justice system.

State Government August 17, 2021 - 9:28 am

Documentary places risky, complex political career of Kathleen Sebelius in focus

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Kathleen Sebelius, who was elected governor and later served in the Cabinet of President Barack Obama, is the subject of a new documentary, “Red State/Blue Governor: Kansas’ Kathleen Sebelius.”

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State Government August 13, 2021 - 3:43 pm

Wary Kansas Democrats tell Republicans to ‘keep it transparent’ as they draw new political maps

by Abigail Censky and Daniel Wheaton, Kansas News Service

Republicans will control the redistricting process in Kansas next year. Right now, they face an uphill battle to convince residents in the suburbs of Kansas City that they won’t gerrymander the maps to supercharge Republican power.

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State Government August 12, 2021 - 3:41 pm

Release of U.S. Census population data amplifies political anxiety about redistricting

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Kansans marked the U.S. Census Bureau’s release of population data integral to the redistricting process Thursday by pummeling state legislators on a listening tour with demands that new political boundary maps that emphasize community interests rather than partisan aspirations.

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Lawrence news August 11, 2021 - 3:31 pm

Kansas lawmakers to hold redistricting public hearing on KU campus Friday; here’s what to know

by Conner Mitchell

A group of Kansas lawmakers will be in Lawrence on Friday to hold a public hearing and gather community input ahead of efforts to redraw legislative districts before the 2022 election.

State Government August 11, 2021 - 9:48 am

Audit reveals KDHE mistakenly paid $1.3 million to Medicaid contractors for care of dead people

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

An expansive audit of Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s payments to companies contracted to deliver services under the state’s Medicaid program found $1.3 million in inappropriate compensation for care of people who had actually died.

Abigail Censky / Kansas News Service
Health August 2, 2021 - 9:46 am

Who can tell you to wear a mask in Kansas as COVID surges? It’s complicated

by Abigail Censky, Kansas News Service

As the delta variant pummels Kansas, there’s confusion about who has the authority to issue pandemic restrictions that could curb the spread of COVID.

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State Government August 2, 2021 - 5:30 am

Conflict emerges prior to launch of August public hearings on redistricting in Kansas

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Republican-led committees of the Kansas Legislature plan to pack into five days the 14 town hall meetings offering opportunities for the public to share ideas on redrawing boundaries of congressional, legislative and state education board districts during the 2022 session.

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