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Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
Senate, House put seal of approval on liquor bills for state fair and Sunday sales
“I do believe the state has gone too far for opening up alcohol sales and encouraging consumption as early as 9 in the morning on Sundays,” one rep said.
Kirsten Kuhn: Rep. Amyx is just protecting his cut (Column)
“Recent proposed barbering legislation in the Kansas statehouse, while providing few positive changes, continues the tradition of protectionism in the skin of paternalism,” Kirsten Kuhn writes.
Mackenzie Clark/@mclarknews
Prosecutors won’t appeal judge’s decision in Albert Wilson case + FAQs
Douglas County prosecutors are not going to oppose the judge’s ruling that Albert Wilson should get a new trial, they said Tuesday.
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Lawrence rep’s bill on missing and murdered Indigenous people headed to governor
A bill that allows for the Kansas attorney general to coordinate training for law enforcement […]
Traffic planning: Stretch of 6th Street will reduce to one lane Friday
Maintenance work being performed by Evergy will necessitate a single-lane reduction for eastbound Sixth Street […]
United Way of Douglas County: New grant applications open through May 5
The United Way of Douglas County is accepting applicants for two separate funds geared toward Anti-Poverty and Family Stabilization, respectively.
Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
House committee considers major changes to proposed Kansas medical marijuana act
Proposed amendments to a bill creating the framework for medical marijuana legalization in Kansas would loosen the most restrictive regulations on patient-physician relationships and qualifying conditions.
Mackenzie Clark
Documents: Douglas County district attorney, chief judge trade statements on jury trials resuming
Douglas County announced Thursday that jury trials would resume in April under a plan that […]
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health
Andrea Zuercher: What I experienced while volunteering at a Lawrence COVID-19 vaccination event (Column)
Dozens of us received yellow ID tags, assignments, and fluorescent safety vests, along with an orientation and safety briefing, and learned that second Pfizer shots were being given that day.
Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
Anderson County property owner compares wind farms to menacing strip clubs, landfills
Senate Bill 279 would establish state-crafted regulation of wind generation facilities from the turbine to power line.
Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
Kansas’ 6th correctional facility employee dies of COVID-19
Originally published by Kansas Reflector on March 22, 2021: TOPEKA — A 54-year-old corrections officer […]
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Recap: Lawrence school board meeting, March 22
The Lawrence school board met Monday at the Educational Support Center. Here are the items […]
Investigative podcast begins examining case of Kansas College Rapist, asks for tips
The Kansas College Rapist is the subject of Monday’s new episode of The Murder Squad podcast, hosted by true crime journalist Billy Jensen and retired cold case detective Paul Holes.
Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
Wind energy advocates argue Senate bill pulls plug on growth in $14B industry in Kansas
A Senate bill scheduled for public debate Monday would heap an unprecedented level of government regulation on Kansas’ thriving wind industry that in two decades attracted $14 billion in investment to a state economy struggling to find new opportunities for growth.
Sherman Smith/@Sherman_News
KU researcher says hostile policies impact well-being of LGBTQ youths
A researcher at the University of Kansas who studies mental health in transgender and LGBTQ youths said there is ample research showing how some legislation can have a negative mental health impact on trans kids.
August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Kennedy Elementary School could close to grades K-5 next school year
The Lawrence school district might close Kennedy Elementary to kids older than 5 soon, instead using the facility as an early childhood community center.
Kaw Valley Almanac
Kaw Valley Almanac for March 22-28, 2021
Our local pattern of the seasons is unlike any other place on the planet, meaning it is central to what makes this place what it is.
August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Preview: Lawrence school board meeting, March 22
On the Lawrence school board’s agenda for Monday: a report from English to Speakers of Other Languages program, a draft of board operating procedures and more.
Syed Jamal: Recent spike in violence against Asian Americans deserves national action (Column)
“I feel compelled to raise my voice in solidarity with the majority of Americans who are concerned with improving the seemingly worsening racial relations at this difficult time in our history, amid a historic pandemic,” Syed Jamal writes.
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C.J. Janovy: Be afraid, Kansas — chivalrous manhood is coming for you (Column)
“Over the decades, I’ve noticed recurring themes. Not just over the fight for LGBTQ civil rights, but the civil rights of any group other than the straight white Christians who bolster their ruling claim to America by denigrating others,” C.J. Janovy writes.
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Kansas measure creating penalties for infrastructure damage prompts questions of intention, necessity
A Kansas bill creating new crimes for damage of critical public or private infrastructure prompted inquiries into the need for more stringent protection of these sites and possible restriction of free speech.
Paris Raite: Kansas bill seeks to criminalize environmentalists’ protests (Column)
“It is a shame to see peaceful protesting, something that brought this country civil rights and suffrage, be targeted and overcriminalized under the guise of ‘protection,’” Paris Raite writes.
Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
Gov. Kelly denounces Kansas Senate’s budget plan as ‘sabotage’ of K-12 education system
Gov. Laura Kelly responded with contempt to a feeling of deja vu after the Kansas Senate voted to rely on federal COVID-19 funding rather than Kansas tax dollars to cover as much as $568 million in public education obligations in a proposed two-year state budget.
Kansas Department of Corrections
Kansas Supreme Court rules conviction in 2017 Eudora bar murder case must be overturned
Kansas’ highest court on Friday ruled definitively that a Eudora man’s conviction in a June […]
