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Mackenzie Clark / The Lawrence Times
Lawrence Transit riders: Construction is starting on bus stops all over town; here’s what you need to know
The city of Lawrence is about to start construction on bus stops all over town. Many stops will be getting shelters and benches, but the work might complicate things for riders in the short term.
Contributed
Cordley teacher wins grant to teach first graders hands-on math with blocks
Sarah Rand’s first graders at Cordley Elementary School will get to learn math in a new blocks center with tactile learning tools, thanks to a grant the teacher won.
Patrick Wilbur: City of Lawrence should pass savings on to taxpayers (Column)
“An increased tax burden has very real implications. The ongoing effort to address affordable housing issues will be dented as struggling homeowners will be pushed out of ownership and renters will see increased pass-through costs as well,” Patrick Wilbur writes in this column.
David Condos / Kansas News Service
While Kansas keeps hospital data under lock and key, Colorado helps employers dig into cost of care
One Colorado community studied prices in its area and then bargained down the hospital to help save $2 million on premiums in a single year.
David Condos / Kansas News Service
Kansas knows what hospitals get paid, but says it can’t tell a group that compares prices nationally
Kansas remains among a shrinking number of states that store detailed information about health care prices, but that won’t share it with a prominent think tank trying to compare the cost of hospital care nationally.
Kansas extending reach of COVID-19 childcare, food assistance; here’s how to apply
Low-income Kansans will have wider access to childcare assistance tied to federal aid authorized in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, state officials said Thursday.
Obituary: Willie David West
Willie David West, 6/9/1968 – 6/27/2021
Sarah Wright / Contributed
Lawrence 4th of July: Fireworks 411 + all you need to know for the long weekend
Your quick guide to the 4th of July in Lawrence: Where to go see fireworks, where you can shoot off your own, when to expect trash pickup next week, whether parking downtown is free Monday and more.
Meet the Lawrence school board primary candidates
As we did with candidates for Lawrence City Commission, the Times sent out candidate questionnaires for school board candidates. We wanted to start off with something a little bit different from typical election coverage and give you a chance to learn more about the candidates’ human sides.
Kansas groups halt voter registration drives to avoid being jailed under new law
A group of nonprofits are suspending voter registration drives for fear of criminal prosecution under a new state law.
Kimberly Lopez: Maybe I will just wear jeans (Column)
“Everything has only gotten more complicated since I’ve stumbled out of the closet, and I’ve realized there are new and dreadful ways that society at large perceives a body like mine,” Kimberly Lopez writes in this column.
Senate panel votes to support confirmation of three nominees to Board of Regents
The Kansas Senate’s confirmation committee waded into the latest front of the political culture war with questions about critical race theory before voting to recommend approval of Gov. Laura Kelly’s three nominees to the state Board of Regents.
August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Reminder: Lawrence City Commission moving to in-person and Zoom hybrid meetings
Starting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will return to in-person meetings at City Hall. The […]
Douglas County community can now request COVID-19 vaccine clinics at businesses, events
Members of the Douglas County community can now request COVID-19 vaccine clinics at individual businesses and events, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health officials said Wednesday.
Theatre Lawrence
Theatre Lawrence continues safe-distancing summer shows
Theatre Lawrence is continuing its Summer Series of outdoor shows, which premiered last summer as a safer alternative to indoor shows during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jacquelyn Akins/Contributed
Family safe but resident fears half of duplex may be total loss after fire in Lawrence garage
No one was injured, but the resident of a duplex in the 1400 block of Maple Street fears that her side of the property may be a total loss after an overnight fire.
Black kids overrepresented among children ordered into Kansas foster care
A new report by state auditors confirmed overrepresentation of Black children in Kansas foster care and that Black and American Indian children in the system were less likely than white children to be reunified with their parents.
Mackenzie Clark / The Lawrence Times
Valdez, Sternberg: Why the Douglas County DA and a defense attorney took an extraordinary step in Sarah Gonzales-McLinn’s murder case (Column)
“Because this case is closed, we ethically can address misconceptions that have arisen from a misguided narrative based on supposition and speculation,” Douglas County DA Suzanne Valdez and defense attorney Jonathan Sternberg write in this column.
Letter to the Times: Show support for closing coal-powered plants
“Please show your support for closing the coal-powered plants and urge Evergy to use securitization funds to transition to renewable energy by sending your comments to KCC,” Kathleen Harned writes in this letter to the Times.
Douglas County
How a KU class and local advocates helped build an ADA-accessible platform at Wells Overlook Park
Thanks to a $44,000 state grant, Douglas County accessibility advocates, and help from a third-year architecture class at the University of Kansas, an ADA-accessible viewing platform is now complete at Lawrence’s Wells Overlook Park.
Kansas Holistic Defenders chair makes budget ask of Douglas County Commission
As Douglas County’s annual budget hearings began Monday, commissioners heard a funding request from a new nonprofit criminal defense office. Sam Allison-Natale, chair of Kansas Holistic Defenders, took questions about how the organization aims to improve outcomes and handling of misdemeanor cases in Douglas County.
Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
Kansas officials urge vaccination as concerns intensify over Delta variant
Kansas officials are pleading with residents to get a COVID-19 vaccine and protect themselves from the dangerous Delta variant sweeping through the Midwest.
Ibram X. Kendi, author of ‘How to be an Antiracist,’ to give lecture at Lied Center
Ibram X. Kendi, the award-winning author of “How to be an Antiracist,” is set to give the Self Graduate Fellowship Symposium lecture, according to a Tuesday news release.
Jeff Burkhead via LMH
Victim suffers minor injuries in stabbing, Lawrence police say
A victim was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital with minor injuries after a reported stabbing […]
