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Ollie Hall/Contributed
Herman’s Place celebrates a year serving food to those in need in Lawrence, in memory of namesake
Herman Hall has been gone since 1988, but his memory lives on through the “restaurant […]
Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
Kansas GOP focuses on governor’s race; also aspires to take out U.S. Rep. Davids
Attorney General Derek Schmidt prefaced a direct appeal for support in the GOP governor’s race Saturday by tallying the number of lawsuits his office filed against President Joe Biden and denouncing the stream of vetoes issued by Gov. Laura Kelly.
Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
Kansas GOP lawmakers eager to rally partisan allies to challenge Kelly’s veto surge
A six-pack of Republican lawmakers amplified for faithful party members their resolve to challenge Gov. Laura Kelly’s vetoes of bills on gun rights, tax reductions and fair elections along with a smattering of legislative diversions into transgender athletics and distinctive license plates.
New report estimates Medicaid expansion could save Kansas employers up to $80.6M
A new report indicates employers in some of Kansas’ most critical industries could save tens of millions of dollars a year if the state were to expand Medicaid.
Meet The Lawrence Times community advisory board
We are so excited to announce The Lawrence Times community advisory board.
August Rudisell / Lawrence Times file photo
Woman, 60, struck by car, killed at 19th & Naismith
Updated at 11:49 p.m. Friday, April 23: A 60-year-old Lawrence woman was hit by a […]
Tom Harper/@lawrencemodern
A view of Lawrence: Spring afternoon on Mount Oread
The colors on Mount Oread seemed a little brighter against the gray sky in rainy […]
Lawrence school district’s deputy superintendent tapped to lead KCK Public Schools
Deputy Superintendent Anna Stubblefield has been selected as the superintendent of Kansas City, Kansas Public […]
Mackenzie Clark
Interim chief of Lawrence police to step down; captain to take over
Interim Lawrence Police Chief Anthony Brixius will step down and Captain Adam Heffley will take […]
Listening session on Douglas County’s mobile response for behavioral health crises set for Tuesday
A Douglas County team wants to find out from community members about their experiences, direct or indirect, with mobile responses for people experiencing mental illness and addiction.
Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector; file
Democratic Kansas governor vetoes GOP-inspired voting, firearm and license plate bills
Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed two bundles of election reform measures Friday that would have restricted advance voting, eliminated emergency powers to alter voting procedures, added a new crime for turning in others’ ballots, and strengthened penalties for existing election crimes.
Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
Gov. Kelly signs legislation creating workforce development scholarship program
Gov. Laura Kelly signed bipartisan legislation Friday authorizing a scholarship program aimed primarily at encouraging Kansas community college and technical college students to develop skills in high-demand areas of the state’s economy.
Advocacy groups push for transparency in Evergy’s $8.9 billion ‘sustainability’ plan
Environmental and consumer groups are raising alarms about what they claim is limited transparency as Kansas regulators review Evergy’s plan to spend more than $8.9 billion on the utility provider’s infrastructure across the state.
Lawrence 2nd-graders share feelings about pandemic through portraits
The Lawrence Times asked art teachers in the Lawrence school district to share some of their students’ work reflecting on the pandemic. In this gallery, second-graders show off their skills in portrait-making.
Introducing Ask Cody, with Cody Charles (Column)
You have an opportunity to ask Cody interesting, weird and dynamic questions.
Raven to host sidewalk sale for Independent Bookstore Day
It’s the biggest bookstore party of the year, the Raven says of Saturday’s Independent Bookstore Day celebration.
Michaela Cantrell
Just Food helping those in need with period products, diapers
Not everybody would get excited enough to jump up on top of a pallet of […]
Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
Kansas governor blocks attack on transgender athletes, civics test for high schoolers, NRA curriculum
Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday vetoed a series of controversial bills that would have banned transgender athletes from school sports, required high schoolers to pass a civics test before graduation, and installed NRA-sponsored curriculum in public schools.
Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
After George Floyd’s murder, a racial equity panel proposed changes; the Kansas Legislature ignored them
The Commission on Racial Equity and Justice issued more than 30 suggestions in its December report for state legislators to consider, but none has received meaningful consideration.
August Rudisell / Lawrence Times
For Earth Day, a walk through Lawrence’s water treatment facilities
The city’s two water treatment facilities receive, process, and release on average 10 million gallons of storm and sewer water every day.
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Lawrence Community Police Review Board April 22 meeting preview
The Lawrence Community Police Review Board will meet Thursday evening to review responses to a community survey about a proposed ordinance that would broaden the board’s abilities.
Panel Thursday to focus on stress, mental health for BIPOC during COVID
A virtual panel Thursday evening will discuss mental health, weathering and economic strain of the COVID-19 pandemic for BIPOC individuals.
David Condos/Kansas News Service
Half of Kansas counties turn down COVID vaccines even though they’re far from herd immunity
Sixty-two Kansas counties rejected their weekly allocations of COVID-19 vaccines from the state this week, even though only roughly 34% of Kansans have received at least one shot.
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Immigrant suffering from mental illness deported after 6-month breakdown in Kansas jail
TOPEKA — A mentally ill man who spent six months in a Kansas jail after […]
