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Lawrence news February 24, 2022 - 7:43 pm

Preliminary report on unhoused people in Douglas County reveals disparities among people of color, women

by Tricia Masenthin

With the clock ticking on Douglas County’s goal of eliminating functional homelessness in 2023, a new report reveals disparities; among them, Black and Indigenous people are experiencing homelessness at rates nearly 3-5 times higher than the general population.

Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
State Government May 18, 2021 - 11:07 am

Convening Kansas redistricting town halls before Census data in hand: Efficient or inept?

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Kansas lawmakers organizing upcoming work to redraw legislative and congressional district boundaries are wrestling with decisions about whether to begin a series of town hall meetings before arrival in September of detailed population numbers.

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