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Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
State Government April 1, 2021 - 4:43 pm

Kansas GOP-controlled legislative council spikes refreshed mask mandate

by Tim Carpenter and Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

A council of top House and Senate legislators voted Thursday to revoke a new statewide executive order issued by Gov. Laura Kelly requiring people to wear a mask in public spaces.

Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
State Government April 1, 2021 - 11:40 am

Kelly issues 13 pandemic executive orders affirming mask mandate

by Tim Carpenter and Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Gov. Laura Kelly reissued a series of executive orders tied to the COVID-19 pandemic that included protocol for wearing a mask indoors at public places.

Community Voices March 31, 2021 - 12:48 pm

Sydney Studer: Diary of a COVID long-hauler, Chapter 1 (Column)

by Sydney Studer

Chapters 1 and 2 of this series are being published together. Look for future chapters […]

Community Voices March 31, 2021 - 12:48 pm

Sydney Studer: Diary of a COVID long-hauler, Chapter 2 (Column)

by Sydney Studer

Note: The Lawrence Times is running this series written by a community member who caught […]

Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
State Government March 30, 2021 - 3:08 pm

House rams through preemptive resolution to derail new Kelly mask order

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas House worked to get out front of any effort to extend statewide COVID-19 mask mandates Tuesday.

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Education March 30, 2021 - 1:33 am

Not quite ‘back to normal’: Lawrence teachers, parents weigh in on return to K-5 classrooms

by Tricia Masenthin

Story updated to add counts of distance vs. in-person learners, 5:29 p.m. Tuesday, March 30: […]

August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Health March 26, 2021 - 4:25 pm

Douglas County will continue prioritizing those in Phase 3 and 4 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

by Conner Mitchell

It will take a bit longer for those in Douglas County to get shots in their arms.

Community Voices March 26, 2021 - 12:45 pm

Nate Morsches: Mental illness is the second pandemic (Column)

by Nate Morsches

We are in the midst of a global pandemic that is overwhelming our hospitals and […]

August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Health March 25, 2021 - 5:47 pm

COVID-19 variant found in Douglas County, health officials say

by Lawrence Times

A new case of the B.1.1.7 variant that causes COVID-19 was identified in Douglas County.

Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health
Community Voices March 23, 2021 - 10:42 am

Andrea Zuercher: What I experienced while volunteering at a Lawrence COVID-19 vaccination event (Column)

by Andrea Zuercher, Kansas Reflector

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.

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