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Hundreds of No Kings protesters gathered in Watson Park Saturday to join a nationwide wave of demonstrations to “reject authoritarianism — and show the world what democracy really looks like,” according to organizers.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
A Watkins Museum of History project on the Underground Railroad was completed before the federal grant funding it was terminated, and the Lawrence community has helped the museum recoup the $13,000 that the feds didn’t disburse.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence residents can travel on their own or take a bus ride to the Kansas capitol as part of nationwide “No Kings” protests on Saturday.
State troopers are on standby in Kansas as demonstrations against federal immigration raids crop up around the country following an increased military presence in response to protests in Los Angeles.
A leaked federal budget and the president’s budget forced Kansas advocates for people with disabilities to consider potential funding losses that could dramatically affect their services.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
In the face of uncertainty surrounding changes in immigration enforcement, two local groups are coming together to host an educational session featuring the most current local and national information on immigration.
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The Trump administration has proposed cutting funding for tribal colleges and universities by nearly 90%, a move that would likely shut down most or all of the institutions created to serve students disadvantaged by the nation’s historic mistreatment of Indigenous communities.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Months into weekly Sunday protests in downtown Lawrence, local activists are standing strong against the ways they say the Trump administration is undercutting democracy in America.
Jose Madrid-Leiva applied for a type of visa for crime victims and authorities said he qualified for immigration protections. His detention suggests a new frontier in immigration enforcement.
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Nearly every area of Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center will see job cuts, and some employees will see salary cuts between 2% and 15% as the center has “reached the level of a financial exigency,” according to the center’s CEO.
