Panasonic is delaying full production in its De Soto battery plant because of dropping electric car sales and U.S. policies that do not support electric cars, international media reports.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Dozens of community members gathered for an Independence Day protest Friday in downtown Lawrence, holding signs with messages including “Stand for democracy,” “Are we great yet?” “Resist” and “Save our Constitution.”
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
A KU law professor, local politicians, a puppet and more than 100 other Lawrence community members gathered Friday to celebrate the Constitution and the Fourth of July in the face of what they said were attacks on freedom.
Sarah Hill-Nelson, CEO of Bowersock Mills & Power Co., said tax benefits designed to encourage growth of alternative energy production projects — now threatened by Congress — were essential to upgrading the hydroelectric plant.
Mac Moore/Lawrence Times
Dozens of Lawrence community members showed up for an advocacy event Tuesday evening, despite the 90° temperatures and no air conditioning inside the Ecumenical Campus Ministries building.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
A new Fourth of July event in Lawrence will feature a U.S. Constitution reading, local performers, food and family activities to celebrate our constitutional rights while acknowledging that many rights are under attack, organizers say.
Freedom’s Frontier, a coalition of more than 200 historically significant sites on both sides of the Kansas-Missouri border, will “cease to exist” if Congress approves proposed legislation to defund National Heritage Areas, the organization’s spokesman says.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Advocates with two local organizations on Saturday called on Lawrence residents to amplify and uphold the rights of their undocumented immigrant neighbors.
Thousands of Kansans rallied Saturday at the Statehouse in Topeka as part of a nationwide backlash to President Donald Trump, hoisting signs, joining in pro-democracy chants and speaking out against immigration raids.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
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.
