Mentally Ill Prisoners Rise in Kansas Roundup
The Topeka Capital Journal reports mental illness among Kansas inmates has surged 126 percent since 2006. About 40 percent of adult prisoners are labeled mentally ill, with Senator Steve Fitzgerald blaming insufficient community treatment. Gov. Brownback redirected 10 million dollars to a new mental health initiative after the Connecticut school shooting.
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Douglas Co considers 'food hub' for local produce
Douglas County Food Policy Council aims to create a centralized food hub linking local producers with large institutions such as schools hospitals and restaurants. They seek models and financing, citing season extension via high tunnels and greenhouses as a key enabler and noting hospitals like Lawrence Memorial rely on local produce but need more consistent supply.
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Kansas senator pushes medical marijuana bill in conservative Legislature
Kansas City Democrat Sen. David Haley introduced a bill to allow physician ordered medical cannabis for qualified patients with up to six ounces and twelve home plants. Senate chair Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook expects no hearing in 2013 session amid opposition and limited time.
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Son of Henrietta Lacks to Speak at Kansas College
David Sonny Lacks, son of Henrietta Lacks, will speak February 21 at Johnson County Community College about learning decades later that his mother’s cervical cancer tumor contributed to a landmark medical research legacy. Henrietta Lacks died in 1951. her cells helped fuel a billion dollar science industry and inspired the book The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.
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Sonny” Lacks
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DACA Application Drive Aids Local Students In Garden City
Anahi Hernandez and other students from Hugoton High School attended a Saturday clinic in Garden City offering help with DACA applications. The event, supported by Sunflower Community Action and Kansas Stronger Together volunteers, explained that eligible youths under 30 who came before age 16 can receive deferred action and work or study permits for two years pending immigration reform.
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Yazmin Godina
Cristina Jurado
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Kansas Senate backs overhaul of judicial selection
A Kansas Senate committee backed a plan to amend the state constitution to have Court of Appeals judges and Supreme Court justices appointed by the governor and confirmed by the Senate. The current attorney led nominating commission would be scrapped, shifting power to the governor and Legislature. The measure targets a long debated system amid school funding rulings and abortion concerns, with a Senate vote expected next week and a companion House proposal aiming for the August 2014 primary ballot. A follow up bill would create a seven member panel to review each governor appointee before Senate confirmation.
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