Douglas County balks at loosening agritourism building rules
Douglas County commissioners rejected a proposal to relax fire and safety codes for agritourism businesses operating on agricultural land. Staff will review building codes to identify which regulations are hard for farms to meet, focusing on two code areas, after discussions on simplifying permitting.
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Douglas County
Lawrence-Douglas
Bill to repeal AIDS quarantine ban nears approval
Kansas House and Senate leaders edge HB 2183 toward passage after support from Republicans who say repeal prevents discrimination. The bill would remove a 25 year old ban on quarantining state and local AIDS or HIV patients, a change praised by a leading gay rights advocate but criticized for potential harassment of affected individuals. The measure began to clarify testing procedures for exposure to a patient’s blood or fluids before broadening to repeal the quarantine provision.
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Toppeka
House
Senate
Mary Pilcher- Cook
Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee
Pilcher-Cook
R-Shawnee
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
United Way funds 12 groups to boost health care sharing
Twelve local social service agencies receive 310000 dollars from United Way of Douglas County to foster collaboration in physical and mental health care. The plan includes reserved clinic appointments at Health Care Access, transport by Independence Inc, and Meals on Wheels delivering meals to clients’ homes. Funding supports transportation, scheduling, and coordinating care across providers.
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United Way
Douglas County
Erika Dvorske
Dvorske
Lawrence
Independence Inc
Meals On Wheels
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