Redistricting Town Hall Draws Calls for Fair Maps in Lawrence
Lawrence residents pressed Kansas legislators at a Friday town hall as House and Senate redistricting committees seek input for congressional and state district maps. Speakers urged an independent commission, safeguarding minority voting strength, and keeping precincts intact while lamenting a tight five day schedule.
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Lawrence
Kansas
House
Senate
Legislative
State Board of Education
Sonja Czarnecki
League of Women Voters
Lawrence-Douglas County
League
Willow Springs
Shew
Topeka
Glenda Overstreet Vaughn
Redistricting reshapes Kansas City Wichita clout in state politics
Kansas lawmakers press redistricting after new Census data. Johnson and Wyandotte counties could gain seats while Wichita and Sedgwick County may pick up representation. Republicans seek to protect incumbents and pursue favorable district lines as Democrats defend Sharice Davids and oppose map manipulation.
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Topeera
Kansas City
Wichita
Kansas
U.S
Legislative
State Board of Education
Davids
Johnson County
Kansas Senate
Sedgwick County
Tim Shallenburger
Kansas Gop
Wyandotte County
Erin Woods
Leawood
Johnson and
Wyandotte
Haskell Indian Nations paper wins NAJA free press award
The Indian Leader, student newspaper of Haskell Indian Nations University, receives the 2021 Elias Boudinot Free Press Award for upholding press freedom amid former president Ronald Graham’s efforts to silence coverage. The award honors responses to censorship and support from NAJA SPLC FIRE. The virtual ceremony is Oct 28, 2021.
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The
Native American Journalists Association
Haskell Indian Nations University
NAJA
Press Law Center
Graham
Bureau of Indian Education
FIRE
Leader
Jared Nally
Nally
NAIA
SPLC
Dinner and Movie on the Lawn at Lawrence Public Library
Lawrence Public Library hosts Dinner and Movie on the Lawn on August 21 at 7 30 pm. Free tacos LK Ultra music and the film Shazam! will be shown with vaccination shots available and a raffle. First 300 receive tacos. gift cards and prizes encourage vaccination through local health partners.
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Lawrence Public Library
Vermont St
Fuzzy’s
Lawrence-Douglas County
Lawrence Loop two sections to start next week
City news release outlines construction of two Lawrence Loop segments funded 80 percent by a Federal Transportation Alternatives grant. Projects run 29th Street to Haskell Lane and 11th to Ninth along Delaware Street, with two way traffic kept and 10 foot shared paths plus raised crossings at key intersections.
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Transportation Alternatives
29Th Street
Haskell Rail Trail
Haskell Lane
L1th Street
Ninth Street
Delaware Street
Hobbs Park
10Th Street
Allen Press
Lawrence Loop
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Rvalverde
Czarnecki
U.S. Census Bureau
Associated Press
Patricia Willer
Douglas County
Democrats
Willer
DCD
Jamie Shew
Vaughn
Maya Angelou
Wichita, Kansas City
Sharice Davids
GOP
Haskell Paper
ATATA
INAJA
Journal-World
Foundation For Individual Rights In Education
Ljworld.com
Spor
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