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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2021
Page
1
Lawrence City Commission unanimously agrees to an 833000 dollar contract with Wendel Companies for final design and construction administration of a new bus station. downtown transfer location faces opposition from nearby businesses. officials will consider additional options and layouts including an alternate downtown transfer site.
Thomas Trower known as the "Honk for Hemp" man died at 70, confirmed by the Douglas County Coroner. He spent decades at the northeast corner of 11th and Massachusetts in Lawrence with hemp sign and thumbs up signs, raising horns on weekends. He wanted cannabis legalization and noted efforts in Kansas to legalize medical or recreational use despite current law.
Douglas County leaders consider a health order requiring children ages 2 to 12, not yet eligible for vaccination, to wear masks in indoor public spaces. If approved, the measure would start at 12:01 a.m. Thursday and run through September 22 barring changes by the county commission. The proposal comes as COVID-19 cases rise and the school year begins.
Kansas GOP leaders accuse Democratic Gov Laura Kelly’s administration of unlawfully spending at least 86 million dollars in federal COVID-19 relief without legislative approval. They threaten legal action if approvals are not secured, and Kelly’s office has not yet responded to the lawmakers’ letter.
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