Lawrence City Commission Officials and Contact Details
Lawrence City Commission led by Mayor Mike Dever provides contact lines 785 550 4909 and mndever lawrenceks.org. State Representative Carrie Barth, district 5, lists office at Room 167 W State Capitol Topeka 66612 with 785 296 6287 and Carrie Barth house.ks.gov.
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Lawrenceks
Barbara Ballard
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Topeka
Barbara.ballard
Mike Amyx
45Th
Dennis
Boog
Highberger
House
Christina Haswood
Christina. Haswood
Lance Neelly
Lance.neelly
Carrie Barth
Marci Francisco
Marci.Francisco
Senate
Tom Holland
Rick Kloos
District
Rick.Kloos
Americas libertarian moment foreseen in political chaos
Michael Smith of Emporia State University argues the United States is entering a libertarian moment driven by chaos in Trump’s 2.0 presidency and a retreat of federal action. He cites vaccine policy, gun ownership disparities, and partisan views on government programs as indicators, noting Kansas as a state with libertarian-leaning elements and highlighting voter behavior trends among Democrats and Republicans.
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Kansas
U.S
Ayn Rand
Wichita
Charles Koch
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
Trump
Sen
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Kamala Harris
Brookings
Pew
Michael Smith
Emporia State University
Bishop's Table in Kentucky Becomes People Power in Louisville
In Louisville, a weekly gathering known as The Bishop's Table grew from talks between Bishop Dennis V Lyons and LMPD officials into a community movement promoting reform. The recently signed DOJ consent decree with Louisville Metro Government and LMPD is highlighted with praise for public pressure and community organizers including Vocal KY ACLU and the Louisville Urban League.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Department of Justice
Louisville Metro
Louisville Metro Police Department
Breonna Taylor
DOJ
LMPD
Taylor
Dennis V. Lyons
Steve Healy
Louisville Urban League
Lyndon Pryor
Shameka Parrish-Wright
Pryor
Vocal-Ky
ACLU
Bishop Lyons
Parrish-Wright
Donald Trump
Chicago
Trump
Baltimore
Louisville consent decree edges toward approval and action
Bonnie Jean Feldkamp reports on the Louisville 242 page consent decree tied to the Derby City, with U S District Judge Benjamin Beaton set to approve by January 20 2025 amid community pressure. The Bishop's Table and local leaders vow to stay engaged as the city processes the agreement and its implications for justice reform.
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Jeff Sessions
Louisville
U.S
Benjamin Beaton
Beaton
Derby
Lyons
Pryor
Bonnie
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Bonnie Jean Feldkamp
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Lawrence in 1899 holiday notes and a fatal shooting
The Daily Journal recounts December 21 1899 holiday weather and commerce in Lawrence with praise for Street Commissioner George Ware, busy express wagons and mail deliveries, arriving visitors, and local plans. It reports a fatal shooting of Union Pacific agent G A Foley by Hotel Keeper T C Kirby over relations with Kirby’s daughter, plus other local items about hunting, politics, school protests, store praise, YMCA gym opens, and pneumonia illness.
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Lawrence
G. A. Foley
Union Pacific
Perryville
T. C. Kirby
Foley
Kirby
Oskaloosa
Myers
Monroe
Fisher
Kansas
J. D. Bowersock
Old Lane School
Board of Education
West
Lane
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
J. W. Stailey
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