Smoking ban gains ground in Kansas public spaces
An editorial argues Kansas will join 24 states in a statewide prohibition on smoking in restaurants bars offices and public venues reversing current local trends. Exemptions for private homes smoking areas in nursing homes and gambling facilities are noted while opponents fear business impact in small bars. The measure awaits Gov. Parkinson’s signature and takes effect July 1 with health benefits touted amid deaths from smoking related disease.
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Great Lakes plan aims to restore waters and curb threats
David Broder outlines the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative a bipartisan multi state effort to clean polluted hotspots resist invasive species protect beaches restore habitats and show measurable results. The plan emphasizes funding from Obama and EPA actions across eight states and Canada with goals including reducing algae closures and reviving sturgeon spawning grounds.
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Get the money out of politics We the people
Leonard Pitts Jr argues that Supreme Court rulings allow corporate money in elections and that legislators are financially entangled with firms like Toyota. He calls for public funding, signature thresholds, no opt outs, and end to gerrymandering to reduce corporate influence on politics. He notes broad public support for reform but cites ongoing conflicts in hearings.
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City Commission Sets Rules for Sidewalk Carts in Downtown
In 1985 the Lawrence City Commission agreed on curbside vending rules for downtown sidewalk carts and scheduled a March 4 study session to refine the policies. The commission also reported a Warm Hearts drive exceeding its $25,000 goal, nearing $27,000, and approved steps toward issuing 1.5 million in industrial revenue bonds for a speculative industrial building west of the Santa Fe Industrial Park. They voted to annex the proposed landfill site on the North Lawrence flood control levee amid previous controversy over trash-dump use. The Kansas attorney general would rule on whether Harambee, an KU Black Students Union newspaper, was obscene as KU printers faced liability questions for the Daily Kansan confiscation. KU appeared unlikely to act against involved BSU members.
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