Last-ditch bid to move Lawrence into 1st District eyed
Kansas lawmakers weigh a conservative bid to concur with a House approved redistricting plan that would place Lawrence east and north into the 1st District, pairing KU's campus area with the 2nd District and linking liberal Lawrence with a conservative expanse. The Senate version stalled as final adjournment nears.
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Anthony Hensley
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Douglas County panel to present towing policy plan
A Douglas County panel completes an Inside Report on towing policies and plans to present a proposal to the Douglas County Commission at the June 13 meeting. The report outlines policy revisions and potential impacts on towing operations.
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Douglas County
Douglas County Commission
Court takes up challenge to federal marriage law
Jonathan Knight, a GLAD plaintiff, argues for broader national progress as the Supreme Court decides to review the Defense of Marriage Act after an appeals court found denying benefits to married gay couples unconstitutional. The decision comes amid a landmark case on same sex marriage.
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Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
GLAD
U.S. Supreme Court
Wife Keeps Promise to Late Husband Saturday
A wife honors a pledge made to her late husband by ensuring a planned event proceeds this coming Saturday. The article emphasizes devotion and steadfast duty within a family context.
Theft steals car and urn containing mother's ashes
Lawrence man William Patterson mourns the loss of his white 2001 Oldsmobile Alero and an urn with his mother Angela Capell's ashes, stolen April 10 from 1015 W. 23rd St. The car, valued at $3,000, held personal belongings and his birth certificate. Police cited inconclusive security footage. Patterson hopes the vehicle and urn are recovered.
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Kim Murphree
Water plant moves toward construction east of Lawrence
The $16 million project to build a water treatment plant along the Kansas River near Lawrence has secured a federal loan and begun land buy. Public Wholesale Water Supply District No. 25 aims to serve Douglas and Osage County rural districts with expanded water options, including roughly 30 miles of new waterline. Lawrence could see changes to its treated water operations as the project advances.
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Duglas County
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Ously
Larry Wray
Wholesale Water District
Douglas County
RWD No. 5
Edwards acquitted on one charge in campaign finance case
John Edwards' trial ended in a mistrial with acquittal on one of six charges while jurors could not decide if he used money from two donors to hide his alleged affair. Prosecutors argued a $1 million cover up, but Edwards and his mistress Rielle Hunter, and the donors remained uncrossed.
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N.C
John Edwards
Edwards
U.S
Rielle Hunter
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