Lawrence Area Events Amid Public Meetings and Classes
A dense list of local events and meetings across Lawrence and nearby towns for Tuesday through Friday. Activities include workouts at Lawrence High, public library book van routes, Medicare sessions, board and city council meetings, maker and gaming nights, farmers markets, and cultural happenings from concerts to trivia. Notable venues: Lawrence Public Library, Vermont Street towers, Douglas County Courthouse, Lecompton and Baldwin city halls, and local venues like The Burger Stand and Johnny’s. Participants range from seniors and kids to volunteers, with dates spanning Tuesday to Friday and multiple times daily.
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Red Dog
Lawrence High School
Louisiana St. Lawrence Public Library
Prairie Commons
Congressional Circle
Lawrence Public Library
Presbyterian Manor
Kasold Drive
Union Pacific Depot
Second St. Lawrence
Vermont St
Cycle Works
Lecompton
Lecompton City Hall
Elmore St
Baldwin City Council
Baldwin Public Library
Seventh St
Baldwin
Arbor Court
St. Andrews Drive
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Douglas County
United Way
Ridge Court
Babcock Place
Massachusetts St
Sixth St
Wakarusa Drive
Paul Johnson
Conroy’s
Sixth St. Lawrence
Rotary Club Arboretum
27Th St
Lawrence City Band
South Park
Twelfth
Louisiana St
American Legion Post
12Th
Massachusetts
Library Lawn
Johnny’s West
Wayne & Larry's Sports Bar & Grill
Iowa St
Clinton Place
Clinton Parkway
Mike Shurtz
Erin Fox
Signs of Life
Massachusetts St. Lawrence
Perry Lecompton
U.S. Highway 24
Ferguson Road
FastTrax
Perry
Michelle Rogue
Lawrence Percolator
Rhode Island St
Lawrence Weekend Event Lineup Highlights Saturday
A busy Saturday offers the Farmers Market at 824 New Hampshire, fitness sessions at Lied Center and Panera, Jervis playing at Panera, a St John rummage sale, Eudora Indoor Farmers Market, compost drop off, Splat art in Kansas Union, a fairy tale SYT at Lawrence Arts Center, a Black Jack Battlefield tour, Americana Music Academy jam, and a Lego Club for ages 5 to 11 at Lawrence.
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Lawrence Farmers Market
New Hampshire St
Stewart Drive
John Jervis
23Rd St
St. John Catholic Church
Kentucky St. Eudora
Main St
Eudora
11Th St
West Side of
Kansas Union
Jayhawk Blvd
Little Red Riding Hood
Lawrence Arts Center
Black Jack Battlefield
E 2000 Road
Baldwin
Americana Music Academy
Massachusetts St
Lego Club
Lawrence Public Library
Vermont St
Submit Your Event for the Calendar at LJWorld
Call for submissions to the Kansas newspaper datebook calendar. Send event details to datebook ljworld com at least 48 hours before the event and visit Ijworld com events for more listings.
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Jwright
Ljworld.com
Ijworld.com
Kansas job growth lags in region in recession study
The report by the Congressional Joint Economic Committee shows Kansas private sector jobs grew 1.6 percent since December 2007, ranking fourth of five in the region. Colorado led with 6.3 percent, Oklahoma 3.4 percent, Nebraska 3.2 percent, and Missouri at 1.8 percent fewer jobs than before the recession. Kansas improved to third since April 2014 and February 2010.
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Topeka
Kansas
Congressional Joint Economic Committee
Topeka Capital- Journal
Missouri
Colorado
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Tax plan amendment targets budget balance in Kansas
Republican leaders pursue revenue options to cover a $400 million shortfall while winning votes in a GOP-led Legislature. Rep. Steve Abrams proposes accelerating income tax cuts and lowering the sales tax to 5.95 percent, with exemptions removed for public schools, nonprofits, and youth groups. Debates center on exemptions as incentives versus fairness. Senate leaders plan to split the sales tax cut. the measure would cut state revenue by about $94 million if enacted.
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Senate
Kansas
Steve Abrams
Arkansas City
Sam Brownback
Abrams
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Les Donovan
Wichita
Greg Smith
Roverland Park
Smith
Senate Democratic
Anthony Hensley
Judicial budget clash over nonseverability clause debate
Lawmakers argue over a budget provision tying judicial selection to funding with opponents calling the nonseverability clause unconstitutional. Senator Laura Kelly decries the move as using purse power to compel judges, while Senate leader Jeff King cites judge support for the bill despite controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judicial Branch
Laura Kelly
D-Topeka
Senate
Jeff King
R-Independence
Judiciary Committee
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Louisiana St. Lawrence
First United Methodist Church
West
W. Highway 40
Lawrence Farmers’ Market
Big Brothers
Big Sisters
Lawrence City Commission
City Hall
E. Sixth St
Louisiana St. Books
Lonnie Ray
Third St
Lawrence
Ninth St
9Th
New Jersey
the Casbah
Jeremy Farmer
Delaware St
Pennsylvania
St. Lawrence Public Library
Brandon Woods
Inverness Drive
Watkins Museum of History
Eagles Lodge
W. Sixth St
VFW
Kansas Historical Society
Sixth Ave
Card Table Productions
Liberty Hall
Sunflower
White Concert Hall
Washburn University
Jewell Ave
Kansas City Symphony
Daphnis and Chloé
Helzberg
Kauffman Center For the Performing Arts
Broadway
Kansas City
Julie Wright
Snr
John Merker
Digital Marketing
Free State Digital
John
Freestatedigital.com
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