Lawrence seeks public input on new bus station and transfer site
The City of Lawrence budgets 6 million for a KU partnered bus station with 10 bays a waiting area bike parking and a customer service building. Downtown transfer moves from Vermont Street to a new site with five bays a waiting area bike parking and a bus operator restroom. Two meetings today invite input with virtual and in person options plus a Lawrence Listens survey and a June 14 Public Transit Advisory Committee meeting at City Hall.
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Lawrence
University of Kansas
Bob Billings
Vermont Street
New Hampshire Street
Lawrencetransit.org
Lawrencetransit. Org
Lawrence Listens
Lawrenceks.org
Public Transit Advisory Committee
City Hall
E. Sixth St
Electrical worker burned on power line near Lawrence
An electrical worker suffered third degree burns while working on a live line near 22nd and New Hampshire in Lawrence. He was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. Evergy reported about 200 customers without power, with restoration not yet complete as of 9:20 p.m.
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22Nd
New Hampshire
Journal-World
Operation 100 News
Gina Penzig
Energy
Lawrence
Tom Fagan
Lawrence Douglas County Fire Medical
Fagan
Evergy
Restaurant duo raises pay to livable wage amid pandemic lessons
Meghan Morsches and Matt Pool shifted RPG from tips to a flat 15 percent hospitality fee and raised staff pay to fifteen dollars an hour after pandemic pain. They built safety protocols, pivoted to offline and online games rentals, and hired more staff as revenue rebounds, calling for community support and higher prices to sustain a living wage.
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Matt Pool
RPG
Massachusetts Street
Meghan Marsches
Pool
Betsy Pool
Morsches
Burger Stand
Covid
Icu
Meghan
Marsches
Lawrence
Earmarks Shape Kansas congressional views across parties
Kansas lawmakers debate earmarks as a tool to direct federal money to districts. Rep. Huelskamp lost a key committee seat, altering farm policy input in Washington. Senators and reps weigh risks, with Moran undecided and Davids backing targeted projects in Kansas. The Kansas News Service reports on party splits and procurement debates.
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Laura Blessing
Georgetown Government Affairs Institute
U.S
Tim Huelskamp
Boehner
Western Kansas
House Freedom Caucus
House Agriculture Committee
Kansas
Michael Smith
Emporia State University
Huelskamp
Roger Marshall
Smith
Tracey Mann
Salina
Ron Estes
Wichita
Sharice Davids
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Kansas News Service
KCUR
Kansas Public Radio
KMUW
High Plains Public Radio
Ae JR
Marks Jewelers
Fay Nelert Meley
Tacy Sayeeda
Potvaataere Eolu SD
Dole Institute
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University Press of Kansas Alumni Association
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