Kansas official warns against all mail voting for August primary
Kansas Secretary of State Lent Schwab argued against moving entirely to mail ballots citing confusion and a community event feel at polls. He plans two plexiglass screens at each polling place and $1 million in protective gear, while noting a record 75 000 mail ballot requests.
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Schwab
Moe
Jason Tomlinson
Naw
Secretary of State
Laura Kelly
Democratic Party
Vicki Hiatt
County faces higher racial disparity in jail terms than U S average
Douglas County shows black inmates in jail spending more time than whites, with black incarceration about 4 7 times the white rate versus a national gap near 3 2 times. In 2019 white inmates averaged 16 days, black 27, Native American 19, Hispanic 10, Asian 16.
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Douglas County
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Matt Cravens
CJCC
Cravens
Jal
Douglas
Mike Brouwer
Brouwer
Lawrence
Jennifer Ananda
Douglas County could see jail population spike amid COVID-19
Douglas County criminal justice coordinator warns the inmate population may approach new capacity as COVID-19 reduces usable housing space. Commissioners plan a work session to discuss rapid, aggressive measures to lower jail usage and prepare for a July spike as dining and nightlife reopen.
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Douglas County
Criminal Justice “Coordinating Council
Iste Systema
Sared
Criminal Justice Courtlina
Brouwer
Carey
Jk Brouwer
Brouwer Sae
CICC
Capt
Wes Houk
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Houk
County Commission
Patrick Kelly
KU plans online vigil for George Floyd and others
The University of Kansas will host a virtual vigil to honor George Floyd and other Black lives lost to racism and police violence. Chancellor Girod stated the event, streamed on the News YouTube page, features a meditation by Darren Canady and an eight minute forty six second moment of silence.
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George Floyd
University of Kansas
Douglas Girod
Floyd
Minnesota
Ahmaud Arbery
Georgia
Breanna Taylor
Kentucky
Darren Canady
LICL
Phywright
Minneapolis
Breonna
Taylor
Girod
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