Kansas Senate race heats with anti transgender ads
Republican candidates Kris Kobach Roger Marshall and Bob Hamilton launch ads opposing transgender rights as they seek their party's U S Senate nomination in Kansas. Kobach vows to cut federal funds from schools allowing transgender athletes in women's sports while rivals trade accusations about funding and gender policy.
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U.S. Senate
Kansas
Kris Kobach
Kansas City Star
Kobach
U.S
Roger Marshall
Bob Hamilton
Hamilton
Mid-America
Lgbt Chamber of Commerce
Kansas City
Marshall
The
Star
Chamber
Tom Witt
Equality Kansas
Little Kids National
GOP
Stephanie Byers
Kansas House
Byers
City approves 1.5M plan from federal social aid funds
Lawrence City Commission unanimously approved a 2020 spending plan for more than 15 million in federal Community Development Block Grant and Home funds. The measure restores some neighborhood association funding, funds 1.53 million to social service groups in low income areas, and shifts to a new scoring matrix. Leaders, residents, and association heads urged preservation of neighborhood funding, noting the associations' community role.
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Lawrence City Commission
Courtney Shipley
Lawrence
Commission
Pinckney Neighborhood Association
Bart Littlejohn
Lawrence police defend tweet with photo of arrestee property
Lawrence police deleted but defend a tweet showing Capt. Troy Squire laughing with an accordion belonging to arrestee Jeremy McClain. McClain, 47, was arrested for criminal trespassing near 17th and Massachusetts after playing an accordion while distributing political flyers. Squire says the post mocked himself not transients. the image shows safeguarding the instrument during a confrontation.
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Troy Squire
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Troy
Chicago
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Jeremy E. McClain
Dillons
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Douglas County
McClain
Nawer
Doug Woods
Douglas County sheriff candidates differ on jail expansion
Three Democratic hopefuls for Douglas County sheriff spoke at an online forum about jail expansion. Dale Flory opposed expansion and urged exploring alternatives such as probation, drug and mental health courts, and pretrial release. Jay Armbrister and Doug Woods gave mixed or noncommittal positions, noting staffing and commission decisions will shape any plan.
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Douglas County
Rob Hulse
Lawrence Board of Realtors
Danielle Davey
Jay Armbrister
Dale Flory
Doug Woods
Douglas County Commission
Flory
County Commission
Woods
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