No consensus on Medicaid expansion after Supreme Court ruling
Lawrence health leaders press for Medicaid expansion despite Republican resistance in Kansas. Gene Meyer of Lawrence Memorial Hospital says the state should expand. Senator Mary Pilcher Cook reiterates opposition to spending on fixes or an exchange while the ACA subsidies remain in question.
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Suspect charged with aggravated battery in Lawrence stabbing
Isaac Alexander Taylor, 25, of Lawrence Community Shelter, was charged in Douglas County District Court with aggravated battery after allegedly stabbing a 17 year old in the back of the neck outside Pickleman’s Gourmet Café at 818 Massachusetts Street. Police responded at 12:10 am Sunday. STABBING, page 4A.
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Man dies after garage fire in Lawrence home
Lawrence man James Beal Clark, 52, died after firefighters found him inside a burning garage at 1124 Randall Road. Fire crews responded shortly after 1 30 a.m. and transported him to Kansas University Hospital by air ambulance.
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Mental illness study highlights Douglas County Jail population
A 2016 snapshot shows about 140 inmates classified as seriously mentally ill daily in Douglas County Jail. Over four nonconsecutive months 1,971 bookings were reviewed revealing 18 percent SMI, with most not charged with violent offenses. About 13 percent may qualify for mental health court or alternative treatments.
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