City weighs tougher smoking ban for parks and events
Health advocate Erica Anderson urges Lawrence to extend its indoor smoking ban to outdoor areas. She cites city parks and sidelines at youth games and smokeless e cigarettes as targets for regulation while noting spectators at outdoor events may be prohibited from smoking on city property.
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Bert Nash CEO David Johnson to retire in 2016
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center chief executive David Johnson plans to retire on August 1 2016 after 14 years in the post. He will remain until a new crisis intervention center breaks ground and will move to Iowa with his wife to be closer to family. Johnson, 63, earned a bachelor’s from the University of Iowa and a master’s in health services administration at the University of St. Francis.
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Kansas lawmakers weigh curbs on public unions
Dozens of firefighters, road workers, corrections officers and other public employees packed a Statehouse committee room to oppose Senate Bill 179. The measure would abolish the Kansas Public Employee Relations Board and shift PERA administration to the Kansas Secretary of Labor, limiting bargaining to salaries. Supporters from the Kansas Chamber and Kansas Policy Institute argue reforms would boost efficiency, aligning government with private enterprise.
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Regents denounce higher ed budget plan in Senate
Kansas Board of Regents and university officials condemn a Senate budget proposal that shifts 9.4 million dollars over two years from KU Lawrence to KU Medical Center and cuts 2.1 million from Kansas State University. Regents warn the subcommittee action starts the state down a dangerous path and increases four year medical education in Wichita.
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Woman testifies defendant admitted involvement in homicide
The mother of Archie Robinsons children testified at his first degree murder trial that Robinson said he was involved in Patrick Roberts shooting death because he was being greedy. Prosecutors say Robinson and Dustin Walker kicked in Roberts Lawrence home on March 8 2014 to steal money or marijuana and shot him when he didnt comply.
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Lions advance to state semifinals in 6A win over Wichita South
The Lawrence High boys basketball team moved into the Class 6A state semifinals with a vitória over Wichita South on Wednesday. The win secures a spot in the semifinal round as the tournament progresses.
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