Kansas House Advances Bid to Ban Gender Affirming Care
Kansas House advances Senate Bill 233 to bar minors from gender affirming care by physicians and deny state funds for social transitioning. The measure bans using pronouns and could revoke licenses. allows lawsuits until patients turn 28. The bill heads to the Senate with an eye on a potential veto by Gov. Laura Kelly.
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Affordable Housing Board Recommends $480K in HUD Funds
Lawrence's Affordable Housing Advisory Board approved $480,000 in HOME Investment Partnerships Program funds on a 6-3 vote. Of this total $300,000 goes to the Lawrence- Douglas County Housing Authority and $180,000 to Tenants to Homeowners. CHDO operating funds were pared to $25,000 from a $50,000 request while a $285,000 request for a 105 Michigan St. three bedroom affordable housing project was cut to $155,000.
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Lawrence-Douglas County
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Michigan St
Chase ends in Douglas County crash and arrest
A Pomona man, Joshua Dean Simms, 30, led Ottawa and Douglas County deputies on a high speed chase starting in Franklin County on US 59. The white Honda Accord crashed into a guard rail near North 950 East 550 roads and was disabled at Clinton Cemetery. Simms was arrested on suspicion of felony flee and elude and operating a vehicle without a license and released on a $2,025 bond. He faces court April 2. he also has pending Shawnee County cases.
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Douglas County
Franklin County
U.S. Highway 59
Ottawa
George Diepenbrock
East 550
Clinton Lake
North 950
Diepenbrock
Clinton Cemetery
Joshua Dean Simms
Simms
Shawnee County
Peaks of Lawrence mixed income senior housing plan
Development Peaks of Lawrence will be a mixed income affordable housing project for seniors 55 and older. Resource Housing Group plans 42 total units with 34 income restricted at 60 percent area median income and a 46 778 square foot building on a 2 45 acre lot near Sixth Street and Branchwood Drive across from Branchwood Village. A renewable energy option is discussed but not set, and permanent affordability is preferred by the developer though a 30 year minimum is proposed. The project seeks industrial revenue bonds and low income housing tax credits through Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, mirroring the nearby New Hampshire Street Lofts path.
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Branchwood Drive
Bauer Farms
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Resource Housing Group
Douglas County
Patrick Kelly
Kelly
Sam Coats
Coats
Atlanta
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
South Carolina
Kansas
Missouri
New Hampshire Street
Housing Resource Group
Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
Lawrence City Commission
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