Kansas House weighs abortion disclosure bill
Kansas lawmakers in the House Federal and State Affairs Committee consider a bill to require abortion providers to disclose medical license details and disciplinary actions, with specific printing requirements. The measure follows challenges to other abortion statutes as the Kansas Supreme Court reviews a 2015 D and E ban case and a 2011 licensing law. The debate frames access versus safety, with advocates from Kansans for Life and Planned Parenthood offering opposing views.
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Topeka
Kansas
House
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Cians
Elise Higgins
Planned Parenthood
Great Plains
Higgins
Senate
Kansas Supreme Court
Kansas hemp bill advances toward full House
A Kansas bill to legalize industrial hemp moves to the full House after the House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee approved the Kansas Agricultural Industry Growth Act. The act sets licensing by the Kansas Department of Agriculture, allows agricultural colleges to research the crop, and defines hemp as cannabis with 0.3 percent THC or less.
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Topeka
Kansas
House
Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee
Kansas Agricultural Industry Growth Act
Kansas Department of
National Conference of State Legislatures
Douglas County to update Lone Star Park camping rules
Douglas County will consider new rules at Lone Star Park to limit campsites to two shelters and eight campers per site, with exceptions for non profit groups. Suitable camping structures defined. motor vehicles allowed only as RVs or pickup campers. Watercraft limited to canoes kayaks and stand up paddle boats May 1 to Sept 15. Bow fishing and drones banned. Stay limit remains 14 days with five days out before returning. fees 11 dollars without power 16 with power. Public agenda at douglascountyks.org.
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Douglas County Commission
Lone Star Park
Douglas County Public Works
Keith Browning
Browning
Boy
Girl Scouts
Douglascountyks.org
Board Applicants Eye Diversity and Experience for Open Seat
About half of the 18 applicants identify as people of color and many speak of responding to equity issues in the district. Candidates discuss passion for public education, life experience, and willingness to retain Adair's seat beyond January 8, with a public March 27 appointment and June 1 filing deadline for the next election.
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Kimball
Harmon
Adair
Educate
Melissa Johnson
Linda J. Sheppard
Jesse Brinson
Jo Ann Trenary
John Bury
Ruben Flores
Norine Spears
Lori Huffles
Vann
Means House Showcases Douglas County History and Prospects
Local historian Shupert-Arick advocates honoring the sandstone Means house near Lawrence with Kansas Register listing and Lawrence Landmark designation. The 19th century home, tied to Hugh Means the noted attorney and former Lawrence Journal-World leader, could gain a kiosk, repairs, and a kitchen garden as part of a broader fairgrounds landscaping project and educational use at Kennedy Elementary School.
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Lawrence
Wakarusa
Eudora
Hugh Means
Lawrence Journal-World
Douglas
Franklin
Anderson
Lawrence Bar Association
Shupert- Arick
Frances Barker
Shupert-Arick
Clinton
Douglas County Fairgrounds
Arick
Means
Kennedy Elementary School
Kansas
Douglas County
Lawmakers grapple with Kansas property tax abatements
Lawmakers debate raising property taxes while noting tax abatements and rebates used to attract business. Senators Goddard Tyson and Hensley discuss statewide mill levies, city and county abatements, and 1986 constitutional changes. Lawrence reported 2015 abatements totaling over 150000 and supporting about 900 jobs at Amari Garage Doors and Grandstand Glass.
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Dan Goddard
R-Parsons
Tallman
Caryn Tyson
R-Parker
Kansas
Anthony Hensley
D-Topeka
Amari Garage
Grandstand Glass & Sportswear
Tradi
Lawrence
Kansas Department of Revenue
Woman testified in sexual assault case in Douglas County
A woman testified about being assaulted by a man after a dispute at a trailer on East 15th Street. She described being attacked, having her clothes forced off, and escaping with a jar used as a weapon. The suspect was held on a $100,000 bond and a June trial was set. The Journal-World withheld the suspect’s identity to protect the victim.
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East 15Th Street
Clark
Lawrence
Amy Rhoads
McCabrin
Douglas County
Journal-World
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