Kansas Bill Aims To Shield Religious Groups On Campus
ACLU argues SB 175 targets LGBT students by permitting post secondary schools to deny benefits to religious student groups that require leaders or members to adhere to sincerely held beliefs. Kansas policy debates reflect past court rulings and resistance from civil rights groups, with opposition noting potential discrimination against LGBT students.
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ACLU
Kansas Board of Regents
Kansas University
U.S. Supreme Court
California
Supreme Court
Kansas
Ion
Christian Legal Society
University of California, Hastings School of Law
Roh
Kansas House
Senate
KPERS Bill Faces Hurdle Over Iran-Linked Investments
Lawmakers debated a bill to bar investments connected to Iran, with KPERS executive director Alan Conroy estimating up to 2.6 million dollars annual loss and eight thousand dollars yearly for extra research. Rep. Steven Johnson and Rep. John Edmonds questioned political considerations in fund decisions.
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Alan Conroy
KPERS
Conroy
John Edmonds
Great Bend
Edmonds
Man pleads guilty in Lawrence home invasion case
Driskell Alan Johnson pleaded guilty to two counts of aggravated robbery for a November 8 Lawrence home invasion at an Arkansas Street apartment. Co defendants include Zachary Pence Gabriel Patterson Cody Kukuk and Yusef Kindell. Pence testified under a plea deal. Johnson faces sentencing May 28.
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Driskell Alan Johnson
Lawrence
Arkansas Street
Pence
Murphree details burglary to robbery charges in Lawrence case
A suspect faces two counts of robbery after initial burglary and four counts of aggravated robbery were pared down. Police have not located the truck, and investigators continue, with a next hearing set for May 22.
Police investigate road rage incident in Lawrence
Lawrence police are investigating a road rage case reported Tuesday afternoon on Iowa Street. A 31 year old woman driving south with her two children said a white late model truck nearly hit her, then pulled alongside and the driver pointed what she believed was a gun. She avoided an accident by changing lanes and taking side streets to reach home.
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Lawrence
Iowa Street
Iowa
Kim L. Murphree
Murphree
Ethanol Tax Proposal Faces Opposition In Kansas
Kansas ethanol producers warn a 4.33 percent excise tax on ethanol and renewable electricity would harm the industry and trigger plant closures. Farmers, producers, and renewable energy reps pressed the House Taxation Committee against the bill while the Kansas Policy Institute endorsed it. The legislature also weighs removing renewable plant property tax exemptions and freezing mandates for renewables in the grid.
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Topeka
Kansas
House Taxation Committee
Kansas Policy Institute
Hate groups tracked in 2014 highlighted by SPLC report
The Intelligence Report Spring 2015 issue lists 784 active hate groups nationwide in 2014. It notes hate skinhead networks like Mid land Hammerskins and Crew 38 as online forums. The Southern Poverty Law Center, founded in 1971 in Montgomery Alabama, is renowned for monitoring and challenging hate organizations.
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Intelligence Report
Center
Montgomery
Southern Pov
Erty Law Center
Spicenter.org
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Crew 38
Sara Shepherd
Ljworld
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Truity Credit Unic
NCUA
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