Douglas County holds info sessions on sales tax referendum
Douglas County will host four information meetings ahead of mail-in ballots on April 25. The half cent sales tax would fund a $44 million jail expansion and an $11 million behavioral health campus with yearly funding for health programming and jail operations. Meetings include Eudora, Lawrence, Baldwin City and Lawrence Carnegie building with commissioners and agency reps present.
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Douglas County
Sarah Plinsky
Eudora City Hall
E. Seventh St
Lawrence Free
State High School
Overland Drive
Baldwin City Library
Seventh St
Carnegie Building
Ninth St
Plinsky
Sheriff's Office
Behavioral Health
Kansas considers religious freedom standards for adoption and foster care
The bills would bar discrimination in adoption and foster placements based on race color or national origin while allowing religious exemptions. Supporters warn policy could shift with a governor's administration or agency actions, reflecting ongoing debates in Kansas about religious liberty and child placement.
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Kansas
Faith based adoption bills spark House hearing
Debates in Kansas Legislature center on faith based adoption policies with Catholic Charities leaders warning they would close if compelled to place children with non shared faith families. Opponents argue the bills would allow religious discrimination while adoptive parents testify to faith aligned placements. Committees plan further testimony as hearings continue.
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House
Deborah Snapp
Catholic Charities of
Southwest Kansas
Stephanie Clayton
Overland Park
Clayton
Snapp
Catholic Charities
Devin
Melissa Penny
Wichita
Blevins charged in Lawrence homicide case now tied to Ashlyn Hemmerling
Jonathan Blevins, 22, of Topeka, arrested March 14 at Low Cost Tobacco Mart on suspicion of second degree murder and later charged with first degree murder. Ashlyn Hemmerling, the victim’s girlfriend, is now suspected in orchestrating the crime. Sarah Hemmerling is jailed for aiding a false story. Case linked to Perry Lake homicide near walking trails with possible domestic and drug factors. Authorities coordinated with Douglas, Shawnee, and Kansas Bureau of Investigation offices. Public safety reporter contact included.
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Jonathan Blevins
Topeka
Herrig
Blevins
Tobacco Mart
25Th St
Lawrence
Taylor Sawyer
Sawyer
Perry Lake
Sheriff's Office
Sarah Hemmerling
Ashlyn Hemmerling
The
Journal-World
Jefferson County District Court
Douglas
Shawnee County
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Jefferson County
Grantville
Lawmakers back poultry permit bill with setback rules
The measure would require a permit from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment for poultry locations and impose setback requirements from barns to nearby buildings or property lines. The Senate passed it 29 to 10 on February 22 and the House 84 to 37 on March 12. Opponents included Democratic Rep Barbara Ballard and Rep Eileen Horn along with Rep Boog Highberger and Rep Tom Sloan and Rep Jim Karleskint. Democratic Sens Marci Francisco and Tom Holland also opposed.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Senate
House
Barbara Ballard
Eileen Horn
Boog Highberger
Lawrence
Tom Sloan
Jim Karleskint
Tonganoxie
Marci Francisco
Tom Holland
Baldwin City
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