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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 2015
Page
4
On the Street asks Kansas City metro area residents in Lawrence about the legal age to buy cigarettes. Responses include a principal favoring no smoking at any age and others citing adulthood at 18. Readers are urged to comment at LJWorld.com.
A report notes the birth of a boy in Lawrence on Thursday with parents named Age Alawood Alsaeed and Nasser Aldosari.
Jurors in Dustin D. Walker's murder retrial are to hear closing arguments in Douglas County. Prosecutors say Walker and co defendant Archie Robinson kicked in Roberts home around 3 am on March 8 2014, aimed a handgun at Roberts son and shot Roberts during the alleged burglary. The defense contends no break in occurred and the underlying burglary charge may be invalid. The case features testimony from Roberts family, Walker ex girlfriend and KBI experts as jurors weigh felony murder versus aggravated burglary.
Gov. Sam Brownback told about 600 water conference attendees in Manhattan that Kansas must act to extend the life of the Ogallala Aquifer. He plans to make water preservation part of his legacy, saying wells for irrigation business and drinking water are depleting the aquifer unsustainably.
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission aims to shut two wastewater disposal wells near Cherokee after a magnitude 4.7 earthquake centered about eight miles southwest of Cherokee rattled northern Oklahoma and southern Kansas. No major damage was reported as the quake was felt over 300 miles away. Sporting Kansas City inks 10 year deal with Children’s Mercy Hospital branding a stadium and medical center at the National Training Center set to break ground next spring.
Senate rules require 25 percent of voting members to sign a bill of impeachment. 27 of 90 senators did so in Wednesday’s session. Senior Senator Lauren Arney will lead the process as vice president and chief of staff are defendants. A four chairperson committee plus five lottery picks will draft a report in five days, then present it at the next meeting. If a simple majority votes to proceed, a five to ten day later special session will allow questions and full debate. Two thirds are needed for disciplinary action, which may be imposed or waived by the full Senate.
City Commissioners recently approved a 15 year 85 percent tax rebate for The Eldridge Hotel expansion and narrowly passed an ordinance finalizing industrial revenue bonds. The debate highlighted whether incentives lure businesses or drain public funds while noting USA800's new call center and other abatements across Rock Chalk Park and KU related development.
Wyandotte County Kansas City Kan and Kansas City Mo approve 21 age for tobacco purchases. Regional coalitions led by Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce push Tobacco 21 KC with Healthy KC aims to curb youth access and reduce future health risks. The Missouri and Kansas votes mirror national FDA backed trends with cities nationwide already adopting 21.
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