Lawrence City Commission contact details and reps
Lawrence City Commission Brad Finkelder mayor contact 550 9699 bfinkelder lawrenceks.org Rep Mike Amyx D 45th District office Topeka 66612 Topeka 785 296 7632 Mike Amyx house ks gov contact info provided for city and state government representatives
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Bfinkelder
Lawrenceks
Barbara Ballard
44Th
State Capitol
Topeka
Lawrence
Barbara.ballard
House
Mike Amyx
Mike.Amyx
Dennis
Boog” Highberger
Boog
Highberger
Christina Haswood
Christina.haswood
Lance Neelly
Lance.neelly
Marci Francisco
Marci.Francisco
Senate
Tom Holland
Mike Thompson
Kansas urged to back infrastructure act for farming
Alexandra Middlewood of Wichita State University notes the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act would bring over $3 billion to Kansas for roads bridges rail ports and high speed internet aiding grain transport and drought resilience while criticizing Senators Moran and Marshall for voting no. cites Mississippi River delays cost and farm output impacts with projections through 2050.
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White House
Jerry Moran
Roger Marshall
Mississippi
U.S. Department of Agriculture
United States
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Harvard University
U.S
International Food Policy Research Institute
Sens. Moran and Marshall
Pentagon begins postwar accountability and rebuilding
David Ignatius notes the January Senate Armed Services hearing where Gen. Milley, Defense Secretary Austin, and Gen. McKenzie confronted Afghanistan's collapse. The trio acknowledged failures, defended military intentions, and urged lessons learned amid bipartisan scrutiny and civilian control.
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Washington
Mark A. Milley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Afghanistan
America
Senate Armed Services Committee
Milley
Defense
Lloyd Austin
Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr
U.S. Central Command
Pentagon
Vietnam
Kabul
Congress
Biden
the Post
Bob Woodward
Robert Costa
Woodward
McKenzie
Public forum on utility costs and rate allocations
Rob Chestnut argues in a public forum that the city utility department must cover its costs and not be subsidized by taxes. He urges examining overhead allocations that support water sewer and trash services, noting 2019 reporting tied rate increases to higher general overhead charges. This includes departments like human resources IT and finance and their impact on low income residents.
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City Commission
Stuart Boley
The
Journal-World
Rob Chestnut
Lawrence
Historians Reject Stull Cemetery Haunted Label
Douglas County historians deny Stull Cemetery as haunted and reject the claim of it being the Gateway to Hell. They argue promoting sensationalism desecrates religious and military burials at the site. Paul M. Bahnmaier, Lecompton, is named among critics.
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Douglas County
Stull Cemetery
Hell
Steve Novak
Kerry Altenbernd
Ben Twerwilliger
Virginia Wulfkuhle
Martha J. Parker
Jan Shupert Arick
Roger L. Boyd
Paul M. Bahnmaier
Lecompton
First football game of the year in McCook field at 2 30
Lawrence city notes report light rain. Sheriff Moore travels to Topeka. Local moves include Mrs Wade bakery to 1025 Mass. Street. Blacksmith John Allbright and Jude Smart visit town. University of Kansas faces Abilene in a big season opener with an excursion train expected and a large crowd anticipated.
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City News
John C. Moore
Topeka
Harris, Gibson & Son’s
Jude C. A. Smart
Ottawa
John Allbright
Black Jack
McCook Field
K. U
Abilene
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Wichita State University
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Washington Post News Service & Syndicate
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