Lawrence High students stage sit in over LGBT discrimination
A group of about 45 to 70 Lawrence High students skipped classes and occupied the rotunda in a sit in Monday to demand action against discrimination toward LGBT students, especially transgender individuals. Organizer Elliot Bradley said the group would not leave until demands were addressed, while district officials later said protesters had disbanded by day's end.
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Leavenworth County votes against Tyson bonds for meatpacking site
Leavenworth County Commissioners on Monday reversed a plan to issue 500 million in industrial revenue bonds for Tyson Foods chicken processing facility south of Tonganoxie. The 2-1 vote rescinded the resolution of intent amid Tyson disappointment and ongoing uncertainty about the project and tax abatements.
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County official Tyson plant concerns in Lawrence
Douglas County Commissioner Nancy Thellman warned at a joint meeting with the Lawrence City Commission and the Lawrence school board that the proposed Tyson chicken processing plant near Tonganoxie poses serious environmental and economic risks for Northeast Kansas. She noted nearby farmers would supply chicks and trucks would increase, straining schools and social services with a 1.25 million birds processed weekly and a $320 million facility on 300 acres.
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