LJWorld.com Headlines for March 21, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Douglas County leaders unanimously approve site plan extension for private school's campus south of Lawrence]( Douglas County leaders on Wednesday approved a one-year site plan extension for a private school located just south of Lawrence. As the Journal-World has reported, Veritas Christian School needed the extension to hold onto its original site ... [Douglas County leaders unanimously approve site plan extension for private school's campus south of Lawrence]( By: Austin Hornbostel Douglas County leaders on Wednesday approved a one-year site plan extension for a private school located just south of Lawrence. As the Journal-World has reported, Veritas Christian School needed the extension to hold onto its original site ... March 20, 2024 @ 8:41pm [Photo Gallery: Kansas, Samford, Gonzaga and McNeese practices in Salt Lake City]( By: March 20, 2024 @ 6:42pm [Kansas House bill would fine public universities that use DEI pledges in admissions, hiring]( By: Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector Topeka — The Kansas House on Wednesday tentatively approved legislation that would impose a $10,000 fine for every instance in which a public university or college tied student admissions or faculty hiring to an ideological pledge or statement ... March 20, 2024 @ 6:12pm [KU now thinks restaurants, retail components of stadium gateway project may be slower to develop]( By: Chad Lawhorn A plan for KU to create a “Gateway District” around its refurbished football stadium may initially include fewer retailers, restaurants and other amenities than once envisioned, KU Chancellor Douglas Girod said Wednesday. The reason: As ... March 20, 2024 @ 5:34pm [For first time in years, Kansas legislative leaders allow hearings on Medicaid expansion]( By: Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers, health care advocates and lobbyists packed two committee rooms Wednesday, wearing buttons and slogan-emblazoned shirts to show support for Medicaid expansion. But that may fall on deaf ears, as several key ... March 20, 2024 @ 4:52pm [Lawrence mayor comments on recent murder trial, voices support for teen shooting victim's family]( By: Staff report Lawrence Mayor Bart Littlejohn on Tuesday briefly addressed the results of a recent murder trial involving two teens, which he said left him “sad for everybody involved,” and voiced support for the shooting victim's family. Littlejohn ... March 20, 2024 @ 4:37pm [Regents considering policy to prohibit 'diversity pledges' at KU, other state universities]( By: Chad Lawhorn The Kansas Board of Regents is working on a new policy that will prohibit “diversity pledges” at state universities, but higher education leaders say it won’t require the schools to close their offices related to diversity efforts. A ... March 20, 2024 @ 2:58pm [3 men in a family are facing charges connected to teen sexual assault case; one has been ordered to stand trial]( By: Chris Conde An Overland Park man, his younger brother and their father are all facing charges in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a 17-year-old girl, and one of the men has been ordered to stand trial. The older brother, Wyatt Farrow, 21, is ... March 20, 2024 @ 11:03am [Dole Institute's annual Easter Egg Roll set for March 30]( By: Staff report The Dole Institute of Politics’ annual Easter Egg Roll is once again set for West Campus at the University of Kansas. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 30, at the Dole Institute, ... March 20, 2024 @ 9:51am You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044