LJWorld.com Headlines for April 20, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [A new, stable fiscal forecast for Kansas reinforces the dynamics of a debate over tax cuts]( TOPEKA — The picture for tax cuts in Kansas and the next state budget remained stable Friday with the release of a new fiscal forecast that reinforced the dynamics of a conflict over proposed tax cuts between Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and ... [A new, stable fiscal forecast for Kansas reinforces the dynamics of a debate over tax cuts]( By: JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA — The picture for tax cuts in Kansas and the next state budget remained stable Friday with the release of a new fiscal forecast that reinforced the dynamics of a conflict over proposed tax cuts between Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and ... April 19, 2024 @ 8:43pm [Kelly lets DEI bill become law without her signature; she vetoes bills on abortion and police dogs]( By: JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA — Kansas' Democratic governor on Friday vetoed proposed tax breaks for anti-abortion counseling centers while allowing restrictions on college diversity initiatives approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature to become law without ... April 19, 2024 @ 7:23pm [Lawrence police blotter for April 19, 2024]( By: Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous ... April 19, 2024 @ 6:16pm [Mike Amyx files for reelection to Kansas House of Representatives]( By: Staff report State Rep. Mike Amyx, of Lawrence, has filed for reelection. Amyx, a Democrat, is a three-term incumbent House member in Kansas' 45th District. “It has been my honor and pleasure to serve the 45th District in Topeka,” Amyx said in his ... April 19, 2024 @ 5:26pm [Leading civil rights attorney tells KU crowd that Brown v. Board decision must be defended, better used]( By: Chad Lawhorn In a speech at KU on Friday commemorating the 70th anniversary of the landmark school desegregation case Brown v. Board of Education, one of the nation’s top civil rights attorneys quoted both the law and philosophy. But Sherrilyn Ifill, the ... April 19, 2024 @ 4:58pm [Charges have been dismissed for one of 4 teen girls charged with obstruction in teen shooting death case]( By: Chris Conde Charges have been dismissed for one of the four teen girls who were charged with obstruction after the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy. The girl, whose age was not provided but who was born in 2008, was charged with one felony count of ... April 19, 2024 @ 4:20pm [Gov. Laura Kelly says she’s not trying to recruit the Chiefs to Kansas]( By: Daniel Caudill, Kansas News Service Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly says she has no plans to try to recruit the Kansas City Chiefs to Kansas after voters across state lines rebuffed an effort to upgrade Arrowhead Stadium with tax dollars. “Probably over half the people in the ... April 19, 2024 @ 4:11pm [Lawrence school board to consider grant application for funds to support students' mental health]( By: Staff Report The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider a recommendation to authorize an application for funds to support students' mental health in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The school district's administration is recommending that the ... April 19, 2024 @ 4:10pm [Warrant issued for Oskaloosa man charged with obstruction in connection with Lawrence teen’s shooting death]( By: Chris Conde An Oskaloosa man had turned himself in earlier this month and posted bond, but when he was set to appear in court on an obstruction charge on Wednesday connected to the shooting death of a Lawrence teen, he failed to appear, again. The man, ... April 19, 2024 @ 3:12pm [Public invited to reimagine Robinson Park, formerly the site of prayer rock sacred to Kaw Nation]( By: Austin Hornbostel This weekend, community members will have a chance to share their vision for the future of Robinson Park, the former site of a 28-ton red quartzite boulder that is sacred to the Kaw Nation. Leaders with the team behind a project to return ... April 19, 2024 @ 2:08pm [Topeka man sentenced to 18 years for armed robbery of Lawrence Kwik Shop in 2017]( By: Chris Conde A Topeka man was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday in Douglas County District Court for an armed robbery in Lawrence in 2017. The defendant, Darren Logan Henry, 31, was convicted in January of one felony count of aggravated robbery ... April 19, 2024 @ 12:14pm [Biden's new Title IX rules protect LGBTQ+ students, but transgender sports rule still on hold]( By: COLLIN BINKLEY, Associated Press The rights of LGBTQ+ students will be protected by federal law and victims of campus sexual assault will gain new safeguards under rules finalized Friday by the Biden administration. The new provisions are part of a revised Title IX regulation ... April 19, 2024 @ 9:33am 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. 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