LJWorld.com Headlines for April 27, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Kansas won't have legal medical marijuana or expand Medicaid for at least another year]( TOPEKA — Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven't legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year. Republican state senators on Friday blocked efforts to force debates on ... [Kansas won't have legal medical marijuana or expand Medicaid for at least another year]( By: JOHN HANNA and SEAN MURPHY, Associated Press TOPEKA — Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven't legalized the medical use of marijuana or expanded their Medicaid programs for at least another year. Republican state senators on Friday blocked efforts to force debates on ... April 26, 2024 @ 5:32pm [New principal named for Woodlawn Elementary as 100th anniversary celebration nears]( By: Staff report Lawrence Superintendent Anthony Lewis has announced an internal candidate as his selection for principal of Woodlawn Elementary School, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Elementary instructional coach and academic ... April 26, 2024 @ 5:23pm [National Weather Service issues tornado and flood watches for Douglas County; large hail possible]( By: Staff report The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch and a flood watch for Douglas County. The tornado watch is in effect until 9 p.m. Friday for numerous counties in northeast Kansas. The Weather Service said that severe thunderstorms are ... April 26, 2024 @ 3:58pm [A ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care also would bar advocacy for kids' social transitions]( By: JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA — A proposed ban in Kansas on gender-affirming care for minors also would bar state employees from promoting it — or even children's social transitioning. Teachers and social workers who support LGBTQ+ rights worry that they could be ... April 26, 2024 @ 3:18pm [Baker University evaluating potential land sale near Baker Wetlands]( By: Austin Hornbostel Baker University on Thursday released a pair of statements about land development projects near the Baker Wetlands, one in response to the sprawling New Boston Crossing development proposal and the other regarding the university potentially ... April 26, 2024 @ 2:29pm [City of Lawrence's budget simulation tool will be available again this year, starting Wednesday]( By: Staff report The City of Lawrence’s online budget simulation tool, which was used last year to gather community feedback on funding priorities for the city’s budget, will be available again starting next week. Earlier this week, the city announced in a ... April 26, 2024 @ 2:25pm [Man originally charged in young woman's fentanyl death pleads no contest to lesser crime, gets 4 other felony cases dismissed as part of deal]( By: Kim Callahan A man who was originally charged in the overdose death of a young Lawrence woman entered a no contest plea Friday to the lesser crime of distributing a controlled substance. The plea deal that Mason Duane Robinson, 28, cut with the Douglas ... April 26, 2024 @ 1:18pm [New $20M senior living center opens in northwest Lawrence; new report shows the gap between younger and older voters]( By: Chad Lawhorn A new $20 million project has opened in northwest Lawrence — and it features all-day dining. Now, that’s a buffet I would like to see. Actually, the project is not some mega-eatery, but rather is a new 76-room assisted living and memory ... April 26, 2024 @ 12:55pm 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