LJWorld.com Headlines for April 30, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [GOP leaders still can't overcome the Kansas governor's veto to enact big tax cuts]( TOPEKA — Republican legislators narrowly failed again Monday to enact a broad package of tax cuts over Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto, making it likely that lawmakers would end their second annual session in a row without major ... [GOP leaders still can't overcome the Kansas governor's veto to enact big tax cuts]( By: By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA — Republican legislators narrowly failed again Monday to enact a broad package of tax cuts over Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto, making it likely that lawmakers would end their second annual session in a row without major ... April 29, 2024 @ 11:41pm [‘A modern cabin’: KU's Dirt Works Studio collaborates with Tenants to Homeowners on first-of-its-kind affordable home]( By: Austin Hornbostel A construction site on Oregon Street in east Lawrence is abuzz with activity on a windy day in late April, but the crew — and the home it’s building — is a bit different from the norm. For one, the workers are all University of Kansas ... April 29, 2024 @ 5:00pm [Lawrence man faces multiple felony charges after allegedly striking another man with a hammer and assaulting law enforcement personnel]( By: Staff report A Lawrence man is facing multiple felony charges after being arrested Sunday afternoon on suspicion of striking another man with a hammer during a fight and assaulting law enforcement personnel with a vehicle. The man, Ronald Dwayne Walters ... April 29, 2024 @ 4:39pm [Texas-based coffee chain, and seller of 'Dirty Pop,' files plans to open on 23rd Street]( By: Chad Lawhorn From roast beef to roasted beans: That’s the planned journey for one fast-food location on 23rd Street. Plans have been filed at City Hall to convert the former Arby’s fast food restaurant at 1533 W. 23rd St. into a drive-thru coffee shop ... April 29, 2024 @ 4:06pm [Engineering professor, Kansas NSF leader named as final candidate for KU's vice chancellor of research]( By: Staff report The current interim leader of the University of Kansas’ research enterprise has been announced as a finalist for KU’s vice chancellor of research position. Belinda Sturm, a KU engineering professor and director of a key National Science ... April 29, 2024 @ 2:20pm [Kansas school finance bill, passed without ‘poison pill,’ on its way to governor]( By: Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Kansas lawmakers have sent a bipartisan school finance bill that will shape state education funding for the next three years to the governor’s desk, packaging a $75 million increase in special education funding into the bill. ... April 29, 2024 @ 1:18pm [Kansas legislators fail to override the governor's veto of a ban on gender care for minors]( By: JOHN HANNA, Associated Press Updated at 11:45 p.m. on Monday, April 29, 2024 TOPEKA — A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors in Kansas died Monday when two Republicans switched their votes and prevented the Republican-controlled Legislature from ... April 29, 2024 @ 1:11pm [Leader of Lawrence College and Career Center leaving to become principal at Eudora High]( By: Staff report The principal of the Lawrence College and Career Center is resigning to become principal at an area high school, the Lawrence school district announced in a recent news release. At the end of June, Bill DeWitt will leave the Lawrence district ... April 29, 2024 @ 10:20am [Woman arrested on suspicion of aggravated arson in February fire]( By: Staff report A woman has been arrested on suspicion of aggravated arson in connection with a February fire at a Lawrence residence, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical said Monday in a news release. As the Journal-World reported, on Feb. 26, ... April 29, 2024 @ 9:44am 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