LJWorld.com Headlines for May 4, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [‘Incredibly positive’: Disability advocates commend Kansas Republicans’ effort on waitlists]( Topeka — As the dust settles on the legislative maneuvering of the chaotic 2024 session, disability rights advocates applaud a budget provision meant to shorten wait times for disabled Kansans who need services. Lawmakers overrode Gov. Laura ... [‘Incredibly positive’: Disability advocates commend Kansas Republicans’ effort on waitlists]( By: Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector Topeka — As the dust settles on the legislative maneuvering of the chaotic 2024 session, disability rights advocates applaud a budget provision meant to shorten wait times for disabled Kansans who need services. Lawmakers overrode Gov. Laura ... May 3, 2024 @ 7:48pm [Kansas Court of Appeals affirms Lawrence man's 2021 rape conviction]( By: Chris Conde The Kansas Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed the rape conviction of a Lawrence man who was found guilty in 2021 of assaulting a houseguest. Erick Ogwangi, now 39, was accused of violently forcing himself on a 26-year-old woman who was a ... May 3, 2024 @ 6:11pm [Lawrence police blotter for May 3, 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 ... May 3, 2024 @ 5:52pm [Kansas state revenue comes in $101 million above projections in April]( By: Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — An unexpected surge in individual income tax collections in April drove Kansas state revenue $101 million higher than projected for the month, state officials said, and added fuel to a political debate about tax reform. The report ... May 3, 2024 @ 4:10pm [LHS administrator named as new principal of Lawrence College and Career Center]( By: Staff Report An associate principal at Lawrence High School will become the new principal of the Lawrence College and Career Center and Academy, Adult Education Services and Alternative Programs. Superintendent Anthony Lewis has appointed Mark Preut to the ... May 3, 2024 @ 3:00pm [Chief Academic Officer Patrick Kelly retiring from Lawrence school district]( By: Staff Report The Lawrence school district's chief academic officer will retire at the end of June. Superintendent Anthony Lewis announced Patrick Kelly's pending departure in a news release Friday. Kelly, who is also a Douglas County commissioner, is ... May 3, 2024 @ 2:38pm [Haskell Indian Nations University celebrates 129 graduates at spring commencement ceremony]( By: Austin Hornbostel On Friday, 129 students were recognized as they graduated from Haskell Indian Nations University. The university hosted its 2024 commencement ceremony for spring and summer graduates on Friday, May 3, 2024. At the ceremony, graduates heard a ... May 3, 2024 @ 2:04pm [3 years ago, Douglas County approved stormwater regulations for site of solar project, but then never added them to the County Code]( By: Chad Lawhorn Updated at 3:51 p.m. Friday, May 3 In the fall of 2020, there was an urgency in the Douglas County Courthouse about flooding. A building roughly the size of a football field — home to the offices of a sod shop — had been built in the ... May 3, 2024 @ 10:09am [New executive director to join Family Promise later this month]( By: Austin Hornbostel After a few months of searching, Family Promise of Lawrence has selected a new leader. On Thursday, the organization announced in a press release that Monique Wahba will begin her role as executive director on Monday, May 20. Wahba will replace ... May 3, 2024 @ 9:35am 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