LJWorld.com Headlines for March 23, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence city leaders narrowly approve sales tax exemption for planned assisted living facility; some voice concerns about environmental sustainability]( Lawrence city leaders narrowly approved a sales tax exemption on construction materials for a planned assisted living and memory care facility on Tuesday night, though some were conflicted about whether the project was making environmental ... [Lawrence city leaders narrowly approve sales tax exemption for planned assisted living facility; some voice concerns about environmental sustainability]( By: Austin Hornbostel Lawrence city leaders narrowly approved a sales tax exemption on construction materials for a planned assisted living and memory care facility on Tuesday night, though some were conflicted about whether the project was making environmental ... March 22, 2022 @ 10:21pm [Board begins to agree on budget cuts that would lead to multi-age classrooms, fewer teachers in Lawrence Public Schools]( By: Chad Lawhorn More kids in classrooms. Fewer teachers in schools. Both appeared to be likelihoods in the Lawrence school district next year after school board members spent a couple of hours Tuesday sifting through nearly $6.5 million of proposed budget ... March 22, 2022 @ 9:23pm [KU's research ranking grew by five spots in the last year, but it still ranks low among prestigious AAU schools]( By: Chad Lawhorn The University of Kansas has moved up five spots in a key ranking of top public research universities in the country, KU announced Tuesday. But the latest rankings from the Higher Education and Research Development Survey also show that KU’s ... March 22, 2022 @ 6:10pm [The show goes on: Encore variety show set to return at Free State High this week]( By: Austin Hornbostel After a two-year pause because of COVID-19, upperclassmen at Free State High School are reviving an annual tradition this week: the Encore variety show. It's the first performance since 2019 for the show, which is put on by the juniors and ... March 22, 2022 @ 5:28pm [Prosecutors say KU professor who worked with Chinese university 'concocted an elaborate lie'; defense says he was just 'moonlighting']( By: Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Federal prosecutors alleged Tuesday that a Kansas researcher illegally kept his work with a Chinese university secret, while the defense countered that he was merely “moonlighting." The conflicting portrayals came during ... March 22, 2022 @ 3:56pm [Douglas County courts no longer assess attorney fees to indigent misdemeanor offenders]( By: Chris Conde The Douglas County District Court has stopped assessing fees to indigent offenders in misdemeanor cases. The county made the change to make the court more efficient; in trying to collect from people who could not pay, the court was expending ... March 22, 2022 @ 4:07pm [Cottonwood Inc. board selects Missouri leader to replace retiring CEO Sharon Spratt]( By: Staff report A Missouri nonprofit leader has been selected as the next chief executive officer for Lawrence-based Cottonwood Inc., one of the state’s largest organizations serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Colleen ... March 22, 2022 @ 2:44pm [Health department to bring on medical consultant specializing in women's health]( By: Austin Hornbostel Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health is in the process of bringing on a medical consultant specializing in women’s health to help with the rollout of a long-acting reversible contraception program next month. At Monday’s Lawrence-Douglas ... March 22, 2022 @ 2:14pm [KU's longtime federal lobbyist leaving the university for new job in Boston]( By: Staff report The University of Kansas' longtime leader in working with members of Congress and other federal agencies is leaving the university this spring. Jack Cline, associate vice chancellor for federal relations, has accepted a new job as vice ... March 22, 2022 @ 11:30am [KU professor accused of fraud under China Initiative goes to criminal trial]( By: Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector KANSAS CITY, Kan. — The two and a half years since her husband, Franklin Tao, was arrested have been a waking nightmare for Hong Peng and the couple’s two children. Peng said she is working three jobs while the family falls into debt from ... March 22, 2022 @ 11:24am [County to hear more about supportive housing assessment estimating that almost 400 units are needed at cost exceeding $100M]( By: Austin Hornbostel Douglas County needs almost 400 units of supportive housing, the cost of which would exceed $100 million, according to an assessment by the Corporation for Supportive Housing. The Douglas County Commission is set to hear more about the CSH’s ... March 22, 2022 @ 10:24am 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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