LJWorld.com Headlines for April 8, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Kansas legislators pass bill against ESG investment strategies]( TOPEKA — A proposal designed to thwart investing that considers environmental, social and governance factors has cleared the Kansas Legislature, but divisions within its GOP majorities kept the measure from being as strong as some ... [Kansas legislators pass bill against ESG investment strategies]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press TOPEKA — A proposal designed to thwart investing that considers environmental, social and governance factors has cleared the Kansas Legislature, but divisions within its GOP majorities kept the measure from being as strong as some ... April 7, 2023 @ 6:53pm [Provision in new state budget creates questions about the future of KU's diversity, equity and inclusion programs]( By: Chad Lawhorn A budget bill passed by Kansas lawmakers on Thursday will create new questions about how University of Kansas officials can address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion. The budget bill — HB 2184 — approved by both the Kansas House ... April 7, 2023 @ 4:37pm [State budget doesn't yet include pay increases for state employees; KU, Wichita State med center project wins $142M in funding]( By: Tim Carpenter TOPEKA — The Kansas Legislature signed off on a new state government budget Thursday reallocating unspent federal economic stimulus funding to help communities with infrastructure projects, pump $100 million more into the state’s rainy-day ... April 7, 2023 @ 2:09pm [Lawmakers approve abortion bill requiring doctors to tell patients certain abortions can be 'reversed'; some in medical field say information is wrong]( By: John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents pushed a bill through the Kansas Legislature early Friday to require providers to tell patients that a medication abortion can be “reversed” once it's started — a measure that could face a state ... April 7, 2023 @ 1:54pm [Kansas legislators pass law to revoke medical license of doctors who provide certain care for transgender youth; veto likely]( By: John Hanna TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Kansas approved a plan early Friday to end gender-affirming care for transgender youth, capping a week of intensifying efforts to roll back LGBTQ rights. The Kansas House voted 70-52 to pass a bill ... April 7, 2023 @ 1:34pm [LMH Health emergency department waiting room renovations set to begin next week]( By: Austin Hornbostel Renovations to LMH Health’s emergency department waiting room are set to begin early next week. Starting Tuesday, April 11, construction to increase the waiting room’s capacity will commence at LMH Health’s 325 Maine St. campus, and the ... April 7, 2023 @ 1:22pm [Lawrence City Commission to consider infill duplex development for Fall Creek Farms; several neighbors oppose project]( By: Rochelle Valverde City leaders will soon consider plans to develop duplexes on an approximately 8-acre site between the Fall Creek Farms subdivision and the western edge of the Deerfield neighborhood, a plan some neighbors have come out against. As part of its ... April 7, 2023 @ 1:15pm [Lawrence man’s prison sentence suspended to probation for confronting police with assault rifle and terrorizing woman at pool hall]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Friday for an incident where he confronted police with an assault rifle after ramming into a woman’s car and threatening to harm her, but that sentence was suspended to probation despite ... April 7, 2023 @ 1:07pm [Douglas County Sheriff’s Office invites residents to dispose of unwanted drugs on National Drug Take Back Day]( By: Staff Report The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is inviting residents to safely dispose of their expired or unused prescription and over-the-counter medications on National Drug Take Back Day. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on April 22 in ... April 7, 2023 @ 10:20am [Topeka man enters plea for breaking a man’s nose in connection with Thanksgiving Day robbery]( By: Chris Conde A Topeka man entered a no contest plea on Thursday in connection with an incident on Thanksgiving Day in 2022 where he was alleged to have taken a cellphone from a woman and injured a man. Anthony Duane Harris, 57, originally faced felony ... April 7, 2023 @ 10:14am 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