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The Lawrence Times

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lawrencekstimes.com > 09/12/2026 > kr-marshall-hamilton-debate

Clamorous crowd dominates first Kansas U.S. Senate debate between Marshall, Hamilton

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (867+ words) HUTCHINSON — Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and the Rev. Adam Hamilton, a Democrat, confronted a raucous crowd Saturday defending their stances on tariffs, the war in Iran and partisan politics. The two major party candidates running for U.S. Senate…...

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lawrencekstimes.com > 09/10/2026 > kr-judge-strikes-ks-law

Federal judge strikes down Kansas law offering in-state tuition rate to qualified immigrants

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (784+ words) TOPEKA — A U.S. District Court judge issued an order forbidding enforcement of a bipartisan Kansas law adopted in 2004 that allowed certain immigrant students at public colleges and universities to pay in-state tuition rates rather than higher out-of-state rates. Beneficiaries of the…...

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lawrencekstimes.com > 09/09/2026 > k10-connector-funding-undecided

K-10 Connector has funding through fall; long-term plan is undecided

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (737+ words) The route connects Lawrence and Johnson County along K-10 and serves riders traveling between Lawrence, Johnson County Community College and KU’s Edwards Campus in Overland Park. Johnson County Assistant County Manager Aaron Otto told county commissioners there last week that the…...

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lawrencekstimes.com > 09/01/2026 > kns-justice-dept-suing-kck-schools

Justice Department sues Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools over transgender policies

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (839+ words) The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools over its policies for transgender students, escalating a monthslong standoff and threat to withhold federal funding if the school district did not comply. The lawsuit, which the department is…...

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lawrencekstimes.com > 08/22/2026 > kr-kassebaum-dies

Kansas political trailblazer Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker dies at 94

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (892+ words) The Kassebaum family confirmed her death in a statement reported by KSNT that noted her remarkable life and appreciation for Kansas. “For 94 years she relished the support of family and friends from all over the world. Her years were filled…...

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lawrencekstimes.com > 08/20/2026 > kns-compliance-crew

Transgender men in Kansas ‘compliance crew’ use women's bathrooms to protest state law

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (627+ words) The transgender men have gathered at locations across Kansas to do a sort of protest by complying with the law. They use the women’s bathroom — the restroom of their assigned biological sex at birth. The SB244 Compliance Crew — named after the…...

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lawrencekstimes.com > 08/18/2026 > judge-reinstates-womans-dl

Judge temporarily reinstates transgender Lawrence woman’s driver’s license

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1054+ words) A Douglas County judge has temporarily reinstated a Lawrence transgender woman and Army veteran’s license that was invalidated by an anti-transgender state law, citing that the Kansas Department of Revenue likely violated due process. Like many other transgender people throughout…...