After objecting to the certification of election results, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., made a statement acknowledging that Joe Biden is the president-elect.
Marshall, who voted not to certify the electors from Arizona and Pennsylvania earlier this week, said in a statement posted to his Facebook page on Thursday that Biden is the president-elect and there must be a peaceful transition of power on Jan. 20. ...
After making extraordinary votes against certifying parts of the presidential election, two members of Lawrence’s congressional delegation were not answering questions Thursday to account for their actions.
Republicans Sen. Roger Marshall and U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner both voted in effect to overturn the presidential election results by objecting to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in ...
Though the total number of COVID-19 cases among City of Lawrence employees since the beginning of the pandemic nearly doubled in the past month, the increase is not due to transmission of the virus in the workplace.
The city’s monthly update regarding cases indicates a cumulative 87 cases among full-time and part-time city staff since the pandemic began, including 10 active cases. There had been 47 cases ...
After serving four months of his one-year sentence in a federal prison, Lawrence developer and four-time felon Thomas Fritzel has been transferred to a reentry program that is designed to help him transition back to the community upon his upcoming release.
Fritzel began serving his sentence at the minimum-security federal prison camp in Yankton, S.D., on Aug. 25, and the Bureau of Prisons database reflected ...
City leaders have voted to continue funding a cold-weather shelter for homeless people at a local hotel for now, but because of safety issues and the significant amount of program funds going to repair property damage, they are urging city staff to seek alternatives.
Volunteers running the program and some social service professionals who are not involved with it expressed concerns regarding the security and ...
With the initial startup funds expected to run out soon, Lawrence city leaders will soon discuss providing more money for an overnight cold-weather shelter for homeless people at a local hotel.
On Dec. 23, the city and a volunteer group coordinated to open an overnight drop-in shelter at the Days Inn, 730 Iowa St., to provide a safe option in cold temperatures for the more than 100 homeless people who were ...
