At their work session Tuesday, some Lawrence city commissioners said they were interested in continuing to discuss increasing the age to buy tobacco products, but would like to see how the Kansas Supreme Court rules on the matter. The LiveWell Douglas County Tobacco 21 work group is backing a measure that would prohibit the sale of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and other devices that vaporize ...
City leaders will soon consider whether Lawrence should join more than a dozen other cities in Kansas that have banned the sale of tobacco products to people under 21. During its work session Tuesday, the City Commission will begin discussion of a Tobacco 21 proposal. The measure would prohibit the sale of all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and other devices that vaporize nicotine liquid, to people ...
Lawrence city commissioners will soon consider whether the city should decrease its penalties for marijuana possession, which can include up to a $1,000 fine and mandatory drug counseling for first-time offenders. As part of its work session Tuesday, the commission will review the city’s current ordinance regarding marijuana possession and receive a proposal to make the penalties less severe. Currently, ...
TOPEKA — Support for President Donald Trump and protests were both on display for the president's visit to Topeka Saturday. Hours before Trump was scheduled to take the stage at the Kansas Expocentre, a line of thousands wound through the parking lot. The dreary day seemed to make the red "Make America Great Again" hats dotting the crowd stand out all the more. As it began to rain, a man with a Trump flag on ...
Lawrence residents will be showing up to President Donald Trump’s rally in Topeka Saturday, some to hear him speak and others to hold signs of protest. Garrett Miller, chair of the University of Kansas’ chapter of College Republicans, said he and anywhere from 20 to 50 others from the group planned to attend the rally. Miller, who said he himself had already seen Trump multiple times, said that the rally ...
Property owners near Queens Road in northwest Lawrence will see thousands added to their tax bills to fund improvements to the crumbling roadway. After years of debate and delay, the Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday voted 4-1, Commissioner Leslie Soden against, to establish two benefit districts to pay for more than $5 million in improvements to Queens Road and its intersection with Sixth Street. ...