Carl Folsom III, a trial attorney with the Office of the Federal Public Defender in Topeka and an adjunct professor at the University of Kansas, is one of three finalists for an open seat on the Kansas Court of Appeals, Gov. Laura Kelly's office announced Wednesday.
Folsom has been an adjunct faculty member at KU since 2018 in conjunction with serving in the Federal Public Defender's Office. Before that, he ...
The University of Kansas on Wednesday said it had no active plans to update its list of restricted travel areas in light of growing concerns that the coronavirus could spread in the United States.
On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a national media briefing that the likelihood of the respiratory virus — which originated in China — spreading in the United States had become ...
Linda Craig, the Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health director of clinic services, said Wednesday the department is continuing to monitor global concerns about the spread of the coronavirus respiratory disease.
It’s important for folks to be aware of the virus, which originated in Wuhan, China, as the potential health threat is high both globally and in the United States, Craig said. At the same time, she ...
TOPEKA — For the second year in a row, a Kansas House committee on Monday failed to pass legislation that would have reduced a swath of the state's marijuana possession charges from felonies to misdemeanors.
Rep. Boog Highberger, D-Lawrence, introduced the bill on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union on Feb. 13. In its original text, the bill also called for people currently serving prison time on ...
Nearly five years have passed since the University of Kansas last had a task force working to remedy issues of sexual misconduct on its campus.
In light of the #MeToo movement and a growing discourse that advocates for calling out the systems that permit sexual violence to take place, a group of students in KU’s student government had called on Chancellor Douglas Girod to reinstate a dedicated sexual assault ...
TOPEKA — Following a week of testimony from leaders of Kansas’ higher education institutions, subcommittees in both chambers gave strong indications they wouldn’t approve the level of funding university leaders told them they would need to keep tuition rates flat.
It wasn't immediately clear after Thursday's and Friday's legislative votes what type of tuition increases may be in store for the next ...
