WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to the Obama era health care law, preserving insurance coverage for millions of Americans. The justices, by a 7-2 vote, left the entire law intact Thursday in ruling that Texas, other Republican-led states and two individuals had no ...
Douglas County leaders have approved repurposing $100,000 in behavioral health funding toward a residency rotation program that will soon bring four psychiatric resident physicians to the community mental health center. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission voted ...
If University of Kansas students want to see higher wages for student employees on campus, they’ll need to fund the program without raising student fees, the Kansas Board of Regents decided on Wednesday. The same goes for creating new programming for sexuality and gender diversity, ...
Although the man who fatally shot Jennifer Mosby has repeatedly expressed remorse for his actions, Mosby’s children said Wednesday at his sentencing that they don’t know if they will ever be able to forgive him. Johnathon L. West, 43, of Lawrence, said he took responsibility for his ...
As cases tumble and states reopen, the potential final stage in the U.S. campaign to vanquish COVID-19 is turning into a slog, with a worrisome variant gaining a bigger foothold and lotteries and other prizes failing to persuade some Americans to get vaccinated. "The last half, the last mile, ...
After meeting virtually throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the Lawrence City Commission is planning to return to in-person meetings but will retain an online option for the public. City spokesman Porter Arneill told commissioners at their meeting Tuesday that the city was prepared to return ...
