Democratic lawmaker Dennis “Boog” Highberger, of Lawrence, does not intend to seek another term in the Kansas Legislature after his current term expires, he told the Journal-World Wednesday. Highberger, who recently won reelection — unopposed — to the 46th District in the Kansas House ...
WASHINGTON — Members of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee panel raised concerns during a Tuesday hearing that a proposed merger between two of the largest U.S. supermarket chains could mean a monopoly on groceries and lead to higher food prices for Americans. U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a ...
The longtime leader of a Lawrence-based butterfly program that is watched from around the world has given a $1.4 million gift to the University of Kansas to benefit that program. Orley “Chip” Taylor of Monarch Watch renown and his wife, Toni, have made the gift to establish the Chip and ...
TOPEKA — A member of Kansas' highest court has resigned in protest from a part-time teaching job at a state law school following what he says was an unsuccessful attempt by the university to pressure students into canceling an event featuring a leader of a group that opposes LGBTQ ...
If you want to get an undergraduate degree in physics, there is no shortage of options in Kansas. All six of the state’s public universities offer an undergraduate degree in physics, despite data showing that enrollment in the programs is below average at all six schools, and that few ...
A physicist and interim dean at the University of New Mexico has been selected to become the leader of KU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the university’s biggest academic unit. Arash Mafi was chosen from a field of four finalists to take over as executive dean of the College of ...