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2 weeks ago | 
lawrencekstimes.com | Mackenzie Clark
Share this post or save for laterA Watkins Museum of History project on the Underground Railroad was completed before the federal grant funding it was terminated, and the Lawrence community has helped the museum recoup the $13,000 that the feds didn’t disburse. With the $50,000 grant from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services — awarded in 2022 — the museum developed online learning resources on the history of the Underground Railroad for teachers to use in K-12 classrooms.
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1 month ago | 
finance.einnews.com | Mackenzie Clark
Share this post or save for laterIn the wake of impending staff cuts at Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center, a Douglas County commissioner is pushing for the county to reduce the center’s rent and potentially boost its funding to ensure its doors don’t close. Gene Dorsey, a Democrat elected in November 2024 to represent District 4, previously served on the center’s board of directors and is an advocate for mental health services.
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2 months ago | 
fiercehealthcare.com | Mackenzie Clark
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2 months ago | 
fiercehealthcare.com | Hemant Bhargava |Mackenzie Clark
Prescription drug costs continue to climb and are a growing burden on patients, employers and taxpayers. Unlike other purchases, neither prescribers nor patients typically know the cost of a drug when it is prescribed nor the cost of comparable lower cost alternative drugs. Some progress is being made, but these efforts need to be accelerated to expand drug cost savings.
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2 months ago | 
lawrencekstimes.com | Mackenzie Clark
Share this post or save for laterWanda Dyer, 74, has been missing for almost two weeks. Her husband of 46 years has a couple of requests for the community. Dave Dyer said Wednesday that he’s barely slept since Wanda has been gone — since Friday morning, March 21. “It’s been so long, you know, I dread the worst,” he said.
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Mar 26, 2025 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Mackenzie Clark
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The UPS hub in Lawrence is one of two Kansas sites set to close in a few months, raising concerns and questions about the future for several dozen local employees. Lawrence employees learned of the pending closure earlier this month. Karen Tomaszewski Hill, a spokesperson for UPS, said at the time that she was unable to confirm individual stores that were slated to close, and that a companywide evaluation was ongoing.
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Feb 25, 2025 | 
jdsupra.com | Mackenzie Clark
Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”) and Michigan’s Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (“IWOWA”) became effective February 21, 2025. Last minute bills, passed earlier this week and just before midnight Thursday, substantively amended both ESTA and IWOWA. The Governor is expected to sign these amendments into law in short order. IWOWAEffective Friday, the minimum wage is $12.48.
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Feb 21, 2025 | 
bodmanlaw.com | Mackenzie Clark
Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”) and Michigan’s Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (“IWOWA”) become effective today, February 21, 2025. Last minute bills, passed earlier this week and just before midnight last night, substantively amended both ESTA and IWOWA. The Governor is expected to sign these amendments into law in short order. IWOWAEffective today, the minimum wage is $12.48.
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Feb 14, 2025 | 
lawrencekstimes.com | Molly Adams |Mackenzie Clark
Share this post or save for laterPost last updated at 8:47 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14:Numerous employees of Haskell Indian Nations University lost their jobs Friday as part of sweeping nationwide cuts ordered by President Donald Trump’s administration. A member of Haskell’s Board of Regents said the layoffs are in “basically every department on campus” — faculty, student services, athletics, IT and more. They said about 40 people are losing their jobs.
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Feb 12, 2025 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Mackenzie Clark
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Get warm in Lawrence: • See this page for locations to get warm during the day and overnight, where to get help for pets and more. National Weather Service local office (Topeka): • Find the latest weather forecast info and severe weather advisories for the Lawrence area at this link . • In the event of rapidly changing severe weather, such as tornadoes, the NWS posts frequent updates on Twitter, @NWSTopeka . You do not need a Twitter account to see tweets from NWS.
