FW: Daily Briefing: Lawrence banned plastic bags. A bill seeks to block such bans statewide

 

 

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Subject: Daily Briefing: Lawrence banned plastic bags. A bill seeks to block such bans statewide

 

If the Legislature passes the bill into law, Lawrence would have to remove its ban on plastic bags and no others could adopt a similar prohibition. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Tue Feb 6 2024

 

 

 

 

 

Lawrence banned plastic bags. A bill seeks to block such bans statewide

 

A plastic Walgreens bag tangled in a tree in west Topeka.

 

If the Legislature passes the bill into law, Lawrence would have to remove its ban on plastic bags and no others could adopt a similar prohibition.

 

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The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday that former Kansas Highway Patrol Superintendent Mark Bruce should have been returned to a lower rank when he was ousted from the agency in 2019.

 

Ex-Kansas Highway Patrol leader 'flabbergasted' when asked to resign

 

Former Kansas Highway Patrol superintendent Mark Bruce testified Monday in a suit he's pursuing against Gov. Laura Kelly and the KHP's current head.

 

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Fuzzy's Taco Shop opened for business Wednesday morning at 2614 S.W. 17th, the former Team Sporting Goods building. (Phil Anderson/The Capital-Journal)

 

What food inspectors found at Fuzzy's Taco Shop, Dillons and more

 

Here's what food safety inspectors found in Topeka in January, including at Fuzzy's Taco Shop after a cockroach complaint and a Dillons grocery store.

 

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Stan Spice, treasurer of the Topeka Model Raillroaders, makes sure the HO model trains on the clubs layout keeps running Friday afternoon inside the Fink Gallery at the Great Overland Station.

 

Model train clubs show off exhibits at two Topeka sites

 

The Topeka Model Railroaders and Topeka N Trak clubs have set up model train displays at Great Overland Station and West Ridge Mall.

 

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Topeka High head coach Brittney Redmond shouts out instructions against Washburn Rural on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Washburn Rural defeated Topeka High 56-26.

 

Topeka High girls basketball undergoes mid-season coaching change

 

The Trojans will finish the girls basketball season with an interim head coach.

 

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