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Events
Education Funding? Taxes? Redistricting? Arts Funding?
Come hear a top-notch review of what the Kansas Legislature has, or hasn’t, done this year. Senators Marci Francisco and Tom Holland and Representatives Paul Davis, Barbara Ballard and Ann Mah will share their insights.
When: Saturday, May 12th, 10 a.m. (coffee at 9:30)
Where: Lawrence Public Library, 7th and Vermont
Sponsor: Douglas County Democratic Committee
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August Monthly Meeting
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July Monthly Meeting
WHEN: Saturday, July 9th at 10:00 a.m. (coffee at 9:30)
WHERE: Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont
SPONSOR: Douglas County Democratic Party
If you care about what is happening to elderly Kansans, people with disabilities, those in need of mental health services, and people on Medicaid, come hear Dr. Robert Harder’s take on what Governor Brownback and the Republican Legislature are doing at the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services.
Severe cutbacks in many services have been announced, many professional managers in SRS have been fired, and the governor has appointed many out-of-staters with political and idealogical agendas to major administrative positions.
Dr. Robert Harder, the first and longest serving director of the SRS, will share his insights into the radical and extreme changes at SRS and how the many Kansans served by it will be affected.
June 18th Coffee
WHEN:Saturday, June 18, 10 a.m. (coffee at 9:30)
WHERE: Lawrence Public Library, 7th and Vermont
SPONSOR: Douglas County Democratic Committee
Clean air and water are the goals established by Congress beginning with the Clean Air Act of 1970 and the Clean Water Act of 1972. Since then administrations have varied in their commitments to these goals. President Obama has made a renewed commitment to them.
Karl Brooks, Regional Director of the Environmental Protection Agency in Kansas City, will speak to us about where we are on the road to a clean environment. He will explain the practical, everyday challenges faced by officials responsible for implementing environmental laws and will answer questions about his work.
Before his appointment, Brooks was Associate Professor of History and Environmental Studies at K.U., where he received his Ph.D. in 2000. He received the B.A. from Yale in 1978, the M.Sc. from the London School of Economics in 1980 and the J.D. from Harvard in 1883.
2011 Chocolate Extravaganza
The 2011 Chocolate Extravaganza is coming up! Check back for more details or check out the Douglas County Democrats on Facebook.
You may buy tickets here: https://secure.actblue.com/page/chocolateextravaganza.
Here are the details:
Chocolate Extravaganza
Thursday, April 14th
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Pachamama’s Alton Ballroom
800 New Hampshire St.
Lawrence, KS 66046