In addition, Travis Branham said the 247 Sports Crystal Ball prediction that Kansas will land Stokes will remain unchanged heading into the decision.
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Kansas lawmakers introduce bills to decriminalize marijuana
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – Kansas lawmakers introduced two bills aimed at decriminalizing marijuana. While previous attempts have failed, the legislation this year has some major differences.
These are two separate bills. One that decriminalizes marijuana for recreational use. The other legalizes marijuana for medical purposes. But both include provisions that would return 40 percent of the revenue to the people of Kansas.
The bills are sponsored by 19 Democrats from the Kansas House, including Representative Ford Carr from Wichita. Carr said both bills would establish the cannabis industry, which is estimated to give the state between $750 million and $1 billion in revenue each year.
This isn’t any different from previous legislation. What is different is that 40 percent of that revenue would be returned to Kansans. Representative Carr says that this money would be used to address various concerns, such as childcare, homelessness and property taxes.
“Those carve outs are set in stone, that’s where these funds will go, they will go back to the people,” said Carr. “It’s the residents that need the help, right? The state has been able to maintain itself.“
Senate President Ty Masterson has previously stated marijuana will not be decriminalized as long as he is in power. Therefore, the bills face an uphill battle, but Carr believes the changes will help to gain support from other Republican lawmakers.
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Seattle prep forward Tyran Stokes, regarded as the top recruit in the country, committed to Kansas on Tuesday.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Tyran Stokes, the consensus No. 1 men’s basketball recruit for next season, announced his commitment to Kansas on Tuesday, ending a long, drawn-out recruitment that hinged on everything from who his coach would be to what sneaker he would be wearing.
Stokes made the announcement during “Inside the NBA” on ESPN.
The 6-foot-7 forward from Ranier Beach High School in Seattle has long been considered the top prospect in his class. With an uncanny ability to drive to the basket, Stokes scored 63 points in a game against West Seattle this past season, and he was one of the stars of the McDonald’s All-American Game, putting up 12 points and nine boards in leading the West team to victory.
“Honestly it’s been a long process, ever since I got my first offer, I think going into high school,” he said. “Ever since then it’s been having like, college coaches talking to me, having good relationships with different coaches. It takes a lot.”
Stokes had trimmed his list to Oregon, Kansas and Kentucky, but the Ducks recently dropped out of the running, leaving the race for the likely one-and-done prospect a showdown between two of college basketball’s bluebloods.
This is how this recruitment has been trending for a while now, but that didn’t stop Mark Pope from making one final push to get Stokes to Kentucky, even hosting him for a visit recently while also pursuing NBA great Jamal Crawford, who is currently an assistant coach at Rainer Beach High School, where Stokes played his senior season.
Oh, and the cherry on top of all this? Kentucky and Kansas will meet in this year’s Champions Classic, as though the stakes weren’t already high enough.
ATCHISON COUNTY —Law enforcement are investigating a Kansas woman after an altercation with police.
Just after 3p.m. April 25, police responded to a disturbance at a residence in the 600 block South 7th Street in Atchison, according to Police Chief Mike Wilson.
Police took 50-year-old Sarah Crawford into custody at the scene for criminal trespass during which time she attempted to bite an officer and resisted arrest. She is being held on requested charges of criminal trespass, assault on a law enforcement officer, and interference with law enforcement.
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