Lawrence

• Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission approved guidelines requiring 2027 grant applicants to disclose artificial intelligence use. →
• The annual Lawrence Phoenix Awards will take place Dec. 13, 2026, at Abe and Jake's Landing, honoring local artists with custom awards. →
• The Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission is exploring new public art sites outside downtown, including West Lawrence and LMH Health. →
• The Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission will partner with the Winter Inclusive Market at Abe and Jake's Landing for the Phoenix Awards. →
• Lawrence Percolator signed a short-term lease through January 2027 for a gallery space at 646 Massachusetts St. in Lawrence. →
• Lawrence USD 497 Board of Education members voiced optimism for public education funding following turnover in the Kansas Legislature. →
• Expect mostly sunny skies and breezy conditions in Lawrence today, with afternoon highs reaching 52°F.

🌾 Kansas

• Kansas' governor's race remained uncalled Wednesday, with Democrat Cindy Holscher leading Republican Ty Masterson by 7,644 votes as 32 counties completed audits and provisional ballots remained outstanding. →

• A Wichita City Council majority on Tuesday declined to vote on a proposal barring city participation in ICE's 287(g) program but agreed to discuss holding a public town hall on the issue. →

• A tied 3-3 vote by Kansas' Legislative Coordinating Council on Nov. 6 preserved lawmakers' scheduled 4.4% pay raise and approved moving forward with contractor Propylon's $8M bill-drafting system for the 2027 session. →

• Fuller Industries ended production at its Great Bend plant Nov. 6, affecting an estimated 90 employees after selling its chemical business to Betco, which will relocate operations to Ohio. →

• Topeka City Council members said they will only meet publicly with Compass Data Centers after residents alleged city staff held undisclosed talks about the proposed data center campus. →

🇺🇸 US

• Nvidia's board met Nov. 11 to consider removing founder and CEO Jensen Huang amid an investigation into his relationship with a woman U.S. intelligence agencies suspect of spying for China, sending Nvidia shares down more than 8% in after-hours trading. →

• The USDA proposed tightening SNAP eligibility rules that would cut 6.3 million people from the food stamp program by fiscal 2029, saving an estimated $44.65 billion through fiscal 2031. →

• Democrat Scott Colom defeated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi's Senate race, becoming the state's first Democratic senator since 1982 and first Black senator since Reconstruction. →

• A three-story Brooklyn building collapsed into an adjacent construction site Nov. 11, killing at least eight people and injuring 17, including seven children. →

• Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent relocated to a military base after threats from Iran, as the Justice Department indicted three alleged Iranian operatives over a September plot targeting a British air base used by U.S. bombers. →

Weather

November 12, 1954: Ellis Island Closes

After processing more than 12 million immigrants since 1892, Ellis Island officially shut its doors on November 12, 1954. Once the nation’s busiest federal immigration station, it later served as a detention, hospital and training center before closing and eventually reopening as a museum.

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