Story updated at 8:54 p.m. Thursday, June 8:
The Lawrence school district and its classified staff union have agreed to provide $2.58 million toward wage increases for district staff, which provides a minimum raise of $2.12 per hour for staff but falls short of the union’s proposal to commit $7 million toward raises.
Representatives for the Lawrence school district and the Personnel Association of ...
A dedication ceremony for the historical marker that tells the story of Margaret “Sis” Vinegar, a 14-year-old Black girl imprisoned after her 1882 rape, will take place on Saturday.
The ceremony will include multiple speakers, including local leaders and those involved in the project to create historical markers for Margaret as well as three Black men who were lynched by a white mob in the wake of ...
Former nonprofit board member and community volunteer Dustin Stumblingbear is running for election to the Lawrence City Commission.
Stumblingbear, a veteran who now spends a lot of his time volunteering, said he understands the importance of city government and its impact on people’s daily lives, and he is willing to bear the weight of those decisions on behalf of the community. Stumblingbear has run for ...
In what could potentially result in added delay for the project, the City of Lawrence did not receive any bids from social service agencies interested in operating a temporary shelter site the city plans to open on North Michigan Street.
Danelle Walters, Planning and Development Services assistant director with the city’s Housing Initiatives division, informed city leaders of the outcome of the city’s ...
Lawrence city leaders worked to refine a draft ordinance that would ban single-use plastic bags, and an updated ordinance will come forward for consideration later this month.
The Lawrence City Commission provided feedback on the draft ordinance as part of its meeting Tuesday. That draft ordinance covers what types of bags would be prohibited, what businesses would be subject to the ban and how the ordinance ...
About 30 people called on city leaders to not enforce a far-reaching transgender bathroom ban set to go into effect in July and declare Lawrence a sanctuary city for transgender, nonbinary and gender nonconforming people.
Those asking the city to take action filled City Hall as part of the Lawrence City Commission meeting on Tuesday, and spoke passionately about the need for protections in the face of the ...
