The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission on Monday approved a pair of rezoning requests that could lead to a future affordable housing development from the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority in west Lawrence. The subject properties at 5015 Legends Drive and 1311 Research Park ...
March devoured hopes of a basketball national championship in Lawrence, and for dessert, it may have finished off any thoughts of declining home prices in the city too. It was just a week ago that I reported on data from the Lawrence Board of Realtors that showed home prices in Lawrence had ...
The City of Lawrence and the union representing local firefighters are negotiating a new contract, with their current agreement set to expire at the end of the year. In a statement shared with the Journal-World Tuesday, the city announced that it recently began negotiating with the ...
A research executive at the University of Indiana and a former director of research and innovation at the University of Louisville have been announced as candidates for a vice chancellor position to lead University of Kansas research initiatives. Marc Mendonca, director of research development ...
A new rule from President Joe Biden's administration blocking blanket policies to keep transgender students from using school bathrooms that align with their gender identity could conflict with laws in Republican-controlled states. The clash over bathroom policy and other elements of a federal ...
The revised rules for wind energy projects in Douglas County are nearing the end of the road to approval, and county leaders are set to hear more about them this week. During a work session Wednesday afternoon, the Douglas County Commission will hear a presentation from planning staff about ...
