City Government

Lawrence City Commission candidate John Martin withdraws from race

One of the newcomer candidates for the Lawrence City Commission has withdrawn from the race. John Martin, an IT manager for the financial services organization TIAA, said in an email to the Journal-World that he withdrew after further consideration, with both his family and his employer in ...

City of Lawrence announces first meeting of Community Police Oversight Work Group

After months of delay, the city has scheduled the first meeting of a work group that will consider changes to how the city handles complaints against police and other policing matters. The Community Police Oversight Work Group will hold its first meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday in the ...