Most residential and commercial properties in Douglas County will see their 2026 values rise between 1% and 8%, the county’s Appraiser’s Office said in a memo to commissioners. "These value increases are typically due to year-over-year price increases, supply-demand imbalances, ...
Douglas County commissioners will hear about several pending Kansas legislative proposals that could reshape property taxes on Wednesday. In addition to hearing more about what’s going on in the Kansas Legislature, county commissioners will be briefed on the county’s own property tax ...
A Lawrence Virtual School student has won the Douglas County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge for the second year in a row. The Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge is an annual competition for students in grades 6-12 in Douglas County where students pitch business ideas, including a written plan, ...
Living outside in an unsanctioned homeless camp, Misty Bosch-Hastings says, is “horrific.” In two years as director of Lawrence’s Homeless Solutions Division, she’s seen enough human trafficking, violence, substance abuse and death in encampments to know that. “It’s horrific. ...
Douglas County commissioners approved a contract for a new county employee health care plan on Wednesday. The contract is with UnitedHealthcare to provide administrative services for the county’s self-funded employee health care plan, and it would become effective June 1, 2026. The vote ...
A new report shows that families with a single parent in Douglas County – especially female-headed households – just above the poverty line face financial, housing and mental health struggles. On Wednesday, county commissioners will hear about the findings of the report during a work ...