After reaffirming how important they thought KU’s Gateway project was for Lawrence and the university, city commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize issuing up to $100 million in STAR and Community Improvement District bonds for its second phase. The Gateway project, a multi-use ...
The University of Kansas announced a 3% pay increase to all eligible employees, shifting from its current model of merit-based pay to adjust for high inflation, Chancellor Doug Girod said in a message on Monday. The increase will apply to employees across all KU campuses, including Lawrence, ...
Could data centers save Kansas’ rural economy? That question was posed Thursday during a panel discussion on the health of the rural economy in Kansas, with one panelist making the case that data centers could be the answer to sustained economic growth in areas that have long suffered from ...
Lounging on the beach is great. Basking on the beach is even better. Doing so with access to a free beach house . . . come on, what could possibly come next? A mermaid? No, a nonconference basketball game between KU and the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds. What? You want us to lug a TV down to ...
As she prepares to leave office after eight years, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday reflected on her tenure and offered advice on some the most pressing issues facing not only The Sunflower State, but the nation. Property taxes, data centers, artificial intelligence and the current ...
In his first State of the Campus address since assuming the provost position at the University of Kansas eight months ago, Arash Mafi, speaking to a room of more than 200 attendees, made one thing clear: We are not backing down. His message was a response to the many pressures KU — and the ...