If it becomes law, a bill that lets voters block local governments’ property tax increases will probably do a lot of other things behind the scenes, too. And Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew is trying to figure out what. It could throw a wrench into cities’ and counties’ planning. It ...
The City of Lawrence announced a portion of 19th Street will be closed for much of April as part of a stormwater project. Starting Monday, April 6, the eastbound portion of 19th Street will be closed to traffic between Massachusetts Street and Barker Avenue to allow for the removal and ...
TOPEKA — The agreement between the Kansas City Chiefs and the state of Kansas to build a new $3 billion domed football stadium, headquarters, training facility and entertainment district could be the largest stadium deal in American history, and most Kansas lawmakers agreed last week to ...
As water and sewer rates are soaring in Lawrence, the whereabouts of $1.8 million of ratepayer funds at City Hall is unclear, a Journal-World investigation has found. While reviewing years of audited financial statements and budget records in an attempt to learn more about why Lawrence ...
State law requires residents of a county to be notified of a lot of different legal matters that are underway at any given time. That includes pending foreclosures of homes, new ordinances proposed by local governments, legal name changes of your neighbors, and even the sales that dispose of ...
SALT LAKE CITY — President Donald Trump's administration will move the U.S. Forest Service headquarters out of the nation's capital to Salt Lake City as part of an organizational overhaul that involves shuttering research facilities in 31 states and concentrating resources in the West, the ...
