In what has become an annual exercise to keep $2 million of state funding, the University of Kansas and the state’s other public universities are being ordered to address diversity, equity and inclusion topics. This year, the Kansas Legislature’s orders are limited: Create some ...
A Lawrence resident has filed to run for Kansas Secretary of State as a third party candidate. Scott Morgan, who recently became the executive director of the United Kansas party, filed paperwork this week to seek the Secretary of State position, which serves as the state’s chief election ...
Updated at 4:40 p.m. Thursday, May 21 One Lawrence resident's name — out of three considered — will be submitted to Gov. Laura Kelly as a finalist for the open seat on the Kansas Supreme Court. Douglas County District Judge Carl Folsom III made it into the final round of voting Thursday ...
Three of the seven people seeking to fill a vacant seat on the Kansas Supreme Court are from Lawrence, and you can watch their live job interviews on Thursday. The Lawrence candidates will have interviews in Topeka as follows: Douglas County District Court Judge Carl Folsom III at 10 a.m.; ...
University of Kansas leaders are proposing a 5% increase in tuition and fees for the average student next school year, as administrators said the additional money is needed primarily to boost salaries on campus. KU and the state’s other public universities presented their recommendations to ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Corrections signed a two-year contract with a private healthcare company based in Topeka to provide medical services for 10,000 inmates at the state’s eight adult prisons and the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex. The deal with VitalCore Health ...