Here’s a thought exercise for you: Imagine there was a national election where voters would decide whether there should be a national sales tax of X% to fund a single payer healthcare system for all Americans. Do you think a lot of people would show up to vote in that election? “It sure ...
A new bell-to-bell cellphone ban will greet students when they return to school next week, raising questions about what the state law requires, how the Lawrence school district will enforce it and whether any exceptions apply. Lawrence school board members have not yet approved the new policy ...
TOPEKA — CoreCivic on Wednesday announced the sale of its Leavenworth prison to the federal government, likely negating months of negotiations and a legal battle city officials pursued to ensure the humane treatment of immigrants detained there. Nashville-based CoreCivic announced in a news ...
TOPEKA — Rep. Henry Helgerson’s lengthy career in the Kansas Legislature will come to an involuntary end after losing the Democratic primary election as three Kansas House incumbents fell short in campaigns for reelection. Helgerson, the most prominent fiscal conservative among House ...
A new exhibition will be opening at the Watkins Museum of History on Friday, and it will highlight the experiences of the unhoused, encamped and precariously housed people who have lived in Lawrence over time. The free exhibition, "Unsettled Lawrence," will be on view in the museum's third ...
Last week, an anonymous YouTube video about Lawrence’s and Douglas County’s homeless plan sparked a tense conversation at a community meeting. And this week, it sparked another one at City Hall, with one city commissioner calling it “a grossly dishonest narrative” and urging her peers ...
