The Douglas County Commission meeting room erupted in cheers on Wednesday night after commissioners approved a tenant eviction defense pilot program. A majority of those cheers came from local advocacy group Lawrence Tenants – which has been urging county commissioners to develop a tenants ...
Douglas County commissioners unanimously approved a $300,000 funding request from HeadQuarters Kansas to help keep the organization financially stable through 2026. Over the past two years, HeadQuarters’ expenses have significantly outpaced its revenues by about $1.3 million, and it ...
Paula Kissinger is in her 70s now, but she vividly remembers responding to a call as a Lawrence police officer in the summer of 1981: A young student had been brutally raped at knifepoint by a stranger on the KU campus and had barely escaped with her life. Kissinger took the initial crime ...
WASHINGTON — A Democratic lawmaker is asking a federal judge to force the Kennedy Center to block and reverse efforts to attach President Donald Trump's name to the historic performing arts venue. In a motion filed Wednesday, Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio argues that Congress was clear in its ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is seeking a temporary 8% charge on certain popular products, including Priority Mail, to help blunt the impact of rising transportation costs. USPS filed notice on Wednesday with the Postal Regulatory Commission seeking the price increase, which ...
WASHINGTON The Transportation Security Administration may have to shut down operations at some airports if the budget impasse drags on, the agency's acting head said Wednesday, even as record wait time for travelers did little to end the standoff over the funding fight in Congress. The TSA's ...
