There used to be a time before the 2008 recession where Lawrence would build 360 new single family homes a year. Now, the city is back to a point where that number is again accurate — if you drop the 0.
Lawrence builders started just 36 new single family homes in 2025, according to City of Lawrence building permit data. That is a new low for Lawrence, but setting a new low-water mark has become nearly ...
As the state has imposed new restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at universities, some supporters of DEI efforts perhaps have wondered whether the state is really in a position to enforce such bans.
On Tuesday, such wonderers got their strongest sign yet that state leaders are prepared to keep a pretty close eye on DEI. A key state council that oversees finances for universities and ...
Motorists traveling through the Kansas River valley east of Lawrence on Tuesday morning were greeted with sunshine and a layer of ground fog hanging just above the harvested fields. The forecast from the Topeka office of the National Weather Service calls for unseasonably warm temperatures over the next few days. Wednesday is expected to produce sunny skies, light winds and a high of 63 degrees. Rain is highly ...
While it is known a City of Lawrence employee shot and killed an intruder inside City Hall on Monday, what hasn’t been released is what type of employee was carrying a gun inside the public building.
The City of Lawrence’s employee handbook provides some possibilities.
The city — taking its cue from state law — has a policy that allows any city employee to legally carry a concealed weapon while on ...
If the beginning of the new year is that dreaded time where you start listing all your home’s needed maintenance projects, the state’s higher education leaders can offer you a bit of solace.
At least you have a home rather than a university.
Leaders at the University of Kansas and the state’s other five public universities recently completed an end-of-year review of maintenance issues of all their ...
When it comes to Lawrence shoppers and their spending, 2025 ended up being a perfectly ho-hum year — delivered via a roller coaster.
The City of Lawrence recently received its 12th and final sales tax check of the year from the Kansas Department of Revenue. With that, we can now calculate how much consumers spent in the Lawrence economy during the last 12 months.
The tally: $2.05 billion in taxable sales ...
