It wouldn’t quite be accurate to say that Douglas County has a fully formed plan for battling climate change.
But, the county does now have a plan for creating such a plan.
Commissioners at their Wednesday meeting unanimously approved Adapt Douglas County, which includes 14 broad goals that range from producing more green energy to reducing how much county residents drive in a year.
“This will be our ...
We know there are some national championship coaches who roam the halls of Kansas Athletics.
But, are there any championship-caliber budget cutters? Forget coaches with the clipboards and clickers. We need the accountants with calculators and cash flow sheets.
The success of the Kansas Jayhawks soon may depend on how many of those championship budget cutters can be found. Many national media outlets are ...
Story updated at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 22:
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will be asked to take a key vote to formalize their support for a massive solar energy project north of North Lawrence.
Commissioners at their weekly meeting will consider approving “findings of fact” and formal conditions for the Kansas Sky Energy Center project, which proposes to build about 8 million square feet of ...
Douglas County — compared with most of Kansas — is still a growth machine. But its fastest turning wheel last year was not Lawrence.
In fact, in 2023, Lawrence had the slowest growth rate of any city or town in Douglas County, according to new population estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Baldwin City, Eudora and Lecompton all posted growth rates that were higher than Lawrence’s for the ...
In the category of carrots, people who have racked up a lot of parking tickets in downtown Lawrence soon may get a chance to wipe those tickets off their record for a reduced fee.
In the category of sticks, future and frequent parking offenders in downtown may have a parking boot slapped on their wheels, making their vehicles immobile until they pay their fines.
Lawrence city commissioners at their Tuesday ...
Employees at the University of Kansas — from professors to custodians — are underpaid by more than $27 million a year, according to a recently completed report by KU leaders.
A KU leader announced the number Wednesday morning to a fiscal committee of the Kansas Board of Regents. Chief Financial Officer Jeff DeWitt said the wage gap will mean that KU needs to continue to provide cost-of-living increases to ...
