A wise pool hall philosopher once said “Money won is twice as sweet as money earned.” So it is with money — and evidently with Hello Kitty, too.
Yes, everybody from toddlers to college sorority groups are flocking to the new downtown Lawrence shop Momoko Gift Boutique, 714 Massachusetts St., to win them some Hello Kitty. The shop, which used to house a Lululemon, is full of everything from water bottles ...
Each of the last two years, Douglas County commissioners have approved budgets that violate — by millions of dollars — their own policy that places a cap on how much money the county’s “rainy day funds” can hold.
The county has a policy in place that limits the amount of money key operating funds can hold in a type of account called a “fund balance,” which operates like a savings account designed ...
The latest campaign finance reports are out, and they show one incumbent county commissioner trailing in the fundraising race, while the gulf between the two candidates for Douglas County District Attorney is more than $50,000.
Douglas County Commissioner Shannon Reid trails in campaign contributions to her opponent in the race for Douglas County District 2. Reid collected $2,910 in donations during the ...
There was a time that Lawrence Memorial Hospital was among the most financially successful businesses in the city. The nonprofit hospital would frequently produce revenues over expenses — what we would call profit if the hospital were a traditional private company — of $10 million or more per year.
But that time has not been the last five years.
LMH Health — the parent company that owns the hospital ...
About 4,000 area residents still are facing an insurance conundrum as LMH Health ends its participation in a pair of Medicare Advantage programs in January, but hospital officials expressed optimism that residents are better understanding their options.
The LMH Health Board of Trustees on Wednesday received an update on how plans are progressing to end their relationships with the Aetna Medicare Advantage and ...
The good news is that a lack of home football games for the University of Kansas hasn’t yet produced a major dent in Lawrence sales tax collections this year. The bad news (well, at least part of it) is that the City of Lawrence is still an underdog to meet its budget projections for sales taxes, which is the city’s largest source of revenue.
Kansas revenue officials recently released the state’s October ...
