If the United States imposes tariffs on Mexican imports next week, the Lawrence chamber of commerce does not know how exactly it will affect the local economy, but it will likely be harmful. “Unfortunately, we may learn that the hard way if these tariffs are sustained or ramp up as the president has threatened,” Hugh Carter, the chamber’s vice president for external affairs, said of the possible ...
Three organizations in Douglas County failed state health code inspections in May. Each month, I take a look at inspection results and list every place either listed out of compliance or with 10 or more code violations. Full reports are available online at agriculture.ks.gov. There, you can find details about specific violations, which can vary. Noncritical citations include unlabeled products, improperly ...
A new study announcing a staggering new finding — that a series of exploding stars led to humans standing upright — is bringing international attention to two local researchers. “It’s exciting, I have to say,” said Adrian Melott, an emeritus professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Kansas. “It’s the strongest coverage (we’ve had).” Along with Brian Thomas of Washburn ...
A new structure providing shade in Burroughs Creek Park reflects the sustainable and environmental spirit of the East Lawrence neighborhood, Keith Van de Riet said. As part of the Prairie Block project, a community-led plan to restore native prairie and wetlands to Lawrence's urban setting along Burroughs Creek, a University of Kansas architecture class built the structure with volunteer labor and recycled and ...
Instead of meeting as two sides negotiating a contentious deal, Lawrence school district leaders and the Lawrence Education Association have begun creating a new teachers contract as one large group. District administrators and members of the local teachers union met Thursday for the first of several planned meetings to negotiate a contract for the 2019-2020 school year. This year, they hope a new negotiating ...
With his first legislative session almost in the books, state Rep. Mike Amyx, D-Lawrence, said his main priority of finding funding for the expansion of the South Lawrence Trafficway has not changed. “That is still the highest thing I’d like to get done,” he told the Journal-World on Tuesday. The state previously expanded parts of the highway in the Lawrence area from two lanes to four lanes, but the ...