A task force of Lawrence residents that has been reconsidering the city’s form of government has come out in favor of having a directly elected mayor.
As part of its meeting Thursday evening, the City Government Study Task Force voted 7-0, with a few members absent, to recommend that the city consider changing to a directly elected mayor who serves a four-year term. Currently, the City Commission chooses one ...
As part of their larger efforts to improve mental health care in Douglas County, county leaders have approved funding to support additional personnel for mental health crisis response.
As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission voted unanimously to approve a community partner agreement with LMH Health to expand the Douglas County Integrated Crisis Team at a cost not to exceed $466,000 over ...
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Members of the Lawrence school board want the school district to investigate whether it should have to pay a nearly half-million-dollar monthly gas bill that the district received following a period of intense cold in February.
The district's finance director, Kathy Johnson, informed the board of the bill during a study session Monday evening regarding the district’s ...
County leaders will soon consider moving forward with funding to support additional personnel for mental health crisis response, increases that will eventually help staff the county’s new mental health center.
As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will consider approving a community partner agreement with LMH Health to expand the Douglas County Integrated Crisis Team at a cost not ...
School district leaders are ready to get more into the details of the district’s proposed new equity policy, which district leaders say will include specific practices to address various educational disparities.
As part of its meeting Monday, the Lawrence school board reviewed a proposed equity policy that focuses on addressing inequities experienced by marginalized groups, such as people of color, members ...
With large portions of Douglas County residents over 65 vaccinated but middling interest in vaccines from some younger folks, local health leaders are keeping a watchful eye on trends that indicate COVID-19 is beginning to find younger targets.
At the peak of the pandemic, those over 65 led local 14-day test positivity rates, or the percentage of tests that came back positive over the past two weeks, and the ...
