Perhaps it is fitting that what led to the creation of a city department whose business includes organizing games, hanging holiday lights and planting flowers was actually the community’s hardship.
In the late 1930s, Lawrence, like the rest of the country, was still in the midst of the Great Depression, and while the adults worked longer hours and dealt with the struggles of the time, the activities that ...
After deferring the vote earlier this month, city leaders will soon consider adopting an ordinance that would ban so-called conversion therapy that aims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider adopting Ordinance 9828, which would prohibit the practice of conversion therapy for minors. The commission deferred the ...
City leaders will consider a budget amendment that includes the addition of more than 20 positions to city staff.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider the second quarter budget amendment for 2021, which, among other additions, includes 20.5 new staff positions. The commission has previously indicated support for the additional positions, which are made up of 9.5 ...
Sustainability Advisory Board chair and community organizer Ma’Ko’Quah Jones has filed for election to the Lawrence City Commission.
Jones, who has degrees in government, Native American studies and environmental law, said working in government has always been one of her goals. In addition to her role on the SAB, Jones is the founder and chair of the Kansas Democratic Party Native American Caucus, a ...
The Lawrence-Douglas County Sustainability Office is looking for farmers to participate in a program that will harvest or collect a farm’s unsellable produce and donate it to people in need.
The sustainability office has partnered with Kansas City, Mo.-based After the Harvest, a produce rescue nonprofit, and the Community Organized Gleaners, a grassroots volunteer group of farmers, to expand food recovery on ...
Lawrence will be awarded more than $1.6 million in funding from the latest federal pandemic relief package to increase affordable housing and other supports to address homelessness.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced that as part of the American Rescue Plan it will allocate nearly $5 billion to help communities across the country create affordable housing and services for ...
