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The City of Lawrence has received more than $8 million in federal relief to help respond to the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, most of which will go to help the city’s bus service continue normal operations.
The city’s transit service, which it coordinates with the University of Kansas service, depends heavily on sales tax collections. Sales tax revenue has already ...
Lawrence's Community Police Review Board is calling for a review of its structure and powers given that the board has yet to review any complaints against police since it was created nearly two years ago.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the board voted unanimously to establish a work group to review the board’s structure and recommend changes to the City Commission. Specifically, the work group will review ...
The local planning board is recommending against various land use changes needed for a long-debated shopping center proposed for just south of the South Lawrence Trafficway.
As part of its meeting Monday, the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend the denial of various planning and zoning changes that would allow for the KTen Crossing shopping center and ...
As the City of Lawrence anticipates revenue losses related to the coronavirus pandemic, some local leaders are voluntarily giving up a portion of their salaries to help the city’s bottom line.
But they don’t expect those contributions to be antidotes, and they're still preparing for the need to make significant budget cuts.
At their most recent meeting, Lawrence city commissioners voted unanimously to ...
A former utility worker is suing the City of Lawrence for allegedly discriminating against him because of his disability, but the city says that he was fired for legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons and that awarding him damages would be "unjust enrichment."
The plaintiff, Deandre Simmons, was a utility operator with the city for about 18 months, from August 2016 through February 2018, according to court ...
City leaders have approved a plan for spending more than $1.5 million in federal funding from the Community Development Block Grant and Home Investment Partnerships programs, including restoring some of the funding previously cut from neighborhood associations.
As part of its meeting this week, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to approve the 2020 spending plan, which allocates $1.53 million for ...
