As climbing prices intensify the City of Lawrence’s need for more affordable housing, city leaders are interested in looking to a new option: the dozens of houses sitting vacant in Lawrence neighborhoods.
City staff recently recommended the creation of a vacant structure ordinance to the Lawrence City Commission, among several other potential policy changes, and a few commissioners indicated Tuesday they ...
Though the decision was anticipated, for some local advocates, that didn’t do much to blunt the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion.
And those on both sides of the issue stressed that regardless of the decision, abortion access is still in voters’ hands in Kansas, where an amendment will be on the ballot later ...
City leaders discussed more than $100 million in proposed capital projects for next year, expressing support for spending more money on affordable housing development and queuing up a debate about when the city should build additional fire-medical stations.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission discussed two strategies for allocating funding for the city’s 2023-2027 Capital Improvement ...
Several people and groups spoke out on Tuesday against a proposed project that would extend Wakarusa Drive south of Lawrence through an undeveloped area and build a bridge over the Wakarusa River.
The Lawrence City Commission was set to begin discussions on its five-year Capital Improvement Plan as part of its meeting Tuesday and heard opposition to a 2024 project included in the plan that would extend Wakarusa ...
The Lawrence Public Library board has voted to amend its budget submission, electing to spend $50,000 from the library’s reserve fund to reduce the new taxpayer funds needed for staff raises and other expenses.
The board voted unanimously to approve the amendment as part of its meeting Monday at the library, 707 Vermont St. The library board built the budget on a 15% revenue increase, and when the increase ...
The number of teachers who have resigned from the Lawrence school district has increased by more than 2.5 times since the 2019-2020 school year, with 141 teachers and other certified staff deciding to leave their positions this year.
By comparison, only 55 teachers and other certified staff resigned in the 2019-2020 school year, while 101 teachers resigned in the 2020-2021 school year, according to data from ...
