Before any funding decisions for the upcoming year are finalized, county leaders will continue a discussion with Heartland Community Health Center representatives regarding recent turnover in the center’s leadership, concerns about equity, and steps the center is taking to address those issues.
As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will follow up with Heartland regarding issues ...
Though the City of Lawrence has seen a significant increase in the vaccination rates among employees since announcing a new testing policy a month ago, numbers show there are notable differences among the vaccination rates of the community's first responders.
The vaccination rate for Lawrence police is 71%, compared to 89% for the Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical department and 78% for Douglas County ...
City of Lawrence leaders will soon receive an update on the development of the local climate action plan, which will ultimately include actions local governments will take to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change.
The city and Douglas County are collaborating on the development of the plan, and Sustainability Coordinator Jasmin Moore will provide the City Commission the update as part of its meeting ...
Douglas County leaders say the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing housing issues, and that the county will need to consider how it wants to address those issues both immediately and over the long term.
As part of its study session Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission received information about the level of evictions occurring now that the nationwide moratorium has been lifted, as well as ongoing ...
The union election for City of Lawrence utilities and public works employees will occur later this month.
The Lawrence City Commission approved a resolution setting a date for the election as part of its meeting Tuesday. As the Journal-World reported, Teamsters Local Union No. 696 announced last week that the union had recently filed a petition with the city to conduct an election for employees in the city’s ...
Douglas County leaders are working to set up a two-lane process for the $24 million in federal pandemic relief funding the county will receive over the next two years, beginning with establishing a quicker process for emergency needs.
At its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission voted 3-0 to approve a funding policy that initially sets aside approximately $2.4 million for emergency purposes and ...
