As the Lawrence school district tries to close an estimated budget gap of up to $7 million, the district might close schools that recently had at least $16.5 million worth of taxpayer-funded improvements.
Additionally, if those schools are closed, taxpayers are still going to be paying the debt on those millions of dollars of improvements for more than a decade, district spokeswoman Julie Boyle confirmed. The ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health reported Friday that another coronavirus death has been added to the county’s total.
The death, a man between 75 and 84 years old, occurred in December 2021 and was confirmed by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Office of Vital Statistics Friday. Douglas County’s death toll since the beginning of the pandemic is now 129.
The county has added 233 new ...
In the past two days, 378 new COVID cases have been added to Douglas County's total, and three more deaths have been reported.
The three deaths, reported by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Wednesday, were two men in the 75-84 age range and one man in the 65-74 range. Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health's updated statistics note that COVID-19 deaths reported by the state are updated ...
About 15 people came to Wednesday's Douglas County Commission meeting to protest against the county's COVID-19 mitigation measures, and they said they would take legal action against the county if their demands were not met.
Five of the protesters spoke during the commission's public comment period. They urged commissioners to vote against implementing any further protocols or extending current rules such as an ...
Douglas County leaders got a quick update Wednesday about the early progress of state legislative efforts that could affect the county in areas such as taxes and green energy.
Among the items the commission heard about were ongoing discussions on the state's food sales tax, redistricting and bills that would curb renewable energy efforts in the state. Most of the items were detailed in a memo sent to ...
The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday is set to hear an update regarding numerous legislative issues that affect the county, including ongoing discussions on the food sales tax, redistricting and renewable energy.
Regarding the tax, the Tax Committee in the Kansas House of Representatives has held a first round of hearings on two bills that would eliminate the state’s sales tax on food, a move that both ...
