Baker University on Thursday released a pair of statements about land development projects near the Baker Wetlands, one in response to the sprawling New Boston Crossing development proposal and the other regarding the university potentially selling a piece of land adjacent to the wetlands. The land sale, according to one of the statements from the university, involves a private investment company that is ...
Story updated at 8:19 p.m. Thursday, April 25: The Lawrence Community Shelter Board of Directors on Thursday approved a collective bargaining agreement for a group of unionized shelter workers that, in part, would raise all employees' pay to at least $20 an hour. As the Journal-World has reported, workers at LCS formed a labor union in October 2023, joining the union that represents hourly school staff in the ...
A bench trial about the City of Lawrence's housing nondiscrimination ordinance was canceled this month, and the city and the group of landlords who sued over the protections are now seeking a resolution without a full trial. The case centers on changes that the city made to its nondiscrimination ordinance in February 2023 that prevent renters from being discriminated against based on their source of income ...
On Wednesday, Douglas County leaders got a comprehensive briefing on the county’s revised regulations for wind energy projects — and had plenty of clarifying questions to ask — with a week to go before they’re expected to make a final decision on the rules. In fact, the Douglas County Commission had more questions to ask than there was time to answer them during a work session ahead of the group’s ...
In the wake of the public release of an investigative report on wide-ranging misconduct at Haskell Indian Nations University, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran is asking the U.S. Department of the Interior to undertake a “systemic overhaul” of the federal office that oversees the university’s operations. In a letter to Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Moran, R-Kansas, highlights an “urgent need for a systemic ...
The Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission on Monday approved a pair of rezoning requests that could lead to a future affordable housing development from the Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority in west Lawrence. The subject properties at 5015 Legends Drive and 1311 Research Park Drive are located on roughly 6 acres combined in the west Lawrence neighborhood, not far from the intersection of Bob ...