As the city and county develop new solid waste plans and landfill demand grows in the Kansas City region, the Douglas County Food Policy Council is urging them to prioritize organic waste diversion to improve soil health.
Douglas and Jefferson counties have prepared a joint, regional Solid Waste Management Plan – which guides the management of solid waste generated within the two-county region as population ...
The Lawrence school district has introduced the key elements shaping the budget for 2026-2027, and staff is proposing a property tax rate decrease.
The school district notified the Douglas County Clerk in July that the mill levy – also known as the property tax rate – for the 2026-2027 budget will not exceed 52.204 mills. One mill is equal to one dollar of property taxes for every $1,000 of a property’s ...
The city’s residency policy is now at the center of Lawrence’s push to regain federal homelessness funding after their application was denied over concerns the rules could “exclude eligible individuals and families” out of services.
The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, KHRC, administers the federal Emergency Solutions Grant program, which provides funding to communities and nonprofit groups to help ...
Updated 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026
Douglas County commissioners voiced support for a proposal that would use future tax revenue to help finance a commercial and industrial development in Eudora.
The City of Eudora is proposing a new Tax Increment Financing district for a 132.5-acre property near K-10 Highway and East 2300 Road. The district would use new property tax revenue generated by ...
Douglas County commissioners are being asked to support a plan that would use future tax revenue to help pay for a $153.6 million commercial and industrial development in northeast Eudora.
The City of Eudora is proposing a new Tax Increment Financing district – which freezes existing property tax values and uses the extra tax money generated by new improvements to pay for public infrastructure. The area – ...
Lawrence school board members unanimously approved a new bell-to-bell cellphone and personal device ban ahead of the 2026-2027 school year to comply with state law.
The policy applies to all pre-K through 12th grade students, and states that cellphones and other personal communication devices are “prohibited during the school day.” Students will be responsible for turning off their devices and storing them ...
