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 – ...
To comply with a state law, the Lawrence school board will soon make changes to prohibit staff and students from communicating privately via social media.
The proposed policy is intended to prohibit two-way or private interactions between students and staff through social media regardless of whether it’s during or outside of the school day. Examples of prohibited two-way interactions online include private ...
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 ...
Douglas County’s capital projects fund has sharply increased as the county finances its largest-ever capital improvement project — the expansion of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center and construction of the new Public Safety Building.
The fund balance for Douglas County’s capital projects has increased by approximately $39 million compared to 2025, according to documents laying out the county’s ...
