Two candidates – an incumbent and newcomer – will be competing in the primary for the Douglas County District 4 seat.
The two Democrats in the Commission District 4 primary are incumbent Gene Dorsey – currently representing District 4 – and Ethan Spurling, and the winner will run unopposed in the general election. District 4 includes a small portion of southeastern Lawrence, Eudora and Eudora Township, ...
There are 12 candidates looking for the opportunity to unseat Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall in the upcoming primary election.
Nearly all of those candidates are Democrats, and Marshall will face off against Lawrence resident Pond Naramore, a Republican, in the primary. Kansas has only one U.S. Senate seat on the ballot in 2026.
JASON HART (D)
Hart began his career in 2004 as a prosecutor ...
Transparency in economic development emerged as a key point of agreement among Douglas County Commission candidates Thursday, as they also addressed county budgeting, conservation and housing affordability at a public forum.
The candidate forum was hosted by the Lawrence-Douglas County Chapter of Women for Kansas on Thursday at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. All of the candidates for the County ...
Douglas County commissioners landed on a roughly $199.2 million budget for 2027 on Wednesday that lowers the property tax rate – if approved next month.
After a week and a half of hearings and deliberations, county commissioners finalized their priorities for next year’s budget on Wednesday. The mill levy – or property tax rate – is set at 40.286 mills. One mill is equal to $1 per $1,000 of a ...
Updated at 4:13 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, 2026
Douglas County commissioners are finalizing their budget decisions for 2027, and following deliberations on Tuesday, are looking at a reduction to the property tax rate.
Following budget deliberations, county staff have calculated a $199.6 million budget with a property tax rate – or mill levy – of 40.285 mills, based on what county commissioners decided to ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will review recommendations for modernizing the county's zoning and subdivision regulations, including stronger land-use policies, infrastructure requirements and environmental protections.
As the Journal-World reported, Douglas County partners with the City of Lawrence and consulting firm Clarion Associates to complete a comprehensive review of two sections of the ...
