An incumbent Douglas County commissioner will face a first-time candidate for the county’s District 1 seat in the Democratic primary.
County Commissioner Patrick Kelly – currently representing District 1 – is running against Milton Scott, both are Democrats. Whichever one wins will be running unopposed in the general election in Douglas County District 1, which includes parts of northern, northwestern, ...
The incumbent U.S. representative from Kansas will face a Republican challenger in the primary, while two Democrats are competing for a spot in the general election.
U.S. Representative Tracey Mann, a Republican, is seeking reelection, and he will be competing against Craig Musser, a Republican, in the primary. Two Democrats – Lauren Reinhold and Colin McRoberts – will also be competing in the primary to ...
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, ...
An incumbent U.S. representative faces a primary challenger as the two candidates compete for the opportunity to advance to the general election and represent Kansas' 2nd Congressional District.
U.S. Representative Derek Schmidt, a Republican, is seeking reelection, and will be facing off against Republican candidate Chad Young in the primary. Whoever wins in the primary will compete against Democratic ...
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 ...
