Lawrence city commissioners voted Tuesday night to no longer live-stream their meetings on YouTube and instead upload recordings of meetings the next day, after hearing from several public commenters who said they thought the change would reduce transparency.
The commission voted 3-1 in favor of the change, with Commissioner Lisa Larsen as the lone no vote. Commissioner Amber Sellers was absent. The city will ...
The field of candidates for the Lawrence City Commission race is set, with one current commissioner opting against another run.
Commissioner Lisa Larsen will not seek reelection. Larsen, who once served as mayor, has been on the commission since 2015, when she was appointed to a seat. Larsen then won reelection in 2017 and 2021. The Journal-World has reached out to Larsen for comment on her decision not to run ...
Roy Plummer and his husband, Brandon Whelan, moved to Lawrence in March from Missouri, with the hope of helping Whelan continue his education at the University of Kansas and to enjoy their life in a new city.
Instead, they have landed on a path that has wound through many a Lawrence story — an apartment problem.
Plummer and Whelan told the Journal-World issues with their unit — including the presence of ...
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider no longer live-streaming their meetings on YouTube and, instead, uploading recordings of meetings the next day.
The potential change comes after Gov. Laura Kelly signed a law in April that updated the Kansas Open Records Act and Kansas Open Meetings Act. The new law includes a provision that says any governing body or agency that “elects to live stream ...
The deadline to file as a candidate for Lawrence City Commission, Lawrence school board and a variety of other elected offices in Douglas County communities is Monday at noon, and slates in all of the county's cities are starting to take shape.
Those who still wish to file for election may come to the Douglas County Elections Office, 711 W. 23rd St. in Lawrence, on Monday to fill out the paperwork, said Ed ...
Twenty employees with the City of Lawrence have been accepted for the voluntary early retirement program, which the city began offering as part of an effort to address the city’s budget shortfall.
At a City Commission meeting in April, city staff presented a budget that addressed a projected $6.6 million shortfall; that budget included cuts to 23 full-time positions. City Manager Craig Owens and Alley Porter, ...
