WASHINGTON (AP) — The House for the first time Wednesday approved a war powers resolution that would halt the U.S. military action against Iran, defying President Donald Trump as a handful of Republicans joined with Democrats to end the three-month-long conflict that has reordered politics at ...
A no-holds-barred bout of partisan redistricting has been won by Republicans. Now it's up to voters to decide whether it matters for control of Congress. Republicans could net about 10 additional U.S. House seats in the November elections if redrawn voting districts perform as they were ...
If you are ever in need of a Lawrence trivia question, throw this one out: What is the most number of votes a Lawrence mayor has won in modern times? The answer: Five. For decades, Lawrence’s mayor has been elected by the five members of the Lawrence City Commission. Once a year, a ...
Lawrence needs more new housing – hundreds of units a year – but it might also want to try rehabilitating some older properties to preserve its existing affordable housing stock. That’s what Justin Carney, of consulting firm Development Strategies, told the Lawrence City Commission on ...
Lawrence has made an offer to a city manager candidate, Mayor Brad Finkeldei told the Journal-World on Wednesday, but negotiations on the contract are still in progress. It's now been almost two weeks since the City Commission voted to enter into negotiations on the city manager hire, and ...
TOPEKA — Corporate income tax collections in Kansas have almost halved since last year, while other sources trend above estimates, according to a new state revenue report. At the end of May, tax collections totaled nearly $704 million, which was $42.5 million or 6.4% above projections and 7% ...
