The City of Lawrence’s online budget simulation tool, which was used last year to gather community feedback on funding priorities for the city’s budget, will be available again starting next week. Earlier this week, the city announced in a news release that the tool, called “A Balancing ...

A bench trial about the City of Lawrence's housing nondiscrimination ordinance was canceled this month, and the city and the group of landlords who sued over the protections are now seeking a resolution without a full trial. The case centers on changes that the city made to its ...

Updated at 4:04 p.m. Wednesday, April 17 The City of Lawrence is assessing its options after Tuesday’s City Commission meeting was interrupted by racist and antisemitic hate speech, a city spokesperson told the Journal-World Wednesday. As the Journal-World reported, commissioners voted to ...

The City of Lawrence’s online form for reporting new homeless campsites around the city has received 230 reports since it was launched six months ago, but only 57 locations have been confirmed by city staff. That’s according to a memo from Assistant City Manager Brandon McGuire included ...

The Lawrence City Commission meeting on Tuesday was briefly derailed after multiple public commenters on Zoom engaged in racist and antisemitic hate speech and insulted another commenter. Commissioners voted to enter a 10-minute recess about 40 minutes into Tuesday’s meeting after what ...

As of Monday afternoon, the Lawrence City Commission has very little to take care of at its next weekly meeting. The agenda for Tuesday’s City Commission meeting doesn’t list any regular agenda items — which typically account for most discussion and action at each weekly meeting — as ...