As the city seeks to set priorities for its budget, its leaders say their goals will include addressing systemic racial injustice and investing in the well-being of all Lawrence residents. At a special meeting of the Lawrence City Commission Saturday, commissioners worked on the city’s new ...
The City of Lawrence will be taking part in a study that tests sewage as a way of tracking coronavirus infections. As part of a study contracted through the University of Kansas School of Engineering, the city has been taking weekly sewage samples at both wastewater treatment plants to test ...
City leaders will soon come up with a plan to help thousands of Lawrence residents who are behind on their utility bills in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. The City of Lawrence provides water, sewer, and trash and recycling collection service citywide, and about 5,200 Lawrence households ...
City leaders have made changes to the local resolution governing city employee unions that union organizers say will strengthen the ability for city employees to form bargaining groups. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-1, with Mayor Jennifer Ananda opposed, ...
City leaders have approved a new contract with the union that represents the Lawrence police, a move that city officials said would not hinder the city’s ongoing review of police operations. As part of its meeting Tuesday, which continued past 1 a.m. Wednesday, the Lawrence City Commission ...
The Lawrence City Commission has approved a nondiscrimination ordinance regarding undocumented immigrants and expressed interest in further developing provisions meant to create transparency regarding how the police interact with those populations. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the ...