As the city of Lawrence stares down a projected $6.5 million budget hole for 2026, city commissioners say they want to recharge the city's savings account, and they haven't yet ruled out raising the mill levy. City commissioners provided some early feedback at their meeting on Tuesday about ...

The annual point-in-time count of the Lawrence area's homeless population will be held later this week, the City of Lawrence announced in a news release on Tuesday. The count, which is conducted each year by state agencies as mandated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, ...

The city and county will soon have to craft a new agreement for Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical, and Lawrence city commissioners will give some initial input on what they'd like to see at their meeting on Tuesday. LDCFM, which provides fire services in Lawrence and EMS services ...

Early numbers show Lawrence will face a $6.5 million budget shortfall in 2026, and City Hall budget-makers say it is not too early to ask city commissioners a couple of questions. What would you cut, and would you consider raising property taxes? Commissioners at their Tuesday evening ...

For decades, the City of Lawrence's biggest building projects, including its police headquarters and bus station, have set aside a portion of their funding for public art, and now a new proposal could make this tradition stronger by permanently enshrining it as a city ordinance. The program is ...

Lawrence city commissioners approved two agreements on Tuesday night for construction and engineering work on the city’s new public works campus, and the mayor said he was glad to see the project making headway. The two agreements will cover different parts of the construction work on the ...