Majed Al-Ghafry thinks the city where he started his municipal government career – Chula Vista, California – has some lessons for Lawrence about growing smart. Al-Ghafry has now been Lawrence’s city manager for almost a month, but back in the early ‘90s he was starting out as an ...
Early in the 2027 budget process, Lawrence’s employee healthcare plan got a worrying diagnosis – the fund used to pay out benefits wasn't sustainable. City commissioners have known that for a while; in the city manager’s recommended budget that was released earlier this summer, about ...
Lawrence will be getting $400,000 through a state road improvement program for a future project on south Iowa Street, Gov. Laura Kelly's office said this week. Kelly's office announced the funding on Tuesday, and city spokesman Michael Leos confirmed on Thursday that it would be used to help ...
As the deadlines approach for Lawrence’s 2027 budget process, some city commissioners are still intent on getting to a smaller property tax rate increase, or even keeping the rate flat. What they’re still trying to figure out is which specific cuts will get them there. The city ...
One of the largest annexation requests in recent memory in Lawrence won approval from the City Commission on Tuesday night. Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve the annexation request and an amendment to the comprehensive plan for land use for roughly 288 acres southwest of Sixth Street and ...
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas Department of Transportation on Monday announced that $37.2 million in federal funds has been awarded to 33 projects selected for inclusion in KDOT’s Transportation Alternatives program; among them are two projects in Lawrence and one in Eudora ...