City leaders will soon discuss concerns from neighbors regarding the city’s plan to build a new field operations campus in eastern Lawrence, and consider reallocating close to $400,000 to modify the master plan for the project to address some of the concerns. As part of its meeting Tuesday, ...
Editor’s Note: The Journal-World asked each City Commission candidate in this year’s general election to provide written responses to five questions regarding current issues facing the City of Lawrence. Each candidate was given 850 words in total to respond to the five questions. The ...
City leaders will soon review the Lawrence Police Department’s draft policy for its use of drones and other camera systems, which is intended to prohibit uses such as invasions of privacy, targeted harassment and monitoring protests. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City ...
The city’s bus service, Lawrence Transit, is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the construction and installation of five wooden bus shelters hand-built by students at Peaslee Tech. The public is invited to attend the event, which will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday and begin ...
City of Lawrence utilities and public works employees are seeking to unionize, potentially increasing the total number of unionized city employee groups to four. Teamsters Local Union No. 696 announced in a news release Wednesday that the union had recently filed a petition with the City of ...
The City of Lawrence has made a statement on the vandalism of an art installation that recognizes Native tribes that historically or currently live in the area, condemning it as an act of hate and racism. Mayor Brad Finkeldei read the statement regarding “Native Hosts” by Hock E Aye Vi ...