You may not be able to easily picture what 64 square feet equates to, but it is no tough task for longtime Lawrence builder Kelly Drake or others who wear tape measures clipped to their belts. “That’s a hall bath. That’s a walk-in closet,” said Drake, owner of the building company ...

While a lot has changed in the past 100 years, in some ways the issues cities were navigating then aren’t all that different than the issues of today. That much is true to Clarence Anthony, the CEO and executive director of the National League of Cities. For Anthony, the similarities between ...

Lawrence leaders are asking city staff to determine how the city could implement recommendations from the work group tasked with reconsidering the City of Lawrence’s process for handling complaints against police. At Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission meeting, city leaders heard a ...

After years of effort — and multiple delays — the work group tasked with reconsidering the City of Lawrence's process for handling complaints against police is set to share a final report with city leaders this week, including one recommendation that substantially expands on which types of ...

In just a couple of weeks, shoppers in Lawrence will be a little more limited in how they’re able to carry their purchases home from the store. That’s because March 1 is the day that the city’s new ordinance banning single-use plastic bags takes effect. City leaders approved Ordinance ...

The City of Lawrence has committed to initiatives in entrepreneurship curriculum, resource mapping and more in an effort to increase opportunities for economic advancement for underrepresented entrepreneurs. That commitment is part of the National League of Cities’ City Inclusive ...