Douglas County’s sheriff said it was both inaccurate and unfair for the county to be labeled a sanctuary city for illegal immigrants by the federal government last week. But Sheriff Jay Armbrister said he also is continuing with his practice that immigration enforcement is the job of the ...
As banks, investors and others prepared to come together last week to purchase nearly $55 million in bonds from Douglas County — essentially lending the county government money — they likely did a little reading on the county’s finances. The credit rating agency Moody’s had put out a ...
Washington — The Department of Homeland Security is putting more than 500 communities across the country that it labels “sanctuary jurisdictions,” including Lawrence and Douglas County, on notice that the Trump administration views them as obstructing immigration enforcement as it ...
Douglas County commissioners authorized staff on Wednesday to use outside grant funding to continue exploring the idea of a guaranteed income pilot program for low-income single mothers. During their meeting on Wednesday, commissioners approved a subgrant agreement with the International ...
While the final decisions haven't been made yet on how Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical will handle city funding cuts, Douglas County commissioners said Wednesday that a reduction in emergency medical services shouldn't be on the table. “A reduction in services is not really an ...
Updated at 9:50 a.m. Thursday, May 29 At least two dozen people — including some who said they had recently been laid off from Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center — asked county leaders on Wednesday for support and for more transparency about the center's financial situation. Last ...