To provide tax relief for low-income seniors and disabled veterans, Douglas County is launching a one-year property tax rebate program. The tax rebate program is available to Douglas County residents who are 65 and older or who are disabled veterans. According to a news release from the ...
With hands raised and a room full of supporters and county employees on hand, a host of Douglas County elected officials took their oaths of office and began their terms on Monday. The ceremony in the newly renovated Douglas County Commission meeting room featured several officials who were ...
Kansas' economy could see a more than $160 million windfall from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but the host communities — possibly including Lawrence — will need the state's support to ensure the event goes on safely and smoothly. That's what Douglas County Commission Chair Karen Willey said ...
If you ask America First Legal, a group founded by a prominent Trump adviser, Douglas County is making "a mockery of American democracy" when it comes to federal immigration law and is setting itself up for "serious consequences." The conservative group sent a letter in December to Douglas ...
Updated at 9:50 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 9 Douglas County officials who won elections in November will be sworn into office on Monday. The ceremony will be at 9 a.m. at the newly renovated Douglas County Courthouse meeting room, 1100 Massachusetts St. Among those taking the oath will be four ...
As the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center grows in downtown Lawrence, the parking lot next to it — one of the bigger lots in downtown — is expected to shrink by more than 65 spots by 2026. That's according to estimates from construction company J.E. Dunn, which will be building the $52.5 ...