When people who have firsthand experience with homelessness, criminal justice issues and more share their perspectives with Douglas County's advisory boards, they could soon get paid $25 or $50 per meeting by the county for their input. That's according to a new policy that county ...
For the second time in recent weeks, Douglas County commissioners will consider participating in a tax incentives measure for the establishment of a Neighborhood Revitalization Area in downtown Lawrence. At Wednesday’s County Commission meeting, commissioners will hear a proposal for local ...
A new program designed to provide thousands of dollars in start-up or expansion funding to minority business owners in Douglas County has drawn some skepticism from Douglas County commissioners. But inside the Lawrence chamber of commerce, the fledgling program is producing a different type ...
In a lengthy response to an ethics complaint filed against her, Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez reasserts her claim that the district’s chief judge treated her in a sexist manner, and she argues that low morale in her office was caused not by her but by holdovers from the ...
To help Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center acquire the land for its new supportive housing complex — and keep it on track to open in 2025 — Douglas County will give the agency more than $400,000 of its funding for 2024 a few months early. On Wednesday, county commissioners voted ...
Douglas County commissioners will work on a trio of housing issues at their meeting on Wednesday, including a more than $400,000 request to jump-start a project for 24 units of housing devoted to people in need of behavioral health services. Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center has ...