Members of the labor union representing faculty members at the University of Kansas have overwhelmingly voted to ratify the union’s first contract with KU. Voting wrapped up late last week, and the union — United Academics of KU — recently posted on its website that 92% of members voted ...
This April, Lawrence’s Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center is planning a trivia night, an art auction and more to help fund its education and support programs – and it’s bringing back a downtown vigil and march where survivors can speak out. STACC’s slate of programming for Sexual ...
Updated at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 31 Five years ago, the City of Lawrence adopted an ordinance banning so-called conversion therapy, but on Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 in a Colorado case that such bans violate the U.S. Constitution. Conversion therapy generally aims to ...
TOPEKA — The Senate and House narrowly passed a bill giving 10% of registered voters in a taxing area the ability to stop some property tax increases, a move one senator called “tyranny of the minority.” Both chambers debated House Bill 2745 Friday. It passed the Senate 22-18 and the ...
The Jungle House plant store in downtown Lawrence is closing for good today, and a crowd has turned out to make final purchases and wish the staff well. On a social media post owners Jhami and Rachel Guffey said the store would be open until 6 p.m. today. They encouraged shoppers to use up ...
The community is invited to a family-friendly event highlighting Douglas County's services, programs and employees. Douglas County is celebrating National County Government Month with "Discovery Day" on Tuesday, April 21, offering activities and games for all ages while giving the public a ...
