At a brief meeting about Douglas County’s 2025 audit results on Wednesday, county leaders signaled that a review of some financial policies might be coming soon. “Now that we’ve gotten two major projects for the year, budget and audit, out of the way, we can return our attention to ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Justice is defending its prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey, saying "there is no serious dispute" that a social media post of seashells he made last year could be understood as a threat against President Donald Trump. Prosecutors also called ...
From an AI energy boom to a banking system bust, a set of speakers at the Dole Institute of Politics will be examining those issues and more as part of the Lawrence center’s fall schedule of events. Sheila Bair, a University of Kansas alumna and former chair of the FDIC, will be one of the ...
As the deadlines approach for Lawrence’s 2027 budget process, some city commissioners are still intent on getting to a smaller property tax rate increase, or even keeping the rate flat. What they’re still trying to figure out is which specific cuts will get them there. The city ...
News and notes from around town: A red door is coming to downtown Lawrence, and that likely means a green light for those who like to fill their home with designer décor. Red Door Home Store is opening its first Lawrence location next month, after years of serving the home décor markets in ...
One of the largest annexation requests in recent memory in Lawrence won approval from the City Commission on Tuesday night. Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve the annexation request and an amendment to the comprehensive plan for land use for roughly 288 acres southwest of Sixth Street and ...
