When Lawrence gets a new city manager, it could also get a new look for its City Commission meetings – one with public comments near the beginning instead of at the end. At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, Mayor Brad Finkeldei said he was interested in changing the order of the meeting ...
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday proposed a three-part plan to provide “a real and lasting solution” for property tax relief as lawmakers head back to Topeka to close out the legislative session. First, she vetoed a bill that would have allowed a fraction of registered voters to ...
Douglas County commissioners approved changes to the county’s employee health care plan on Wednesday in order to keep the plan financially stable for the rest of the year. As the Journal-World reported, in 2025, health care costs had exceeded the budget by $300,000, and current projections ...
Did you know river otters live in Kansas? Many people don’t, the scouts of Girl Scout Junior Troop 2856 say, and they want to remind passersby in downtown Lawrence with a new mural about endangered species. This mural, and another one planned by the Lawrence Jewish Community Congregation, ...
Kansas lawmakers wrapped up the majority of their work at the end of March, including passing a number of bills related to schools. Here’s an update on some of those key bills ahead of lawmakers’ return to Topeka for the annual veto session: CELL PHONE BAN Gov. Laura Kelly has now ...
The University of Kansas’ graduate programs in paleontology and special education maintained their top rankings in the country, but a government management program that had been No. 1 for more than 25 years fell a couple of spots. U.S. News & World Report included 55 KU graduate ...
