TOPEKA — State officials answered a key question this week underpinning the complex financing of the Kansas City Chiefs stadium, outlining boundaries of a district that will use sales taxes and revenue to fund part of the deal that includes public and private monies. STAR bonds, or sales ...
Before they voted 5-0 to add extra layers of public hearings and oversight to the approval process for data centers, Lawrence city commissioners wanted the crowd at City Hall to know what they weren’t voting on. “This is not a discussion on what final regulations we’ll look at two years ...
Lawrence city leaders have agreed to take part in a new pilot program that helps nonprofits take over certain blighted and abandoned homes and rehabilitate them as affordable housing. At its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to approve the city’s participation ...
Yellowstone National Park and Tallgrass, a Colorado company building an AI power hub near Cheyenne, have launched a $105 million conservation and stewardship fund for the country's first national park, calling it the largest single private gift in the agency's history. The park announced ...
Researchers at the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare have secured a $1.8 million federal grant to study a program that aims to strengthen the bonds of adoptive parents and their children. The grant, awarded by the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation within the U.S. ...
It took seven years, but it’s finally here. The University of Kansas homecoming parade is back this week as part of KU’s 114th homecoming celebration. The tradition will culminate with the KU football team taking on Baylor at noon on Saturday at the David Booth Kansas Memorial ...
