As part of a budget-balancing measure, the University of Kansas has launched a program to encourage certain, longtime, tenured faculty members to retire early. University employees on Friday received a notice announcing a “voluntary separation incentive program,” that is targeted toward ...
Panelists shared during a town hall how many pieces of House Bill HR1, otherwise known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” will have negative consequences across Douglas County, especially in the health care space and at Haskell Indian Nations University. The panel was hosted Thursday night ...
Renter protections, affordability and the city's $130 million public works campus were among the big topics that Lawrence City Commission candidates discussed at a forum on Thursday evening, just days before the election. The forum at the Douglas County Fairgrounds was less than a week out ...
Kaylen Ortiz believes that her baby boy was murdered nine years ago and that a day care employee was the killer. An expert witness' report that says Ortiz's 9-month-old died by natural causes has not changed Ortiz's mind. And she told a judge Thursday that it didn't change the mind of the ...
Douglas County school districts saw mixed enrollment trends this year, as some gained students while others continued to face declines amid a statewide trend of declining enrollment. Kansas has an enrollment count day where school districts take a student head count to determine state funding ...
A town hall meeting with behavioral health leaders and partners will discuss emerging issues in mental health service delivery and how organizations are working to ensure access to quality care and treatment. The meeting will be hosted by the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center and the ...
