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2 days ago · The Kansas State Department of Education advised school districts to follow laws protecting students’ constitutional rights in wake of Homeland Security’s reversal of a policy forbidding immigration authorities from entering school property to make arrests.
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4 days ago · Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday gave city staff some guidance for how they might want to address a $6.5 million budget deficit projected for 2026, possibly to include fees for recreational facilities and a property tax rate increase.
Single-family home construction in Lawrence continues to decline …
1 day ago · Construction of single-family homes in Lawrence continued to decline in 2024, reaching a new low with only 57 permits granted by the city. After averaging in the mid-100s for years, single-family home construction dropped off considerably in …
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for Jan. 21, 2025
4 days ago · Lawrence city commissioners listen to general public comment during their Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 meeting. Some commissioners attended the meeting remotely.
Obituaries - The Lawrence Times
5 days ago · Publish obituaries of loved ones who lived in the Lawrence/Douglas County community free of charge at The Lawrence Times.
Kansas Senate considers constitutional amendment to cap taxable ...
Jan 16, 2025 · The Senate tax committee heard testimony from Griffith and others on Senate Concurrent Resolution 1603, which would cap the annual increases in appraised value at 3%. “With no cap on those increases, we citizens just have an …
Lawrence Community Shelter still battling issues from blizzard, …
2 days ago · He also thanked the members of the city’s Homeless Response Team and volunteers who have staffed overflow emergency shelters.. But the weather also halted work on building an additional 24 Pallet shelters behind the shelter’s main building at 3655 E. 25th St. (Pallet shelters get their name from the Washington-based company that produces them — they are not made of pallets.)
City government – The Lawrence Times
Jan 17, 2025 · In an effort to begin difficult budget conversations and grapple with an anticipated $6.5 million deficit, city finance staff will present to Lawrence city commissioners Tuesday, several months earlier than the budget is typically discussed.
Lawrence City Commission to consider new land development …
Nov 11, 2024 · In recent weeks, more than 300 people have signed an online petition asking the city to halt the adoption of the code. They are concerned that the code will significantly alter the character of some of Lawrence’s oldest and most historic neighborhoods and include too many loopholes that profit-driven property investors could exploit.
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