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Lawrence City Commission to consider issuing bonds they approved for KU Gateway development
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider issuing bonds for the KU Gateway Project for tax breaks that they approved last year.
Lawrence City Commission to consider issuing bonds they approved for KU Gateway development
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider issuing bonds for the KU Gateway Project for tax breaks that they approved last year.
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Gov. Laura Kelly says blocking Medicaid expansion the ‘dumbest thing Kansas has ever done’
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said the biggest disappointment of nearly eight years in office was the Kansas Legislature’s refusal to expand Medicaid health coverage to the working poor.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
On Hilltop’s last day, families say they are left grieving, trying to preserve lost community
Hilltop Child Development Center is officially closing Friday after years of turmoil. Families said they now face the daunting task of finding new childcare and are left grieving the longtime childcare center.
Social sports venue, energy drink drive-thru coming to KU’s west campus
A social sports and entertainment venue and an energy drink drive-thru restaurant will be the newest additions to The Crossing at KU.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
KU and Haskell to host symposium looking at tribal sovereignty, climate change
The KU School of Law is joining a research hub based at Haskell for a joint symposium examining tribal sovereignty and the effects of climate change on children’s health.
What is the Kansas accent? Depends on whether you ask Kansans or non-Kansans, research finds
Linguists at KU revealed that the way Kansas speak is much more diverse than some people think, and perceptions of a Kansas accent differ, depending on whether listeners are Kansans or non-Kansans.
Maya Smith/Lawrence Times
KU hosts first homecoming parade in 7 years
KU held its first homecoming parade in seven years Friday evening, drawing community members, alumni, students and families to Jayhawk Boulevard in celebration of the university’s 114th homecoming weekend.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Flyover planned in Lawrence ahead of KU vs. Baylor game
Military aircraft will fly over Lawrence and the KU football stadium Friday and Saturday.
Kansas Board of Regents adopts early warning rule for college athletics deals with private equity
The Kansas Board of Regents amended policy to require officials at the six state universities to notify the higher education board’s leadership of discussions about partnerships between intercollegiate athletic departments and private equity or venture capital firms.
Maya Smith/Lawrence Times
KU faculty union files grievance, bargains for pay increase
KU’s faculty union filed a grievance over an employee whose hours were reduced, and members remain frustrated by delays in pay negotiations for next year, the union’s president said.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
KU breaks ground on observatory for historic telescope
Students and staff from KU gathered Friday to break ground on a new observatory on campus that will be the future home of a 140-year-old telescope.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Hilltop parents host job fair for center’s staff; ‘anything we can possibly do matters,’ organizer says
Parents of Hilltop Child Development Center students hosted a career fair on Tuesday, bringing together childcare providers so Hilltop staff members could search for new jobs as the center will soon close.
Spencer Museum of Art to bring back Backyard Bash; all are welcome
Dust off your capes and tights — the whole family is welcome to dress up as superheroes and come play, make rainbow strings, smash piñatas, paint with sound and more at the Spencer Museum of Art’s Backyard Bash.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Advocacy group ready to negotiate with KU to define clear policies around anti-trans state law
A transgender solidarity group petitioned KU to better support its queer community in the face of anti-trans state laws. A member of the chancellor’s office says they’re willing to talk.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Hilltop closure is final, chancellor says, but work group will seek childcare solutions
KU’s chancellor says the closure of Hilltop is final, but the university is putting together a work group of faculty and staff to evaluate “practical long-term childcare solutions.”
KU alum, American Girl author to give talk about Kansas storytelling, Mexican American heritage
KU alum and American Girl author Angela Cervantes will give a family-friendly talk on campus about Kansas storytelling and her Mexican American heritage.
