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Lawrence school board elects new president, approves renovations for preschool at Woodlawn
Lawrence school board members at their meeting Monday elected GR Gordon-Ross as the next board president and approved a bid to renovate Woodlawn Elementary School to implement a preschool program there.
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When parking is free, service changes and more for Labor Day weekend in Lawrence
Parking downtown will be free, trash and recycling pickup will be delayed by one day, and more notes to know for Labor Day in Lawrence

‘Non-resident homeless’ people will be sent to their ‘place of origin’ under Lawrence policy
The City of Lawrence released new details Tuesday about its policy to serve primarily people who are from Douglas County with homelessness resources, and to send others elsewhere.

First Boundary Advisory Committee meeting postponed to September
The first meeting of the Lawrence school district’s Boundary Advisory Committee will not be held until September, the district announced Tuesday evening.
Lawrence city Commission

Lawrence Parks & Rec board opposes fees for rec centers
Members of the Lawrence Parks and Recreation Advisory Board on Monday said they would not be representing the community if they did not oppose a proposal to charge fees to use the city’s recreation centers.

Lawrence City Commission to vote on maximum budget; property taxes would increase under proposal
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will vote on the city’s maximum property tax rate for 2026. They could decrease the rate before they approve the final budget, but the proposed rate would mean increased property taxes.

Meet the 2025 primary candidates for Lawrence City Commission
We asked Lawrence City Commission candidates about the experience that they believe qualifies them to run, what pressing issues they see in the city and how they’d resolve them, and much more.
Douglas County Commission

Save the dates: Public hearings set for proposed Douglas County budget
Douglas County commissioners will kick off their annual budget process with a series of public hearings set to begin Monday, July 7.

Lawrence Tenants advocate for Douglas County ordinance for tenant right to counsel
A local renter-led advocacy group plans to present the Douglas County Commission an ordinance to guarantee tenants legal representation in eviction cases within the next few months.

Bert Nash employees say financial crisis is due to poor management, ask county commission for accountability
A lack of answers to key questions is one example of a frustrating relationship with executives at Bert Nash, according to a dozen current and previous employees who spoke at Wednesday’s Douglas County Commission meeting.
Lawrence School Board

Lawrence school district faces scrutiny in plan to close Kennedy classrooms
The Kennedy Elementary community showed up again Wednesday night for the last of two virtual […]

Hundreds sign online petition to ‘Keep Kennedy Elementary K-5’
Opponents of the Lawrence school district’s proposal to develop an early childhood community center at […]

Community questions possible K-5 classroom closure at Kennedy, district transparency
More than 80 participants attended the first of two virtual meetings Tuesday evening for the […]