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Superintendent: Lawrence schools plan welcome center, seek to boost staff pay and more updates
A district welcome center, an expansion of a program to help high schoolers earn KU credits, and “streamlining” to ensure the district’s pay for staff members is competitive are all in the works, according to the Lawrence Public Schools superintendent.
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Lawrence school board OKs $4.16M for Centennial building to host flexible high school option
The Lawrence school board on Monday voted to approve bids totaling about $4.16 million to ready the former Centennial Elementary School building to serve as a new flexible high school option.
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Lawrence Public Schools delays public records for months, wants $13K for fulfillment
The Lawrence school district has delayed responding for months to an open record request related to its silent switch from one AI monitoring software to another. It’s also asking for thousands of dollars to produce the records.
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Property tax increase, request for sales tax increase in early plans for Lawrence’s 2027 budget
A 3-mill property tax rate increase and the possibility of asking voters to increase a sales tax for transit are included in an early glance at the City of Lawrence’s 2027 budget plan. Commissioners will discuss it on Tuesday.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Superintendent: Lawrence schools plan welcome center, seek to boost staff pay and more updates
A district welcome center, an expansion of a program to help high schoolers earn KU credits, and “streamlining” to ensure the district’s pay for staff members is competitive are all in the works, according to the Lawrence Public Schools superintendent.
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Lawrence City Commission gives final approval on tax breaks for First Management headquarters
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday took a final vote to approve tax breaks for First Management Inc. to renovate a long-vacant downtown building into its corporate headquarters.
Lawrence committee can’t reach consensus on restructure of city boards; will revisit
Members of the Lawrence Board and Commissions Structure Committee could not decide Monday on whether to advance a recommendation to nix the Sustainability Advisory Board and consolidate or eliminate several other boards.
Lawrence City Commission to hold public hearings on budget that will increase property taxes
The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday will hold its annual hearings on the proposed city budget, which will include property tax increases.
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Property tax increase, request for sales tax increase in early plans for Lawrence’s 2027 budget
A 3-mill property tax rate increase and the possibility of asking voters to increase a sales tax for transit are included in an early glance at the City of Lawrence’s 2027 budget plan. Commissioners will discuss it on Tuesday.
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for March 3, 2026
Here’s the general public comment for the Lawrence City Commission’s Tuesday meeting, as public comment is no longer being broadcast.
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Lawrence city commissioners vote to keep Community Building free to use for 3 more months
The Community Building and its exercise and free play facilities will remain free for the public to use for another three months following the Lawrence City Commission’s 4-1 vote on Tuesday.
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Report suggests solutions to help single mothers in Douglas County
Single mothers in Douglas County regularly endure overlapping struggles to find housing, food and health care, according to a report produced by the county, KU and a handful of other local agencies.
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Applications open in Douglas County for cultural, natural heritage and historic preservation grants
People in Douglas County can apply to receive grant funding for projects focused on cultural and natural heritage as well as historic preservation.
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‘We’re regressing’: Douglas County commissioners again bump tenant right to counsel program to back burner
Although Douglas County has expressed commitment to tenant right to counsel and has engaged in implementation discussions for months, a majority of county commissioners Wednesday opted instead to have county staff do more research on mediation.
