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Election Night in Douglas County: When to expect results, and more helpful info
Tuesday’s election is a big one. Here’s what you can expect from the Douglas County elections office, and from our news team.
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How to cast your ballot on Election Day in Douglas County
Many important local and national offices will be decided in Tuesday’s election. Here’s how to cast your ballot on Election Day in Douglas County.
Here’s how much money Douglas County-level candidates have raised and spent
Douglas County voters will choose a new district attorney and four out of five commissioners in Tuesday’s election. Here’s a glance at the candidates’ campaign contributions, expenditures and more.
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Douglas County voters break record for in-person early turnout
Douglas County voters have surpassed the previous record number of early in-person ballots cast — by more than 4,000 votes.
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Election Night in Douglas County: When to expect results, and more helpful info
Tuesday’s election is a big one. Here’s what you can expect from the Douglas County elections office, and from our news team.
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Second community meeting to discuss plans for Mass Street from 14th to 23rd
A second open house-style community meeting is set to discuss plans to make a stretch of Massachusetts Street from 14th Street south to 23rd into a multimodal corridor.
Planning commission votes in favor of permit for Family Promise shelter in Pinkney neighborhood
Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission members on Wednesday voted unanimously in favor of a permit to allow Family Promise to open a longer-term shelter for families as they transition into permanent housing.
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Lawrence Transit adjusting some bus routes again following major redesign; changes effective Feb. 12
Lawrence Transit is making tweaks to some bus route schedules based on community feedback since major route redesigns went into effect at the beginning of the year.
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City of Lawrence launching closed-door Community Budget Committee
The City of Lawrence is seeking community members to serve on a budget committee whose meetings will not be open to the public, and “some confidentiality may be required during the process.”
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for Oct. 15, 2024
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 City Hall downtown
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday said it’s important to keep City Hall downtown before voting 3-2 against the purchase of a building near Sixth and Iowa to become the city’s new home.
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Here’s how much money Douglas County-level candidates have raised and spent
Douglas County voters will choose a new district attorney and four out of five commissioners in Tuesday’s election. Here’s a glance at the candidates’ campaign contributions, expenditures and more.
Meet the candidates for Douglas County Commission District 2
Shannon Reid (D) and Brad Chun (I) shared their top reasons for running for Douglas County Commission District 2, how they’d aim to lower property taxes and more.
Meet the candidates for Douglas County Commission District 3
We asked Karen Willey (D) and Pam McDermott (R) for their positions on wind and solar energy, what questions they’d ask their opponent in the race for Douglas County Commission District 3 and more.
