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Transgender people in Lawrence lack answers about enforcement around invalidated driver’s licenses
Transgender people in Lawrence — and former residents who left the country to avoid persecution — have been swept up in the statewide confusion about enforcing anti-trans legislation that invalidates driver’s licenses with corrected gender markers.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Transgender people in Lawrence lack answers about enforcement around invalidated driver’s licenses
Transgender people in Lawrence — and former residents who left the country to avoid persecution — have been swept up in the statewide confusion about enforcing anti-trans legislation that invalidates driver’s licenses with corrected gender markers.
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Lawrence city commissioners hold hearings, vote to move forward with budget that will increase property taxes
During a relatively brief meeting Tuesday evening, the Lawrence City Commission heard from the public about the proposed 2024 budget and voted to stick with the plan that will increase property taxes.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
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.
Vicki Stanwix/Contributed photo
Lawrence Municipal Court receives big haul in school supply drive to reduce ticket fines
A Lawrence Municipal Court initiative that allowed people to pay for $50 worth of traffic tickets with $15 worth of school supplies brought in more than 900 items.
Lawrence Humane Society wants to send 175 pets to furever homes on Clear the Shelter Day
All animal adoption fees will be waived Saturday at the Lawrence Humane Society, and staff members are hoping to send at least 75 dogs and 100 cats home with loving furever families.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Vendor market to celebrate, promote local Black businesses
August is National Black Business Month, and the Lawrence community is invited to celebrate its Black businesses during a vendor market.
‘Sexism from a new lens:’ Kansas athletes point out inequities in face of anti-LGBTQ law
Kylie Forney spent her whole life training to play collegiate softball, a dream deferred by a year because of a shoulder injury easily avoided with better attention for women in athletics.
Topeka author to give reading from her new women’s fiction book at Raven event
Author Lara Avery will give a reading and hold a discussion on her new novel, her women’s fiction debut, during a Thursday evening book launch celebration at the Raven Book Store.
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.
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Photos: Runners ‘defend Lawrence’ on anniversary of Quantrill’s Raid
Many Lawrencians got up very early Monday morning ready to defend the town on the 160th anniversary of Quantrill’s Raid.
City of Lawrence pausing yard waste collection, outdoor Parks & Rec sports through Thursday; heat index reaches 136°
The city will not collect yard waste and all outdoor Parks and Recreation department sports are canceled through Thursday because of the extreme heat, which has brought heat indices as high as 136° in Lawrence.
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.
Lawrence’s Pooch Plunge canceled because of extreme heat
The City of Lawrence Parks and Recreation department has canceled the Pooch Plunge, which was set for Monday afternoon.
Kaw Valley Almanac for Aug. 21-27, 2023
Tall thistle is a native thistle that provides nectar to a wide number of pollinators, including this great spangled fritillary butterfly.
Committee recommends City of Lawrence nix sustainability board, consolidate others
A committee’s revised plan to update the city’s many boards recommends that the Sustainability Advisory Board and Public Incentives Review Committee be dissolved, among numerous other changes.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Douglas County DA faces disciplinary complaint for conduct toward judge; DA challenges ex-employee’s role in case
A complaint accuses the Douglas County DA of misconduct for her comments about a judge, including allegedly calling him a sexist and a liar. DA Suzanne Valdez’s attorney is challenging an ex-employee’s involvement in the investigation.
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