For nearly 20 weeks, certain lawyers, paralegals, psychologists, interpreters, court reporters and investigators were not paid. Criminal defense attorneys say it’s a constitutional crisis.
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A Douglas County-wide study on Indigenous food systems will launch this weekend to inform culturally aware policy and food action plans for the county and the City of Lawrence.
The families of two transgender teens are asking a Douglas County judge to temporarily block the ban on gender-affirming care. That would allow young Kansans to resume hormone therapies and other treatments.
Save the date: The City of Lawrence will soon host a public debate for residents to contemplate and discuss the prompt “Lawrence is doing enough to be a place where there is housing for all.”
For 35 years, La Prima Tazza has functioned as a coffee shop, community gathering place and a “little tugboat” helping Liberty Hall move forward in the turbulent waters of Massachusetts Street, Tom Harper writes in this column.
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A group of current and former Lawrence high school students added claims to their lawsuit against the Lawrence school district over its use of an AI monitoring software, alleging open records violations and arguing the district’s switch to a new software does not absolve it of the claims.
Puppies do not linger long at the Lawrence Humane Society, but Hamburger Mary can’t get adopted, and it’s not her fault.
Meg Heriford of Ladybird Diner said as a small business owner, tax subsidies offered through the marketplace help make health insurance a possibility for her. But that may change.
Kansas doesn’t expect any problems after paying out full SNAP benefits on Nov. 7, the day before the USDA ordered states to “undo” paying the benefits.
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The only option for folks to seek shelter from the cold this winter will be the Lawrence Community Shelter, the city has announced, and the city says no one will be turned away in an emergency despite the new residency policy.
