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Ben Ahlvers is taking over the Lawrence Arts Center helm as executive director during a time of “seismic evolution.” He wants to build an organization that is flexible but not fragile.
Kansas city and county governments could award no-bid construction contracts up to $100,000 under a bill that seeks to raise the ceiling for mandatory public bidding processes.
KU Chancellor Doug Girod defended recent budget decisions and urged unity in the KU community following an unofficial vote in which nearly 80% of respondents said they had lost confidence in the university’s leadership.
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Community members gathered Monday evening at South Park and marched down Massachusetts Street to protest for transgender rights amid the recent passage of anti-trans legislation.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
The Lawrence Public Schools superintendent announced new appointments and changes coming to several district positions Monday evening during the school board’s meeting, including naming the principal for Centennial Choice Campus.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
The City of Lawrence believes around 5,000 customers received copies of other people’s print utility bills dated March 16. Here’s how to get the correct bill, according to the city.
A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Kansas’ new law regulating bathroom use in government buildings and forcing Kansans to hold documents reflecting their biological sex at birth won’t have its next hearing until September.
The dust in the foreground is pollen coming off a male eastern red cedar tree last week. Expect the trees to replenish and send out enough pollen to make it miserable for allergy sufferers in coming days.
Lawrence has benefited from Ben Graham’s generous spirit and broad skillset, particularly as a plasterer, since 1985, Tom Harper writes in this column.
The Kansas House and Senate have struck a deal on a bill repealing a law offering in-state tuition rates to students who immigrated to the U.S. and live in Kansas without documentation.
