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The Lawrence City Commission will soon consider a major change to the new land development code that could hinder the code’s intended goal of helping people find and afford housing, weeks before it’s set to go into effect.
Lawrence is repairing miles of underground sewer pipe across the city using a cheaper and less invasive method that studies show could pose health risks for workers and community members due to chemical emissions.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
A federal judge on Thursday ruled in favor of the Lawrence City Commission in a lawsuit that had alleged commissioners violated a frequent public commenter’s freedom of speech.
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Claven Snow’s birth certificate has reflected his name and male gender identity for more than a decade, as does his current driver’s license. But his renewed passport, issued after Trump’s recent executive orders, came back with an “F” sex marker.
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Holdings signs that read “My education is not your budget cut” and “Culture erasure is not progress,” about three dozen people marched Friday morning down Massachusetts Street to South Park in protest of recent firings at Haskell.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
The firing of three dozen Haskell employees last week following Trump administration orders is putting a new focus on attempts to shift control of the university to its Board of Regents. But some students worry that could alter the qualities that make Haskell unique.
Cuyler Dunn / Lawrence Times
Nearly 75 students gathered Wednesday in front of Strong Hall, which houses top administrators on KU’s campus, to protest the university removing gender-inclusive assignments and restrooms in Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board members on Monday gave quick approval to hire Jeanice Kerr Swift as the district’s next superintendent.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Much confusion remains for the Haskell community after roughly three dozen employees were laid off last week, but students and staff intend to push back.
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The Haskell Board of Regents is calling on the federal government to fulfill its legal obligations to Tribal nations and reverse the cuts to staffing.
