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The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday will consider a developer’s request for tax breaks to build 48 affordable units for people ages 55 and up in downtown Lawrence.
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.
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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.
The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday will hold its annual hearings on the proposed city budget, which will include property tax increases.
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday approved requests to rezone property, change lot size requirements and more to allow a developer to build 14 single-family homes on the west side of town.
The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday soundly adopted a local ordinance protecting people from racial discrimination based on hair, making Lawrence the first city in Kansas to do so.
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Grassroots proponents of the CROWN Act gathered Monday to push for approval of anti-discrimination protections to give people of color freedom to wear their hair as they wish.
Lawrence city commissioners are considering an ordinance that would secure anti-discrimination protections for people with textured hair, and organizers are urging the community to support its deeper meaning.
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Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday could not come to a decision on how to change general public comment and, therefore, opted to make no change.
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Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday approved a revived ordinance banning single-use plastic bags citywide.
