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The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday approved 555 Stoneridge Drive for the location of the next fire station, and Douglas County commissioners could follow suit on Wednesday.
City of Lawrence staff members will ask city commissioners Tuesday to sign off on 555 Stoneridge Drive as the site of the next fire station, estimated to cost $12.96 million.
Conflict raging within the state public defense agency has sidetracked a capital murder case while competing factions wrestle for control.
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The bargaining team for education support professionals accepted an offer from the Lawrence school district for a $1 hourly raise. The offer will go next to the union members for a vote.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Union members told Lawrence school board members Monday that education support specialists are well overdue for a living wage.
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Lawrence Public Schools staff members across the district rallied Thursday morning to let administrators and school board members know that the 54-cent hourly wage increase they’ve proposed is not enough.
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More than 100 supporters of KU’s faculty union lined the stairs outside Wescoe Hall on Wednesday to chant across Jayhawk Boulevard toward Chancellor Douglas Girod’s office: “Girod, Girod, you’re one year late. When will you negotiate?”
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
When Lawrence city commissioners voted to offer KU up to $94.6M in tax incentives last week for the Gateway District, at least three of five were not aware of a $300M donation that would be announced hours later. Some faculty members have concerns about the project.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Union members representing education support specialists hoped they would draw closer to a living wage this year, but the Lawrence school district’s offer on Thursday hit far below their mark.
Lawrence teachers will receive an $800 raise to their base pay, and elementary and high school teachers will join middle school teachers with having two planning periods instead of one.
