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Lawrence arts organizations could see thousands of dollars in cuts from Trump budget proposal

1 week ago | lawrencekstimes.com | Cuyler Dunn

Share this post or save for laterArts organizations in Lawrence could see losses to already thin budgets after President Donald Trump proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts in his new budget outline. A Lawrence Arts Center board member said $75,000 in National Endowment for the Arts funding it applied for next year could be at risk.
Lawrence City Commission to consider tax incentives for KU Gateway Project, Q39

1 week ago | lawrencekstimes.com | August Rudisell |Cuyler Dunn

Share this post or save for laterLawrence city commissioners will consider advancing multimillion-dollar tax incentives to help fund the second phase of KU’s Gateway Project and a proposed Q39 restaurant downtown. The meeting will include public hearings on both. The Gateway Project’s first phase included renovating much of the KU football stadium and construction of a conference center. That’s on track to be completed in August. The approximate price tag of Phase 1 is $448 million.
Lawrence crowd joins nationwide May Day protest movement

1 week ago | lawrencekstimes.com | Molly Adams |Cuyler Dunn

Share this post or save for laterHundreds of people flocked to Massachusetts Street Thursday with signs and chants to protest recent actions by President Donald Trump’s administration. The march was part of a movement of national protests on May Day, bringing awareness to Trump administration actions that protesters say violate the Constitution.
KU international students worried, questioning place in country after visas revoked nationwide

3 weeks ago | lawrencekstimes.com | Cuyler Dunn

Share this post or save for laterSome international students at KU say they are shocked and concerned about the federal government terminating international student records and revoking thousands of visas. It is unclear how many international students have been affected at KU — spokesperson Erinn Barcomb-Peterson said the university is not sharing specific information on the number of students or how they are affected, but is providing support.
KC World Cup CEO: Lawrence one of the ‘most engaged’ communities in region

3 weeks ago | lawrencekstimes.com | Cuyler Dunn |Molly Adams

Share this post or save for laterLawrence is well positioned to cash in on an estimated regional windfall of more than $600 million next summer when the World Cup comes to Kansas City, said Pam Kramer, the CEO of KC’s World Cup planning, at the 2025 Lawrence Business Magazine Foundation Awards on Tuesday. Kramer said Lawrence is one of the most engaged communities KC2026 has worked with as the organization plans for the massive sporting event.
New Lawrence advocacy group aims to increase involvement in local government decisions

1 month ago | lawrencekstimes.com | Cuyler Dunn

Share this post or save for laterSome Lawrence residents are forming a new advocacy group urging the city to increase community engagement and transparency. The Coalition for Collaborative Government is spearheaded by Holly Krebs, a Lawrence resident and former planning commission member. Krebs said her onus for creating the coalition came after frustrations with the community engagement process during discussion over a renovation to the outdoor pool in the fall.
KU students march against removal of gender-inclusive housing, firing of student worker

1 month ago | lawrencekstimes.com | Cuyler Dunn

Share this post or save for laterKU students, propelled by the firing of a student employee who had spoken out, marched Wednesday to the housing offices in protest of the university’s decision to end gender-inclusive housing at Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall next year. GP has provided gender-inclusive housing for years, but in February the university announced it was removing that option for the 2025-26 school year. GP residents have protested the change.
Search continues for Lawrence woman, 74, missing almost 2 weeks

1 month ago | lawrencekstimes.com | Mackenzie Clark

Share this post or save for laterWanda Dyer, 74, has been missing for almost two weeks. Her husband of 46 years has a couple of requests for the community. Dave Dyer said Wednesday that he’s barely slept since Wanda has been gone — since Friday morning, March 21. “It’s been so long, you know, I dread the worst,” he said.
Haskell community divided over federal legislation that would shift oversight of university

2 months ago | lawrencekstimes.com | Cuyler Dunn

Share this post or save for laterThe firing of three dozen Haskell Indian Nations University employees last week following Trump administration orders is putting a new focus on attempts to shift control of the school to its Board of Regents. But some students worry that could alter the qualities that make Haskell unique. In December, Kansas Republican congressional representatives Sen. Jerry Moran and Rep.
Students protest KU removing gender-inclusive assignments at Grace Pearson scholarship hall

2 months ago | lawrencekstimes.com | Cuyler Dunn

Share this post or save for laterNearly 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. Grace Pearson has provided gender-inclusive community-style bathrooms and gender-inclusive room assignments for years.