"The city should pause new (surveillance camera) integrations & analytics until it adopts a Lawrence-specific oversight ordinance created with community input. This will preserve benefits ... while putting safeguards in place," Kincaid Dennett writes. lawrenceks.news/46dcag7

“This is a fight for the future of our public education system in Kansas.” All seven Lawrence school board candidates answered questions about safety, diversity and school funding at a forum Sunday afternoon.  Get ready to vote w/ The Lawrence Times: lawrenceks.news/3JRPOJx

Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will hear a presentation from Lawrence police about the initiative underway to integrate private surveillance cameras across the city and the long-term goal to launch a "Real Time Operations Center." lawrenceks.news/46gQZKh

"If we’d known about this Axon contract, there’s absolutely no way the people of Lawrence would have co-signed a program that risks the privacy and the dignity of abortion seekers, trans folks and immigrants," Elise Higgins writes in this column. lawrenceks.news/46dHHyq

"Hoffzales said the question that always remains is why Lawrence is behind other districts in competitive wages. They said the district has to get nail down the issue and get creative to solve it."

NEW: KU updated its policy prohibiting pronouns in email signatures to outline an exact template employees must follow. KU announces new regulations for employees’ email signatures lawrencekstimes.com/2025/09/09/ku-… via @lawrencekstimes

New: Trump orders Missouri senators to pass the new, gerrymandered congressional map "I will be watching closely," the Republican president wrote on his own social media platform. #moleg #mogov kansascity.com/news/politics-…

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. lawrenceks.news/4mepjeT

‘Sinister industry’: The Kansas City company fueling a growing opioid epidemic kansascity.com/news/local/art…

Despite concerns voiced by community members, Lawrence city commissioners voted to approve a budget that will include fees for residents to use rec centers, take a fire engine offline and increase the property tax rate. lawrenceks.news/3VRWWIB

Lawrence City Commission candidates at a forum tonight said annexation is necessary to achieve affordability in the city. They also discussed the city's response to homelessness. lawrenceks.news/4gusFJf

New story: Eudora is suing a local bank after, according to the lawsuit, $133,000 was withdrawn from a city bank account using fraudulent checks. The city and bank are at odds over who is responsible for the lost funds. eudoratimes.com/17642/governme…

Four candidates for Lawrence City Commission — two who have previously served and two newcomers — will face off in the Nov. 4 election. Here's what experience they say qualifies them to run, how they'd resolve pressing issues in the city and much more. lawrenceks.news/citycommgen25

News out of Eudora tonight: eudoratimes.com/17678/governme…

Last night, Eudora city comm tabled a proposal to pull legal notices from the Lawrence Journal-World. Lawrence Journal-World Publisher Chad Lawhorn gave public comment opposing the move. The city has paid the newspaper $7,900 so far this year. More: eudoratimes.com/17678/governme…

KU employees were told a 17-year-old rower may have been sexually assaulted by a football player in 2021. But police weren’t called. Now 22, she is sharing her story publicly for the first time: With Laura Bauer via The Kansas City Star kansascity.com/news/local/art…

Fall sports underway in Eudora 📸

Voters in November will elect two Lawrence city commissioners and three Lawrence school board members. Here are some opportunities coming up to get to know the candidates better, plus info on forums we've covered so far. lawrenceks.news/46tZPWk

Do you think Congress considered that some people (me) enjoy the casual look through federal data before they let the government shut down?

Helpful info for Lawrence voters: Lawrence City Commission, school board candidates commit to transparency at forum lawrencekstimes.com/2025/10/01/c4c…