Dever Leads Race in Lawrence City Commission Primary
Lawrence voters narrowed eight candidates to six for three open seats in the City Commission. Incumbents Brad Finkelder Amber Sellers and Courtney Shipley advanced from the primary, while former commissioner Mike Dever led with the most individual votes.
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Courtney Shipley
Mike Dever
Brad Finkelde
Douglas County
Sellers
Finkelder
City Commission
Kimball and Miner advance in school board race
Lawrence voters head to a November special election with Shannon Kimball and Arie Miner advancing from a four person primary for a two year term on the Lawrence school board. Kimball led the results, with Miner moving to the general contest alongside her.
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Arie Z Miner
Lawrence
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Douglas County
Clerk Reports 10.28 Percent Turnout in Lawrence Primaries
Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew announced 7068 ballots were tallied in Tuesday's Lawrence primary elections for the City Commission and a school board seat, yielding a 10.28 percent turnout and a small departure from the last off year primary.
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Lawrence
Douglas
Jamie Shew
City Commission approves incentives for Borders building project
Lawrence city commissioners moved to provide a property tax rebate for the renovation of the former Borders building at Seventh and New Hampshire into the corporate headquarters for Lawrence based First Management and First Construction. The move comes with preliminary approval from a slim majority of the commission, signaling support for redeveloping the vacant downtown site into a local firm’s HQ.
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Borders
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New Hampshire Streets
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First Construction
Regents search for solutions to rising public distrust
Regents from the Kansas Board of Regents acknowledge higher education's worsening public reputation. They say solving the issue should be the priority, with Regent Wint Winter urging action rather than inaction to stop the decline.
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Kansas Board of Regents
Wint Winter
Lawrence
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