Town Talk with Chad Lawhorn for August 13, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [The city's 2023 financial scorecard is in: $22M in grants and a 400% increase in social service spending since 2019]( Reading a government’s financial audit can be a bit like reading Tolstoy: It is thick, dense and sometimes leaves you wanting vodka. But, it also can provide a good look at the big picture. The City of Lawrence’s financial audit for 2023 ... [The city's 2023 financial scorecard is in: $22M in grants and a 400% increase in social service spending since 2019]( By: Chad Lawhorn Reading a government’s financial audit can be a bit like reading Tolstoy: It is thick, dense and sometimes leaves you wanting vodka. But, it also can provide a good look at the big picture. The City of Lawrence’s financial audit for 2023 ... August 12, 2024 @ 6:13pm [Work underway to create $3M to $5M venture capital fund for local startup businesses; group also holding 'Launchpad' event in October]( By: Chad Lawhorn About once a decade, I seem to write about an idea to create a locally based venture capital fund. Usually, some promising young company has just left the community to grow somewhere else. The question turns to: Why wouldn’t they stay in ... August 9, 2024 @ 3:20pm [From ice cream to pizza, new westside retail center seeking neighborhood shops; new Latin restaurant coming; taco spot closes]( By: Chad Lawhorn News and notes from around town: — It almost wouldn’t be fair to the wallets of Lawrence parents to put an ice cream shop virtually within sight distance of four schools. But that indeed may be one plan for a developing commercial center ... August 8, 2024 @ 2:42pm [By one measure Douglas County has the highest property tax rate of any large county in Kansas, but why?]( By: Chad Lawhorn Lawrence City Manager Craig Owens understands that residents are particularly focused on one part of his 2025 recommended budget — the proposed 3.5 mill property tax rate increase. If approved, the 3.5 mill increase would be the city’s ... August 5, 2024 @ 5:57pm [Wichita State study predicts Lawrence will be the fastest growing city in Kansas over next 50 years]( By: Chad Lawhorn Lawrence is poised to grow over the next 50 years. In fact, a new report from Wichita State University says Lawrence has the ingredients to be the fastest growing community in the state between now and 2072. Whether it will have the housing is ... August 1, 2024 @ 4:51pm [DA challenger Loomis raises more than $70K in district attorney race, far outpacing the field; other incumbents also trail]( By: Chad Lawhorn If you thought the race for Douglas County District Attorney was drawing some interest, the latest campaign finance reports surely will back up your contention. The three-way race to be the Democratic nominee has drawn nearly $90,000 in campaign ... July 31, 2024 @ 12:00pm You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044