Town Talk with Chad Lawhorn for January 8, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Property tax relief, Medicaid expansion among the big topics on local legislators' minds as session nears]( Parades should be just swell in 2024. The same might be said for community chili suppers and other such gatherings. And, oh my, how pretty the state’s roadsides will be with red and blue signs that contain what surely will be the 2024 Word of ... [Property tax relief, Medicaid expansion among the big topics on local legislators' minds as session nears]( By: Chad Lawhorn Parades should be just swell in 2024. The same might be said for community chili suppers and other such gatherings. And, oh my, how pretty the state’s roadsides will be with red and blue signs that contain what surely will be the 2024 Word of ... January 5, 2024 @ 3:00pm [New west Lawrence cookie shop says the best surprises are found inside its treats]( By: Chad Lawhorn A brownie swallows a chocolate chip cookie, and then I swallow both of them. Such a feat is not just possible in fever dreams any longer. It is a real deal at a new west Lawrence cookie shop. Dirty Dough has been open several weeks in the ... January 4, 2024 @ 4:06pm [City finishes 2023 with sales tax growth below state average; collections about $2.7M short of budget]( By: Chad Lawhorn Lawrence has finished 2023 with a nearly $3 million budget shortfall in sales tax collections, according to year-end numbers provided by the state. The shortfall comes as sales tax collections continued to grow in Lawrence, but did so at a ... January 3, 2024 @ 5:59pm [Family Promise files plans for homeless shelter to house children and their parents; group has been using churches]( By: Chad Lawhorn After 15 years of housing homeless families in various churches one week at a time, a Lawrence nonprofit is working on a deal to open its own homeless shelter in a former children’s day care center. Lawrence’s Family Promise organization ... January 2, 2024 @ 4:13pm [By one key metric it should be a little easier to find a home for sale in Lawrence; total sales continue to fall sharply]( By: Chad Lawhorn On a holiday drive through Lawrence you’ll now see more than Christmas lights and flying reindeer. (What? I suppose you are the type that leaves a fire in the fireplace on Christmas Eve.) These days you might even see some homes for sale. ... December 22, 2023 @ 4:07pm [KDOT wants feedback on idea of tolled express lanes on K-10; west Lawrence Walmart files for small expansion]( By: Chad Lawhorn News and notes from around town: — Time is running out for area residents to give state leaders ideas on how to improve Kansas Highway 10, including a proposal that would widen parts of the state highway with tolled express lanes. The ... December 21, 2023 @ 2:46pm 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