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Lawrence City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St., is pictured on May 3, 2016. Citing a need to keep up with infrastructure projects, Lawrence city leaders are moving forward with changes that would add another seven staff positions, bringing the total number of newly requested positions to more than 20. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to direct staff to include the new positions in the quarterly 2021 budget adjustment that is expected to come back to the commission next week. The seven positions are in addition to the 13.5 administrative and planning departm...

Lawrence council defers vote on banning conversion therapy Charlie Keegan From a ban on conversion therapy to cities making it illegal to discriminate against someone based on their sexual orientation or gender identity, L.G.B.T.Q. advocates say the Kansas City area made progress in 2019. and last updated 2021-04-07 16:08:42-04 LAWRENCE, Kan. — The Lawrence City Commission decided Tuesday to defer voting on a proposal that would ban conversion therapy for minors, after a disagreement over how to address counseling by religious organizations. The ordinance would prohibit treating minors f...

photo by: City of Lawrence Commissioner Jennifer Ananda, left, discusses a proposed ordinance to prohibit the practice of conversion therapy for minors with Assistant City Attorney Maria Garcia. After disagreement regarding how to handle counseling provided by members of religious organizations, city leaders have deferred their vote on an ordinance that would ban so-called conversion therapy that aims to change a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-1, with Commissioner Jennifer Ananda opposed, to defer a vote ...

Lawrence council defers vote on banning conversion therapy Follow Us Question of the Day By - Associated Press - Wednesday, April 7, 2021 LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) - The Lawrence City Commission decided Tuesday to defer voting on a proposal that would ban conversion therapy for minors, after a disagreement over how to address counseling by religious organizations. The ordinance would prohibit treating minors for conversion therapy, which generally is aimed at changing a person’s sexual orientation or gender ident...

photo by: City of Lawrence Commissioner Lisa Larsen, Mayor Brad Finkeldei and Vice Mayor Courtney Shipley discuss changes to meeting rules as part of the Lawrence City Commission meeting on March 9, 2021. The Lawrence City Commission has voted to amend rules governing its meetings in an effort to improve their efficiency and prevent them from running late into the night. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the commission voted 3-0, with commissioners Stuart Boley and Jennifer Ananda absent, to adopt an amendment to the section of city code related to meetings of the governing body and a new r...