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The Budget

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The Budget

On April 23, U.S. District Judge Kathryn H. Vratil will hold a hearing on whether Lawrence USD 497 acted in good faith when it failed for nearly six months to provide a compliant response to public-records requests submitted by The Budget and Free Press—and subsequently failed to comply with a court-ordered deadline.
How The Budget’s records request led USD 497 to a federal court hearing
By Ashlyn Tell and Phoebe Morris, Free Press April 17, 2026

Lawrence USD 497 is headed back before a federal judge April 23 in a public-records dispute that now includes a request for civil contempt. On April 23,...

Lawrence High and Free State Students Protest ICE Activity in Lawrence
Lawrence High and Free State Students Protest ICE Activity in Lawrence
By Ashlyn Tell, lhsbudget.com Editor-in-Chief • February 27, 2026
Let Darryn Peterson Protect His Future
Let Darryn Peterson Protect His Future
By Eli Cokelet, Writer • March 2, 2026

“There is no team in hell that should grab Darryn Peterson at number one!” On his morning talk show last week, longtime ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith attacked Kansas’...

Then-junior Tyler Dye throws the javelin at last season's KU Relays meet in January 2025.
Financial Pressures Halt KU Relays; Future is Uncertain
By Juliet Outka, The Budget Print Co-Editor-in-Chief • December 3, 2025
Photo Courtesy of Armando Romero-Perez
Seniors Set Tradition in the Sand
By Claire Lindemyer, lhsbudget.com Managing Editor • November 7, 2025
Balancing, then-senior Xayden Cromedy performs a beam routine on Oct. 15. 2024.
Sunflower League to Cut Girls Gymnastics After 2025 Season
By Juliet Outka, The Budget Print Co-Editor-in-Chief • October 3, 2025
Betty Rae's Ice Cream Review
Betty Rae’s Ice Cream Review
By Selah Wolfe, The Budget Print Managing Editor • May 8, 2026

As the weather shifts, freezing winds are replaced by warm summer nights that practically beg for a cold, sweet treat in hand. This month, I visited Betty Rae’s, a beloved...

In Defense of the Court
In Defense of the Court
By Eli Cokelet, Reporter • January 29, 2026
Homecoming and Winter Court: An Outdated Tradition in Need of Change
Homecoming and Winter Court: An Outdated Tradition in Need of Change
By Delaney Haase, Red and Black Co-Editor in Chief • January 29, 2026
When her son James passed in 2022, Kara Lynch carried on the Kindness Just Because movement in his memory.
Origins of the Kindness Just Because Movement
By Ashlyn Tell, lhsbudget.com Editor-in-Chief • December 9, 2025

When 18-year-old James Lynch graduated from Lawrence High School in 2017, he was dreaming of a movement for widespread kindness. Just weeks before his sudden death from a...

Chesty's Den students participate in a team-building activity.
Chesty’s Den Makes an Impact
By Claire Lindemyer, lhsbudget.com Managing Editor • November 16, 2025
In his 7th year at LHS, security guard Derrick Johnson is a welcome presence among the student body.
More Than Security: Derrick Johnson’s Mission at Lawrence High
By Ashlyn Tell, lhsbudget.com Editor-in-Chief • November 6, 2025
ICE Walkout–Room 308 Productions