City clears homeless camp near Riverfront Mall in Lawrence
City crews remove a dump truck of lumber and clear an urban camp east of Riverfront Mall in the Habitat Restoration Area. Police reported 20 to 50 people nightly and warned that camping on city property is illegal. Community shelter advocates urge more housing options and a temporary designated camping area amid ongoing efforts to expand beds and partner with landlords.
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Riverfront
Loring Henderson
Lawrence
W. 10Th St
Salvation Army
Wesley Dalberg
Henderson
Lawrence-Douglas County
Advance voting push boosts turnout in countywide elections
Vote officials report record advance ballots since Oct 15 at the courthouse as turnout nears 20 percent before expanded efforts in Baldwin City Eudora Lecompton and Lawrence. Precinct 19 at Brandon Woods and Precinct 48 at Langston Hughes School show top participation. Advance voting ends Monday noon with polls statewide open Tuesday 7 am to 7 pm.
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Lawrence
Shew
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Alvamar
Wakarusa Drive
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Judge blocks NYC hybrid taxi rule in curb for green cabs
A federal judge barred New York City from enforcing a city mandate that all new taxicabs be fuel efficient hybrids. The ruling, cited as pre empted by federal law, undermines Mayor Bloomberg's plan to have all yellow cabs green by 2012. Bloomberg expressed disappointment and criticized the ruling as relying on archaic Washington regulations.
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Michael Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Washington
New York considers appeal after cab emissions rules blocked
Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade sues to stop city emission and fuel efficiency rules for cabs. They argue federal authority governs emissions and hybrids are not safe for cabs. Rules would set 25 mpg for new cabs this year and 30 mpg next year as Ford Crown Victoria averages 14 mpg and hybrids reach 36 mpg.
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Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade
Taxicab & Limousine Commission
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