Traffic cautions as two big games clog Lawrence streets
Local games spark possible traffic jam tonight in Lawrence as Lawrence High hosts Shawnee Mission West in a quarterfinal playoff and Kansas University hosts Southeast Missouri State in a regular season home opener. Police direct traffic at 19th Street and Iowa Street. spokeswoman Kim Murphree urged residents to plan around peak crowds.
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Residents Seek Details On Northwest Lawrence Recreation Center
About 100 residents attended an open house at Free State High School to hear city officials discuss a proposed 25 million recreation center funded by an agreement with the KU Endowment Association. Questions covered city benefits, location impacts, and why developer Thomas Fritzel would act as general contractor without a standard bidding process.
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Kobach seeks ban on photographing own ballots in Kansas
Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach proposes a new law to make it illegal for individuals to photograph completed ballots. He notes current rules forbid election workers from taking ballot photos, but no statute covers voters. Kobach says social media and photo apps worsen the issue and plans to introduce legislation next session. He cites past cases of ballot photos used to trade favors or payments.
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Kansas will not partner on state federal health exchange
Governor Sam Brownback announced Kansas will have a federally run health insurance exchange, declining to back the state federal partnership sought by Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger. He cited cost to taxpayers and pledged to let legislators decide in 2013, as states face a tight deadline to inform federal officials.
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Prison budget cut warned as safety risk by corrections secretary
The Kansas secretary of corrections says a 10 percent reduction in the state prison system budget would threaten public safety due to existing overcrowding. The warning comes as lawmakers debate funding on page 3A.
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