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Groups target GOP lawmakers who voted down renewables repeal By Scott Rothschild Twitter: @ljwrothschild
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TWO YOUNG BUCKS WEAR VELVET ON THEIR MATURING ANTLERS, above, as they feed on the western side of the Kansas University campus. Cameras installed by KU’s Public Safety office have captured an array of wildlife roaming there around the clock. A young red-tailed hawk, top, surveys the KU landscape looking for a meal.
More than party animals come out at night, cameras reveal
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Higher property taxes likely in ’15
A HAWK, above, hovers over some low grass looking for a quick meal near Memorial Stadium. One of several species of turtle, left, pokes its head out of Potter Lake below the Campanile.
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hen Kansas University’s Public Safety office installed security cameras in outdoor areas around campus, the goal was to catch lawbreakers lurking in the dark, unpopulated corners of university property. But they have caught a whole lot more than criminals sneaking around campus at night. The cameras have also been quiet witnesses to the many furtive, often nocturnal movements of wildlife that travel through campus and make their homes there. “We see a lot more movement, especially since we’ve had all this construction these last couple
Groups that are pushing for an end to the state’s renewable energy standards are continuing their efforts in the Republican Party primary on Aug. 5. The political action committee of the Kansas Chamber of Commerce, the state’s leading business lobbying group, has helped recruit candidates to run against GOP members who voted against repealing a state law that requires utilities to generate a specific amount of energy from renewable sources. “Our agenda includes a lot of items, but that is one,” said Christie Kriegshauser, vice president of political affairs for the chamber. One of those Republican incumbents feeling the sting from the Kansas Chamber is state Rep. Russ Jennings, R-Lakin.
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Go to LJWorld.com to see more KU wildlife photos. years,” said Captain James Anguiano with the Public Safety office. “Once we start getting into those areas, the wildlife start coming out trying to find new homes.” With its pastoral landscaping and bordering wooded areas, KU is home to an array of mammals, birds, amphibians and reptiles, all of
which have somehow found a way to coexist with the bustle of KU students and employees on campus. As Scott Campbell, associate director for the KU-based Kansas Biological Survey, points out, animals don’t recognize human Please see WILD, page 5A
Regardless of whether voters decide to build a new $30 million police headquarters, a property tax increase is going to be hard to avoid in 2015. At least that’s the current view of Lawrence City Manager David Corliss. CITY A new report from City Hall COMMISSION estimates that a 1.5 mill property tax increase will be needed in 2015 just to maintain the city’s existing level of services. Please see TAXES, page 2A
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