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GOP bracing for upcoming ruling on Obamacare
George Clinton and P-Funk
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LEGENDARY FUNK ARTIST GEORGE CLINTON takes the stage Wednesday night in downtown Lawrence with ParliamentFunkadelic, as part of the Free State Festival.
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Health insurance of 70,000 Kansans at stake in decision By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock
George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic took to the stage around 9 p.m. in front of a jampacked city block.
Topeka — While the nation waits for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on a key provision of the Affordable Care Act, Kansas Republicans are gearing up for According to the the next round Kaiser Family of fights over the federal health in- Foundation, the surance reform average cost of law. those policies The case chal- would increase lenges a policy of the IRS that al- 231 percent if the lows people in federal subsidies states like Kansas, were no longer which did not establish their own available. state-based exchange markets, to receive federal subsidies to buy insurance on the federally run exchange. At stake are the health insurance policies of nearly 70,000 Kansans who bought subsidized policies on the federal exchange,
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CONCERTGOERS ENJOY THE MUSIC of the Phantastics during the Free State Festival Wednesday night outside the Lawrence Arts Center. The Phantastics opened for headliner George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic. See the photo gallery at LJWorld.com/pfunk2015 front of the Lawrence Arts Center, to be precise. After a warm and genre-bendhe Mothership landed ing opening show by The PhanWednesday night on New tastics, a Kansas City rap, rock Hampshire Street — right in and soul band, the legendary
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Lawrence liquor store owner facing federal indictment By Caitlin Doornbos Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos
A Lawrence businessman was indicted in federal court on one count on conspiracy to commit offenses against the United States, three counts of mail fraud and one count of shielding an undocumented immigrant from government detection, according to a federal indictment un-
sealed Wednesday. cording to the indictment. Nitin B. Patel, who coNitin Patel co-owns owns Roy’s Wines & Spir- Maruti Enterprises, LLC, its, 721 Wakarusa with Satishkuma Drive, is accused of Patel, according scheming with busito the indictment. ness partner SatishMaruti Enterprises, kuma V. Patel, of which was formed McPherson, who alin 2008, operates legedly immigrated the Lawrence liCOURTS illegally to the U.S. quor store. from India, “to opIt was unclear erate a retail liquor store whether the two Patels even though not legally were related. qualified to do so,” acNitin Patel, a United
States citizen, is accused of knowingly providing false information on a liquor license renewal application through the Kansas Department of Revenue’s Alcohol Beverage Control Division. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom alleges that Nitin Patel knew Satishkuma Patel was not a U.S. citizen but said otherwise in government documents. Please see LIQUOR, page 2A Roy’s Wine & Spirits at 721 Wakarusa Drive
TOUR OF LAWRENCE
Get ready for a whirlwind of cyclists By Rochelle Valverde Twitter: @RochelleVerde
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RIDERS ROUND the corner of Eighth and Massachusetts during a men’s race in the 2013 Tour of Lawrence.
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The whir of spinning spokes will fill the streets this weekend when more than 750 cyclists compete in the seventh annual Tour of Lawrence.
Cyclists will compete on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in three races: sprint, criterium and circuit. The tour includes professional, amateur and youth categories, with racers competing for cash prizes. Friday evening’s sprints will
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have racers pushing for top speeds on the street sprints course, which comprises a block and a half of Vermont Street. The event will include food and beverage vendors and a free kids’
Motel stabbing A 46-year-old Shawnee man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted firstdegree murder after a stabbing at Super 8. Page 3A
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