Lawrence Journal-World 11-05-2016

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Dual elections permanently blocked

Latest Kansas poll: Trump lead widens

By Roxana Hegeman Associated Press

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Wichita — A Kansas judge permanently blocked Secretary of State Kris Kobach from implementing a two-tiered voter

Some justices face tough fights of 5.5 percentage points in either direction. Those numbers are much closer in line with A new poll from Fort Kansas results in other Hays State Unirecent presidential versity shows elections than last Republican Donweek’s “Kansas ald Trump with Speaks” poll that a commanding showed Trump lead in Kansas polling below 50 over Democrat percent, only 8 Hillary Clinton. percentage points But some Kansas ahead of Clinton. Supreme Court Trump In the last four justices may face presidential electough battles for tions, 2000-2012, retention. GOP candidates The latest “flash” have averaged 59.1 survey of 346 likely percent of the vote voters, conducted in Kansas; DemoNov. 1-3, shows crats have averTrump leading Clinton, 58- aged 38.3 percent. 34 percent in Kansas. The poll had a margin of error > POLL, 5A By Peter Hancock

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registration system, ruling Friday that he “simply lacks the authority” to do so. Shawnee County Judge Larry Hendricks’ latest ruling has no impact on next week’s election because the judge had previously

temporarily halted the proposed dual system that would have thrown out votes cast by some Kansas voters in state and local elections.

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SOUTH LAWRENCE TRAFFICWAY

‘ROAD TO NOWHERE’ NO LONGER

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GOV. SAM BROWNBACK SPEAKS during a Kansas Department of Transportation ribbon-cutting celebration Friday to announce that the South Lawrence Trafficway will open Wednesday. A public walk/bike/run celebration was also held on a new half-mile section of the road through the wetlands on Friday afternoon.

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University of Kansas assistant professor of political science Patrick Miller

Long-delayed bypass to open Wednesday

KU politico laments intense polarization

By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

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t is time to drop the South Lawrence Trafficway’s moniker as a “road to nowhere,” a crowd of about 150 people were told at a ribbon-cutting for the long-debated and long-delayed bypass project. “The road to nowhere? Not today,” U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts

— specializing in American political behavior, psychology, partisanship and surveys — has supported, there’s a lot more going on in places like Kansas than outsiders may see on the surface.

By Sara Shepherd sshepherd@ljworld.com

When East Coast native Patrick Miller moved to Kansas, he figured it would not be a dull place to watch politics. As Miller’s work as a political scientist

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told the crowd. “No more jokes. The SLT is a road to a Kansas economic rainbow.” A Friday morning ribbon-cutting ceremony near the east end of the bypass included many proclamations and predictions that the nearly

$190 million road project, which has been more than 20 years in the making, would provide a boost to the region’s economy. A contingent of federal, state and local politicians addressed the crowd. In addition to

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A look back at the decades-long fight over the project. In Sunday’s Journal-World

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the congratulatory speeches, an announcement that motorists likely will care about also was made: The road will open to traffic on Wednesday morning. Although the ribbon was cut Friday, the road did not open after the ceremony. “Let’s get to driving on this road,” Gov. Sam Brownback told the crowd.

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