Lawrence Journal-World 01-23-13

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KANSAS COACH BILL SELF PUMPS HIS FIST AFTER A SHOW OF DEFENSIVE HUSTLE BY THE JAYHAWKS against Kansas State during the first half. KU beat the Wildcats, 59-55, on Tuesday in Manhattan. For more on the game, turn to page 1B.

City OKs issuing bonds for Rock Chalk Park By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

Lawrence city commissioners unanimously agreed to start the process of issuing $40 million worth of industrial revenue bonds that will provide property and sales tax breaks for the proposed Rock Chalk Park. Commissioners at their Tuesday evening meeting approved a “resolution of intent� to issue

Action doesn’t guarantee building of rec center industrial revenue bonds for the Kansas University portions of the proposed sports complex planned for the area just north of the northeast intersection of Sixth Street and the South Lawrence Trafficway. The industrial revenue bonds will qualify the project for a sales tax exemption on all construction materials purchased for the

project. City officials on Tuesday estimated the exemption will relieve the project of about $885,000 in sales tax payments. The bonds also qualify the project for a property tax abatement for all the structures at the facility, which is proposed to have a track and field stadium, soccer field, softball stadium and other amenities.

Tuesday’s action, though, did not grant the property tax abatement, but rather starts the process. That process will include a cost benefit analysis by the city, a review by the city’s Public Incentives Review Committee and another separate vote by the City Commission. The city doesn’t yet have an estimate on the potential Please see CITY, page 5A

Many looking to Kansas on Roe’s 40th anniversary Topeka rally attracts 1,000 people By John Hanna Associated Press

TOPEKA — Abortion opponents marked the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision Tuesday with workshops, prayers and calls for more limits on the rights established by the Supreme Court in the landmark ruling that still defines one of the nation’s most intractable debates. Many in the anti-abor-

tion movement looked to Kansas, where Republican Gov. Sam Brownback signed a series of tough anti-abortion measures during his first two years in office. Other states with GOP governors and Republicancontrolled legislatures have taken similar steps. “There’s joy in what you’re doing and keep it up,� Brownback urged Please see ABORTION, page 2A

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ABORTION opponents and abortion rights activists gather for a rally Tuesday at the Kansas Statehouse in Topeka on the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

And you thought the hardest part about citywide, curbside recycling was going to be remembering what day to kick everything to the curb. Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday began to find out they have a whole host of tough questions to answer before creating the new service. Should the city service accept glass? Should the city give preference to a local CITY contractor? What should COMMISSION the city do to compensate several mom-and-pop recycling companies that likely will be put out of business? But commissioners seemed to find the answer to the one question that has hovered over the issue the longest: Is it affordable? “We’re at a really exciting point here,� City Commissioner Aron Cromwell said. “How we structure this Please see RECYCLING, page 5A

Commission race attracts unusually high number of candidates By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

Maybe Lawrence City Hall is the cool place to be in 2013. Something has interest in City Hall on the rise. A total of 11 candidates — the highest number in years — filed for a seat on the Lawrence City Commission, with four new entrants into the race beating the Tuesday filing deadline. Please see ELECTION, page 6A

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Kansas Bioscience Authority committed more than $1.6 million Tuesday to help companies expand or open operations in the state. Page 4A

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