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KanCare paying off big, state says

Kansas Relays hit stride

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Denial of Menard’s urged by planners By Chad Lawhorn

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TOPEKA — Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration on Friday announced that its recent privatization of Medicaid is saving more than expected, and it wants to use those savings to provide services to people with disabilities and help pay for a new education building at the Kansas University Medical Center. Colyer “We want to work with the Legislature on how to proceed with that,� Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer said. Legislators return May 8 for the wrap-up session to work on the state budget and tax issues. On Friday, budget experts met to determine how much revenue would be available for legislators to spend. There was little change in Please see KANCARE, page 2A

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LAWRENCE HIGH SENIOR MONICA HOWARD heads down the runway for a throw during the javelin event of the Kansas Relays Friday at Memorial Stadium. See a photo gallery at KUSports.com.

COLORFUL JAVELINS wait to be thrown Friday at Memorial Stadium. THE FREE STATE GIRLS DISTANCE MEDLEY RELAY runners huddle together before the race Friday at Memorial Stadium.

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TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed sweeping anti-abortion legislation Friday, giving his state a new law to block tax breaks for abortion providers, ban sex-selection abortions and declare

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that life begins “at fertilization.� Many provisions take effect in July, though the tax changes will be effective for 2014. The measure cleared the Republican-dominated Legislature by wide margins earlier this month. The GOP governor is a

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The latest efforts to build a new home improvement store in Lawrence already are on shaky ground. The city’s Planning Department is now recommending city leaders reject a proposal by Menard’s to build an approximately 190,000-squarefoot home improvement center on a vacant site just east of Home Depot at 31st and Iowa streets. “We’re basically dealing with a policy issue of whether we want to continue to focus our retail development along the Iowa Street corridor, or whether we think now is the time to branch out along another arterial road, like 31st Street,� said Planning Director Scott McCullough. The recommendation for denial goes to the LawrenceDouglas County Planning Commission at its meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday at City Hall. Ultimately, it will be up to the Lawrence City Commission to make a final ruling on the proposal. Please see MENARD’S, page 2A

It’s official: New state law says life begins at fertilization

KANSAS GOV. SAM BROWNBACK signs a sweeping anti-abortion bill into law during a Statehouse ceremony Friday in Topeka. He is surrounded by legislators, abortion opponents and the family of Michael Schuttloffel, to the left just behind Brownback, a lobbyist for the Kansas Catholic Conference.

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strong abortion opponent who urged lawmakers to create “a culture of life� after taking office in January 2011. “All human life is sacred. It’s beautiful,� Brownback said just before signing the measure, flanked by abortion opponents. Please see ABORTION, page 4A

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Gov. Sam Brownback on Friday signed into law legislation that will make his appointed secretary of transportation also director of operations of the Kansas Turnpike Authority. Page 3A

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