Lawrence Journal-World 06-28-13

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JOURNAL W ORLD McLemore No. 7 in draft ®

With a crimson and blue bow tie popping against his dark blue suit and a smile the size of Allen Fieldhouse lighting up the Barclays Center stage, former Kansas University basketball star Ben McLemore on Thursday night was chosen by the Sacramento Kings with the seventh overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft. McLemore becomes the second

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Jayhawk in a row to be selected in the draft lottery by the Kings — Thomas Robinson went fifth in 2012 — and becomes the final Jayhawk to shake the hand of NBA Commissioner David Stern, who is retiring. Jayhawk Jeff Withey was the 39th pick in the draft, by the Portland Trail Blazers. See Sports, page 1B

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Tour of Lawrence: ‘It’s got everything’

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Budget plan raises taxes, adds jobs By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

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LAWRENCE CYCLISTS LARRY IRICK, left, Brian Jensen and Ryan Kelley gather in a shady spot on the steps of Kansas University’s Wescoe Hall before a group ride on Wednesday along the Tour of Lawrence bike route. Jensen will be participating in the tour, which begins today with sprints on New Hampshire Street. Because of road construction along parts of Jayhawk Boulevard, Saturday’s KU campus circuit race will take a different route from years past.

Cyclists, spectators all geared up for city’s annual cycling extravaganza Nikki Wentling nwentling@ljworld.com

As a professional cyclist, Lawrence resident Brian Jensen has competed in races around the world. He has experienced all types of courses, including the mountainous terrain of Oregon’s Cascade Cycling Classic, the “Hell’s Kitch-

en” climb in Hogeye, Ark., and, more recently, a race along the Arkansas River and up “Cry Baby Hill” in Tulsa, Okla. But this weekend, Jensen, president of TradeWind Energy Cycling Team, will take on races in his own backyard. Along with more than 700 other cyclists, he will participate in the fifth

annual Tour of Lawrence, a USA Cycling sanctioned event. “It’s got everything. It’s a very interesting race,” Jensen said. “The races are good for somebody who likes hills one day, then someone who likes faster, flat courses on the second day. There’s something for everyone.”

Bob Sanner, sports manager for the Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau, says there will be something for every spectator, too. The festivities begin at 7 p.m. today with a 200-meter dash along the 700 block of New Hampshire

Employee totals and the city’s property tax rate would both grow under City Manager David Corliss’ recommended 2014 budget. Corliss on Thursday afternoon recommended a 0.4 mill increase in the city’s property tax rate and proposed a budget that would add 19 new full-time employees, with the bulk of them located at the city’s $25 million recreation center. The budget also calls for Corliss water and sewer bills to increase by about 5 percent in 2014. City commissioners will spend much of July debating the budget, and are expected to give final approval to the spending plan by early August. Corliss said the $184 million budget is making a strong statement about the future prospects of the community. “We have laid the groundwork for a lot of solid growth and additional amenities for the community,” Corliss said. The 19 new city employees would represent the largest workforce increase at City Hall in recent memory. Over the last three years, full-time employee growth averaged about three positions per year, and actually declined some in prior years. But Corliss said the commission’s decision to add several new programs over the last year has made additional hiring tough to avoid. “We’re expanding a number of programs

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Brownback names 3 new regents, vows to fight for funding By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

MANHATTAN — Gov. Sam Brownback appointed three new members to the Kansas Board of Regents Thursday and vowed to work to restore recent funding cuts to higher education.

Shane Bangerter, an attorney from Dodge City; Ann Brandau-Murguia, a commissioner for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan.; and Helen Van Etten, a Republican national committeewoman and audiologist with the Topeka school

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The nine-member board oversees the six state universities, 19 community colleges and six technical colleges. At a news conference at Kansas State University, Brownback described his Please see REGENTS, page 2A

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district, were appointed to the regents. They are replacing Christine Downey-Schmidt, a former state senator from Inman, Janie Perkins, a school district administrator and former mayor of Garden City, and Dan Lykins, a Topeka attorney.

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