Lawrence Journal-World 06-29-13

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INSIDE SPORTS

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Judge blocks parts of new abortion law By John Hanna Associated Press

TOPEKA — A Kansas judge on Friday temporarily blocked a new abortion restriction that providers said would make it nearly impossible for a woman to obtain the procedure in an emergency and another requiring them to tell women Without an that disputed asseradequate medical tions about fetal development and abor- emergency provitions are accurate sion, the health and objective. Shawnee County and lives of pregDistrict Judge Re- nant women are becca Crotty refused endangered.” to block other portions of the law that ban sex-selection Shawnee County District abortions, block Judge Rebecca Crotty tax breaks for abortion providers and prohibit them from furnishing materials or instructors for public schools’ sexuality courses. There’s also a requirement for doctors to provide information to patients that includes a statement that abortion ends the life of “whole, separate, unique, living human being.” The judge ruled in a lawsuit filed by Dr. Herbert Hodes and his daughter, Dr. Traci Nauser, who perform abortions at their Overland Park health center. They asked Crotty to prevent the state from enforcing the entire law while their lawsuit proceeds. One blocked provision requires providers to declare on their websites that the

Jayhawk-turnedTrail Blazer Ben McLemore is often compared to veteran NBA star Ray Allen, but only time will tell how well he measures up. Page 1B

STATE

Democrats fault higher ed effort Democratic budget leaders on Friday said that while Gov. Sam Brownback publicly stated support for higher education funding, he worked to get Republican legislators to vote for a state budget that cut higher education funding. Page 3A REGION

Kansas City Board of Trade closes The Kansas City Board of Trade, which opened more than 150 years ago, closed at the end of trading Friday. Wheat will now be traded on the Chicago Mercantile exchange. Page 4A

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INDEX Business 2A Classified 1C-6C Comics 10A Deaths 2A Events listings 2B, 10B Horoscope 5C Movies 4A Opinion 9A Puzzles 5C Sports 1B-8B Television 2B, 10B, 5C Vol.155/No.180 26 pages

Please see ABORTION, page 2A

Local couples will have to wait to see effects of court’s decision on gay marriage

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NORTH- AND SOUTHBOUND TRAFFIC snakes through single lanes on Iowa Street at the intersection with 15th Street/Bob Billings Parkway. Pavement reconstruction is taking place on Iowa Street, and the intersection at 15th Street is closed to both east- and westbound traffic for road work on Bob Billings Parkway. Several road construction projects are going on simultaneously this summer around the city, causing some headaches and creative navigation strategies.

Road work a necessary evil

By Caitlin Doornbos cvdoornbos@ljworld.com

The day after Lexie Clark got her Kansas University diploma in May, she received an unwelcome graduation gift: roadway construction everywhere. Finishing out her lease in a house near the KU campus, Clark was excited to spend her last carefree summer in Lawrence. But

the constant navigational battle she fights through detours and road obstructions from city and KU construction projects has left Clark ready to move away from her college home. “The road closure on Bob Billings from Crestline to Engel has been ridiculous,” Clark said. “I have to go through parking lots and neighborhoods to get anywhere. It’s dangerous and

irritating.” It’s summer in Lawrence, which means the city is rushing to get several major road construction projects done to take advantage of the local population reduction caused by KU summer vacation. That’s causing detours around torn-up roadways on major thoroughfares such as Iowa Street, Bob Billings Parkway,

By Peter Hancock

Please see ROAD, page 6A

Pay for security measures or allow concealed carry? City must decide By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

Lawrence city commissioners will have to decide within weeks whether to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for new security measures or allow concealed-carry permit holders to bring firearms into public buildings ranging from City Hall to recreation

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centers. “My comfort level with this is not good,” City Commissioner Jeremy Farmer said Friday, as commission- Corliss ers began to get their arms around the issue.

City Manager David Corliss’ recently released recommended 2014 budget did not include any money for enhanced security measures, Please see CITY, page 2A

New ‘no gun’ signs up

at city, county buildings. Page 2A

Guns allowed at state agency buildings. Page 3A

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Same-sex couples who were legally married in another state but who now live in Kansas will have to wait before they learn exactly how they’ll be affected by last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a key element of the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA. “There are a lot of things that are just uncertain at this point,” said Doug Bonney, legal director of the Kansas and western Missouri branch of the American Civil Liberties Union. Bonney said it will COURTS probably take several weeks, or even months, for federal agencies to issue guidelines on how they intend to comply with the ruling. The 5-4 ruling Wednesday said the federal government cannot deny marriage benefits to same-sex couples who are legally married in a state or other jurisdiction that recognizes such marriages. The big question, Bonney said, is whether the federal government will Please see COUPLES, page 2A

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