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SATURDAY • NOVEMBER 15 • 2014
Jayhawks open with a win
ROCK CHALK PARK
Taxpayers foot 90% of shared space costs Commissioners will vote to pay most of remaining infrastructure bill Tuesday By Chad Lawhorn Twitter: @clawhorn_ljw
2. First-year enrollments The sign-up period runs through Feb. 15. A U.S. Department of
Here’s one score at the new Rock Chalk Park sports complex in northwest Lawrence: 90 to 1. The final bill has arrived for all the shared roads, parking lots, utilities and other infrastructure at the Rock Chalk Park sports complex, and the numbers confirm city taxpayers are picking up a little more than 90 percent of the costs for the infrastructure, while the private partner in the project is scheduled to CITY pay for a little more than 1 COMMISSION percent of the total. On Friday, one of the chief champions of the complex, which is north of the Sixth Street and George Williams Way intersection, said he’s still pleased with the deal the city struck. “We were going to have to give concessions because that is how partnerships work,” City Commissioner Mike Dever said. “In order to make the project happen, we took some unconventional steps, but we also protected ourselves by not paying for more than we could afford.”
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FROM LEFT, KANSAS UNIVERSITY FRESHMEN Allie Melendez, Meghan Kennedy and Hayley West cheer on the Jayhawks during player introductions prior to tip-off against University of California, Santa Barbara on Friday at Allen Fieldhouse. KU beat UCSB, 69-59. SPORTS, 1C
5 things to know about health care Topeka (ap) — A second year of insurance sign-ups under the federal health care overhaul begins this weekend with the Republican-dominated state government in Kansas still largely hostile to it and supportive state Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger nearing the end of her time in office. Here are five things to know:
1. Losing a sympathetic voice in Praeger Praeger has been highly unusual among Kansas Republicans because she’s expressed support for Democratic President Barack Obama’s signature policy initiative, saying it has expanded health insurance coverage, despite the rocky rollout last year. The insurance commissioner built a reputation as
an expert on health insurance after taking office in January 2003. She won three, four-year Praeger terms but acknowledged that she’d have a difficult time winning a GOP primary this year and decided against seeking re-election.
The commissioner-elect is Republican Ken Selzer, a Leawood accountant and insurance executive who’s been critical of the federal health care overhaul. He takes office Jan. 12.
2 to 4 inches of snow expected today; Winter Weather Advisory issued Staff Reports
It’s been a colder-thannormal November, but when Lawrencians wake up this morning, things may be even more winterlike. Lawrence is expected to
receive 2 to 4 inches of snow today, with most of it coming between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., National Weather Service meteorologist Kyle Poage said. The weather agency has issued a Winter Weather Advisory, to last from 4 a.m. to 6 p.m.
which may cause snow to drift back onto roads. Temperatures today will hold between 20 and 31 degrees. Sunday, meanwhile, brings a 20 percent chance of additional snow before noon, with temperatures resting be-
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High: 32
Roads are likely to become hazardously snow-packed, and visibility may be limited. Winds are expected to blow at 10 to 15 miles per hour to the southeast during the heaviest snowfall before shifting to the northwest in the evening,
Low: 14
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tween 14 and 28 degrees. City crews will treat roads in priority order from most traveled to least traveled. Generally, “arterial” streets such as Iowa and Sixth, as well as bus Please see SNOW, page 2A
Same-sex marriage
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Douglas County has granted 26 same-sex marriage applications and issued 11 same-sex marriage licenses already this week. Page 3A
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