Veto override effort falls short in Kansas House
Proponents of Medicaid expansion in Kansas could not reach the two thirds needed to override Governor Brownback’s veto. The Kansas House fell three votes short and Sen. Elaine Bowers of Concordia signaled they would pursue other routes to improve health care in the state.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Kansas House
House
Elaine Bowers
Concordia
Senate
Kansans vote yes on Medicaid expansion discussion begins
The article lists lawmakers voting yes including Alford Hineman Jennings Mastroni Orr and Wheeler with Francis praising the moment. It notes Kansas has not expanded ACA Medicaid but gains momentum after 2016 election shifts. Proponents cite access for about 150000 low income residents and a new political path opens for debate.
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Stephen Alford
Ulysses
Don Hineman
R-Dighton
Russ Jennings
R-Lakin
Leonard Mastroni
R-Lacross
Boyd Orr
R-Fowler
John Wheeler
Garden City
Reality Tour educates students on drugs at CSIC
Finney County officers guide fifth graders through a Reality Tour at Charles O Stones Intermediate Center Monday night. The program simulates EMT overdose responses and funerals, plus peer pressure scenarios and K-9 demonstrations on drug detection.
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Finney County Ems
LiveWell
Finney County
Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center
Ocal
CSIC
Garden City Police Department
Colburn
Charles O. Stones
Lawmakers drop bid for K-12 funding counsel
In Topeka Republican and Democratic leaders canceled a meeting to appoint a special legal counsel for drafting a new K-12 funding formula. The plan to hire former state senator Jeff King faced opposition from Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley and House Minority Leader Jim Ward, who urged an independent, nonlegislative attorney. The Legislative Coordinating Council halted action and sought a nonpartisan recommendation from Attorney General Derek Schmidt. Page A5.
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Topeka
Legislative Coordinating Council
Jeff King
Independence
Kansas Senate
King
Kansas Supreme Court
Senate
Anthony Hensley
House
Jim Ward
Democrats
Susan Wagle
Wichita
LCC
Council
Derek Schmidt
Hensley
Ward
Wagle
Weather Outlook With Rain and Cloudy Tuesday
Today brings rain with a high of 42 and a low of 34. Tuesday turns mostly cloudy with a high of 58 and a low of 28.
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