Moran holds town hall on healthcare and veterans issues
About 100 people attended Sen. Jerry Moran’s Wednesday town hall at the Clarion Inn in Garden City. Zach Wolf pressed Moran on universal health care and health care as a right, while Moran promoted expanding access, community health centers, and reducing ER use. He said veterans face access challenges and criticized the VA as a bureaucratic mess, noting travel distances for rural veterans.
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Kobach wins guilty plea in voter fraud case
In Sedgwick County, Victor David Garcia Bebek pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts of illegal voting by a non citizen as Secretary of State Kris Kobach demonstrates the power to prosecute such cases. It marks Kobach’s eighth conviction in two years and his first win against a non citizen.
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Brownback signs Wichita higher education affiliation bill
Gov Sam Brownback signs Senate Bill 174 affiliating Wichita State University with Wichita Area Technical College creating WSU Campus of Applied Sciences and Technology. The action follows 124 0 House and 40 0 Senate votes and parallels Washburn university tech college ties. The measure preserves WATC as a tech college with open admissions and its own curriculum.
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Weather Outlook For Friday And Today
Today shows showers and thunderstorms with a high near 68 and a low around 53. Friday turns partly cloudy with possible afternoon storms, a high near 80 and a low about 55.
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