Awareness Month highlights domestic violence services in Kansas
The agency outlines its programs for domestic violence and sexual assault including a 24 hour hotline, shelter placement, and advocacy. Speaker notes that more than 1,800 people used services last year and that statewide efforts are coordinated through the Kansas Coalition Against Sexual and Domestic Violence. References to contact numbers and websites are provided.
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States weigh expanding nurse practitioner roles nationwide
States vary on nurse practitioners scope from prescribing to practice oversight. The health care overhaul boosted midwives and NPs toward Medicare parity, with discussions of full practice in Montana and limits in Florida and Alabama. Studies show comparable outcomes to physicians and praise for patient listening as the AMA opposes broad expansion.
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Ethanol Debate Shapes Policy and Prices Highlight Growth Energy Ads
The ethanol industry faces skepticism from food manufacturers and critics who say corn diverted to ethanol raises meat and grocery costs. Proponents counter that corn prices only partly affect groceries. Growth Energy hires top farm lobbyists and a retired general as co chair and launches a $2.5 million TV campaign to shift public perception and push EPA for higher ethanol blends.
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Meat industry braces for new antitrust rules
Lawmakers and farmers press for tougher USDA action as hearings spotlight limited competition. Four firms buy and slaughter 80 percent of US beef, while poultry giants push debt-financed upgrades. The Packers and Stockyards Administration faces overhaul under Dudley Butler with a summer deadline.
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