Kansas voters back Medicaid expansion plan
A statewide February poll of 500 Kansans shows 62 percent support expanding KanCare to include about 150000 residents at 130 percent of the federal poverty level. Support rises for a budget neutral version of the plan.
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Medicaid Expansion Debate in Kansas Faces Vetoed Hurdles
The Topeka Capital-Journal editorial urges lawmakers to expand Kan Care, arguing 150,000 Kansans would gain health coverage despite Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto threat. It critiques conservative resistance, cites Indiana plan as budget neutral, and condemns inaction as morally wrong while highlighting poverty levels and shared family burdens.
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Former Prohibitionists condemned in online Kansas custody ruling
Online comments on a Kansas court custody case label Prohibitionists as untainted by unconscionable acts. A separate Garden City resignation story quotes Brian Seagraves, former recreation commission arts director, saying leaving was terribly hard and missing his kids daily.
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Valley of humility becomes valley of ignorance in NC
Kathleen Parker condemns North Carolina HB2 in a Washington Post column. She contrasts NC’s bathroom law with SC and Virginia, noting economic fallout from boycotts, cancellations, and the High Point market. She cites Duke University figures on impact and quotes designers facing travel choices between North Carolina and Las Vegas. The piece ends urging courts or sense to overturn or soften the law.
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Stamp out everyday racism on campus
An essay urges action against everyday racism at the University of Wisconsin Madison. It describes lingering slights and stereotypes faced by students of color, notes white complicity, and calls for open discussion, awareness, and personal accountability to curb subtle forms of racism.
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Clinton apology falls short amid Philadelphia clash
Leonard Pitts Jr. argues Bill Clinton’s Philadelphia confrontation shows a call for civility rings hollow when addressing the 1994 crime bill. He notes the bill’s role in mass incarceration and questions who will apologize or fix the lasting harms to African American communities.
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