Efforts Continue for Medicaid Expansion in Kansas
Health care advocates persist in pursuing Medicaid expansion despite a veto override vote falling short by three in the Kansas House. Large bipartisan majorities had approved expansion last month, but Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto persists as a major hurdle.
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Kansans weigh KanCare expansion amid hospital and budget concerns
Editorial notes strong support for Medicaid expansion in Kansas and cites hospital funding risks. Attends town hall meetings with swing-vote lawmakers. suggests work requirements and anti Planned Parenthood conditions unlikely to satisfy Gov Brownback. Hospitals face closures without expansion. projected federal funding rise cited. public support high.
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Alliance For A Healthy
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Topeka hospital closure sparks state wide reaction
Online reader comments condemn planned hospital closure in Topeka and call for action. Rep Russ Jennings criticizes state leadership and urges change as residents seek greener pastures and a new direction for Kansas.
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Kansas lawmakers face tax reform school funding and Medicaid choices
As lawmakers return to Topeka in May they must resolve how to fund public schools and ensure adequate Medicaid access while revising tax policy. Governor Brownback vetoed key bills, signaling friction with the Legislature on fiscal strategy and health care expansion, with broad calls for compromise and wiser spending. Julie Doll, a Garden City native and former journalist, notes the need for responsible leadership to align tax fairness with revenue to support state services.
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Child abuse coverage urged amid global epidemic
A columnist urges focus on child sexual abuse noting widespread neglect and abuse. He cites 2015 U S figures, discusses long term harms, and calls for awareness during National Child Abuse Prevention Month. He shares personal experiences with abuse and urges parental responsibility and support for prevention agencies.
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Penn State
Michael Reagan Leads Reagan Legacy Foundation
Michael Reagan serves as president of The Reagan Legacy Foundation. The organization operates under his leadership with a focus on preserving and promoting the late president’s public service and legacy. Email contact details are not provided in the text.
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Tax Day quotes from famous minds and IRS quips
A crowded collage of tax quotes from Churchill Capone Einstein Neuman Rock Coolidge Barry Godfrey Rogers and others. The piece notes the IRS posted jokes and quips about taxation and jokes about income tax versus fairness while railing at April obligations and calls for reform.
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