KU budget asks signal thawing with Legislature in 2017
KU board of regents presents two modest funding requests for next year. One seeks 1.3 million to expand services for at risk nontraditional freshmen and 5 million over two years to grow the KU Medical Center residency program in Wichita.
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Board of Regents
KU Medical Center
Wichita
Kansas State
College of Agriculture
Pittsburg State
Sam Brownback
Tom Arpke
R-Salina
Arpke
Central District
Lawrence
Kansas
County Budget Sparks Online Debate on Property Sales
Online comments responding to a Finney County budget story discuss a yearly courthouse sale and a land bank plan. Virginia Barnes of Blue Health Initiatives calls Kearny County a Pathways community, urging a culture shift toward healthier choices for future generations.
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Gctelegram.com
Finney County
Kearny County
Virginia Barnes
MPH
Blue Health Initiatives
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Kansas
Understanding gender identity in schools amid a legal ruling
Dr John Richard Schrock argues public radio on the transgender guidance injunction, urging acceptance of natural variation in masculinity and femininity. He cites biology and brain development, warns against misapplying Title VII and IX to gender, and notes experiences from teaching to illustrate compassion.
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Ahoma
Scott Pruitt
Kentucky
Indiana
Daylight robbery, debt collectors and the CFPB clash
Jim Hightower argues that Republicans seek to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while shielding corporate debt collectors and Wall Street banks like JP Morgan Chase and Citibank. He contends proposed rules curb abuse but GOP allies defend “rogue” actions for donors and allies. The piece frames the battle as a political struggle over accountability.
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Donnie Trump
Law ‘N Order
America
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
GOP
Wall Street
JP Morgan Chase
Citibank
Hospitals Face Fallout If Gov Brownback Raises Tax, KHA Warns
Tom Bell of the Kansas Hospital Association warns that increasing the hospital provider tax to offset Medicaid cuts will worsen strains on rural and urban hospitals like Sumner Regional Medical Center. He argues for expanding KanCare to draw more federal dollars and urges lawmakers to craft a Kansas plan in 2017.
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Sam Brownback
Sumner Regional Medical Center
Wellington
Sumner
Kansas
Tom Bell
Topeka
Kansas Hospital Association
KHA
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The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone number and notes all letters are confirmed before publication. Submissions are editable for libel and grammar and must stay under 500 words. General thank you notes are accepted. form letters, poems, consumer complaints, and business testimonials will not be printed.
Trump fuels discord over voting choices in Times feature
The New York Times reports wives threatening divorce if husbands back Donald Trump, citing a couple where the wife would move to Canada after learning of her spouse's Trump vote. The debate expands into cultural critique by Denise McAllister arguing voters are defined by their choices and questioning why Hillary Clinton receives less stigma for alleged corruption.
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Donald Trump
Times
Trump
Canada
Denise C. McAllister
Hillary Clinton
Hillary
State Department
Clinton
McAllister
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