Kansas House Speaker Merrick reimbursed himself campaign funds
Incoming Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick drew 14 464 from a dormant House campaign fund to reimburse telephone, cell, fax and Internet expenses from 2000 to 2010. The reimbursement, legal if properly documented, drew mixed reactions from donors and ethics officials as Merrick prepared to return to the House to succeed retiring Speaker Mike O Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Ray Merrick
Republican Party
Carol Williams
Governmental Ethics Commission
Merrick
House
Senate
Jeff Colyer
Colyer
Kansas Supreme Court
Clay Barker
Kansas Republican Party
Secretary of State
Topeka Capital-Journal
Associated Press
Ray
Niels Hansen
Overland Park
Kansas Wins Federal OK for KanCare Medicaid Overhaul
Federal officials grant Kansas waiver to privatize and manage its $2.9 billion annual Medicaid program through three out-of-state contractors. KanCare to begin Jan 1 with 395,000 recipients, offering provider choice and new coverage while claims speed and cost controls aim to save over a billion in five years. Critics warn of rapid change and provider-network questions, especially for the developmentally disabled.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Statehouse
Fed
Eral Department of Health and Human Services
Health Department
Kathleen Sebelius
HHS
Laura Kelly
Senate
Ways and Means
Kelly
Peggy Mast
Emporia
Tom Laing
InterHab
Laing
Amerigroup Corp
Virginia Beach
Centene Corp
St. Louis
United Healthcare
Minneapolis
WellPoint Inc
Indianapolis
Amerigroup
U.S. High Plains
Nebraska
South Dakota
Reuters
Drought Monitor
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
USDA
Warm December extends drought risk for Garden City
December 2012 in Garden City ranks as fourth warmest since 1931 and ninth driest, with daytime highs around 60s and lows near 20s. Weather officials warn the mild temps reduce soil moisture, threaten crops like wheat, and drought expands across Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.
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Garden City
Kansas
Mary Knapp
Knapp
John Finch
National Weather Service
Dodge City
Finch
Oklahoma
Texas
Reuters
Contiguous
United States
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
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Pat Apple
Louisburg
Mike O’neal
Hutchinson
Ralar Gas Hien
Maly
Stephanie Bogner
Feds
Gary Burge
Emerson Avenue
Louisiana
Missouri
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