Kansans urged to oust radical-right lawmakers over school funding
In a Kansan editorial the author rails at Senate President Susan Wagle and allies for past tax hikes and a faulty school funding overhaul. The piece ties the current deficit to a controversial two-year block grant and warns of further cuts, while criticizing highway bonds and urging voters to replace the radical-right leadership.
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Enate
Susan Wagle
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Wagle
Brownback
Open season on healthcare open season on healthcare or enrollment crisis
A self employed Pittsburgh reader laments Obamacare driven cost hikes from 2005 policy gains to 2016 premium jumps. He weighs exchange plans with lower monthly costs but higher deductibles, and considers nonprofit cost sharing ministries and accidental indemnity policies as affordable alternatives. He urges scrutiny of open enrollment and its impact on healthcare costs.
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Board refuses to obey charter prompts calls for stepping down
Editorial selects online comments from GCTelegram.com reacting to a story about a state board formed to represent home and small business utility consumers on rate issues mulling dissolution or focus change to oppose federal clean air rules. Local artist Robin Valenzuela comments on delays in holiday shopping.
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Robin Valenzuela
Letters Policies for Garden City Telegram Readers
The Telegram invites signed letters with full writer contact including address and phone. Letters must be 500 words or less and will be confirmed before publication. They may be edited for libel and length. thank you letters should be general. form letters, poems, consumer complaints or business testimonials are not printed.
No easy solution on Medicaid expansion in Kansas
A study by Manatt Health examines the financial implications of expanding Medicaid in Kansas under the ACA framework. It notes potential state savings and hospital revenue offset by federal funding, yet stops short of showing a net profit for Kansas. The piece contrasts expansion supporters with ACA skeptics and cites other states pursuing waivers or full expansion.
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Iowa
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Kansas debates Medicaid expansion and budget impact
The Kansas Legislature remains wary of expanding Medicaid. Speaker Ray Merrick removed members from the committee that could push expansion, reflecting concerns about rising costs and the ACA’s limited cost containment. Julie Doll, a Garden City native and former journalist, provides context on national trends and Kansas’ potential move beyond a firm no.
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Julie Doll
California
Indiana
New York
Kansas
Coca Cola funded anti obesity group under scrutiny
Coca Cola backed the Global Energy Balance Network to shift blame for obesity from sugary drinks to parental activity. Internal emails show Coke's chief scientist helped create and steer the group, which aimed to improve Coke’s reputation. The network is folding under pressure amid revelations of the ties and messaging. Jim Hightower comments on corporate ethics.
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America
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Coke
Global Energy Balance Network
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