Uncertainty over Kansas health care policy in 2017
Kansas faces national shifts in health care policy as 2017 begins. The Brownback administration remains bullish despite fears about KanCare and Medicaid expansion. Lt. Gov. Colyer cites renewed KanCare contracts and a potential late 2017 RFP while Trump’s priorities loom federally.
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Democrats fear school funding reform may take years
Senate Minority Leader Anthony Hensley warned a comprehensive school finance formula may be impossible to complete in one legislative year. He recalled the 1990s plan took two years to assemble the votes, as lawmakers debate whether to reevaluate the expiring block grant system and craft a new permanent formula. Governor Brownback signaled resistance to merely extending the block grants if a new plan stalls. See Concerns, Page A6.
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Snowy Day Buries City as Grounds Crew Clears Snow
Snow fell nearly nonstop from morning to dusk with a heavy wintery touch. Ruben Nungaray, maintenance supervisor at the Law Brad Nading Enforcement Center in Garden City, said he began clearing the dry white powder with his compact tractor snow blower.
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