Kansas KanCare cuts threaten 380000 poor Kansans on Medicaid
Advocates say privatizing KanCare will restrict services and raise private insurer profits for 380,000 poor, disabled, and elderly Kansans. The state argues privatization curbs rising Medicaid costs and could save nearly $500 million in five years. Brownback reforms cut taxes for about 191,000 small businesses but removed tax breaks for child care and food, affecting 430,000 Kansans. TANF eligibility changes cut about 15,000 from welfare rolls, with officials citing job gains and reduced need for aid, while critics point to higher benefit denials.
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Kansas
Brownback
Therese Bangert
Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth
Laura Kelly
Topeka
Gilmore
Missouri
Zoo volunteers offered three level program at garden city zoo
The Garden City Zoo outlines three volunteer paths enrichment specialist docent and zoo ambassador with different training requirements fees and age limits. Docents must be 18 with nine trainings a TB test and fees including 10 for a manual 30 for a shirt. Ambassadors require 16 with two trainings and no gear. Training typically starts mid January.
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Zoo
Tyson
Education
Gardencityks.us
Drought grips state wildlife areas and Cheney Lake
Wildlife areas like The Bottoms suffer severe dry spells with only rare puddles after November rain. McPherson Valley Wetlands pumps groundwater to keep two 20 acre pools. Cheney State Park sees 60 percent of normal water capacity, reducing visitors and stranding boats, while officials hope for rain to restore levels.
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Karl Grover
Grover
McPherson Valley
Brent Theede
Cheney State Park
Ryan Stucky
Cheney
Stucky
Wichita
Conservation measures proposed by Northwest Kansas GMD officials
Officials from Management District 4 in Northwest Kansas outline new conservation ideas for Sheridan and Thomas counties. Proposals include extending the Sheridan 6 LEMA to cut water use by 20 percent over five years, creating enhanced management areas outside district boundaries, and expanding the multi year flex account program to roll unused water into subsequent terms. A limited transfer permit is also discussed to enable short term water use with a proportional base right reduction, targeting non domestic uses.
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Kansas
Sheridan 6
Lema
Sheridan
Thomas
Ogallala
Gmds
GMD
Board of County Commissioners
Geiger
Kim Christiansen
Water Board
Lane P. Letourneau
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Kansas Department For Children and Families
Aurea
Tne
Pate
Prati
Aise
Brad Nading
Tarra Tyson
Lee Richardson Zoo
Theede
Martin
Conservation Pool
South Shore
OTR
Pky
EOE
Gayle
Milford
Ellsworth County Medical Center
ECMC
Human Resources
Ewmed.com
Ellsworth Coun
Medical Center
Tana Ele
Midwest Hearing Aids Inc
E. Pine
Wed & Thor
Garden City
Percy
Phe
Tia Actahte Dehel
Dirk M. Gray
Wichita County Fairgrounds
E. M. Seoti
Wichita County Fair Board
PO Box S
Seoti
Fair Board
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