Kansas Governor Brownback Overhauls Medicaid and School Funding
Gov. Brownback outlines a three-pronged overhaul tying Medicaid, education funding, and the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System. He assigns Colyer to Medicaid reform while House leads on school finance and the Senate on KPERS, aiming for a year and a half legislative push amid budget strain. Democrats warn reforms may take time and careful crafting.
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Brownback
Colyer
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
House
Senate
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Kansas
State Supreme Court
Sam Brownback
Statehouse
Topeka
Jeff Colyer
Steve Morris
Mike O'Neal
UMMAM Clinics Renovated to Expand Services in Garden City
UMMAM reveals Garden City clinic renovations creating more exam rooms and space for staff. Leaders praise grant funding, aim to grow services and reduce underserved and uninsured patients while centralizing administrative offices for efficiency. UMMAM operates clinics in Dodge City Liberal Ulysses Johnson and Satanta offering dental medical screening social services immunizations citizenship classes and outreach for decades.
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Ummam
Garden City
Waggoner
Kansas
Dodge City
Liberal
Ulysses
Johnson and Satanta
Hu meets U.S. lawmakers amid China talks and rights clash
China and the United States pledge closer trade cooperation amid tension over human rights and currency policy. President Obama cites a $45 billion wave of deals including 19 billion for Boeing jets, while Hu acknowledges China must improve rights and dialogue but stresses noninterference.
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U.S
China
Senate
Harry Reid
D-New
House
China Business Council
Washington
United States
Obama
Microsoft
Steve Ballmer
America
Beijing
Liu Xiaobo
Sophie Richardson
Asia
Human Rights Watch
West
Winter ice and snow prompt slick roads and school closures
Ice and snow caused slick roads across Finney and surrounding counties with a semi tractor colliding into a Chevrolet van in the incident. Martinez was hospitalized at Scott County. Tontillo was uninjured. School districts including Garden City USD 457 suspended classes or delayed starts due to ice and freezing conditions. Weather officials warned of lingering ice with temperatures in the 7 to 30s range, while forecasters predicted a warm-up by Friday and Saturday.
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RHP
Martinez
Scott County
KHP
Tontillo O
Sheriff's Office
Finney County
Karolyn Kinsey
Lane County
Kelly Sugden
National Weather Service
Dodge City
Garden City
Hamilton County
Scott
Lane
Sugden
Rick Atha
Atha
Scott Usd
Cimarron
Ingalls
Lakin
Deerfield
Nebraska
Hays
Larned
Pratt
Kansas
Elkhart
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Associa
World Powers Stress Cooperation
Washington’s Zoo
Barack Obama
Michelle Obama
Hu Jintao
White House
Washington, D.C
Wireless Magouire
Ortsiders@unite
Dodge City Civic Center
sSarena.com
Saul Pe
Eagles Lodge
N. Taylor
Garden City, KS
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc
Paul Karkiainen
Tyson
IBP
Essen Famil
the Clarion Inn
Tne
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