KanCare expansion promoted at Garden City forum
Alliance for a Healthy Kansas promotes KanCare expansion citing about 1.24 billion dollars in forgone federal funds since 2014. The group held an education forum in Garden City to urge voters and candidates to discuss Medicaid expansion, amid blocking by Gov Brownback and legislative leaders.
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Alliance For A Healthy
Garden City
Topeka
Sheldon Weisgrau
Health Reform Resource Project
David Jordan
Jordan
Sam Brownback
Kansas Hospital Association
Greeley County Health Services
John Kennedy
St. Catherine Hospital
Scott Taylor
Senate panel backs amendment to keep schools open
TOPEKA The Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed a constitutional amendment to bar the legislative and judicial branches from closing public schools over education funding disputes. If approved by both chambers, it would go to November voters, with a broader House measure adding a 45 percent cap on state aid and a new appellate court proposal.
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Topeka
Senate Judiciary Committee
Legislative
Kansas
House
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Kansas Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Jeff King
Judiciary
Terry Bruce
Nickerson
Anthony Hensley
John Rubin
Rubin
Kansas districts back GOP school finance plan in special session
Wichita and Johnson County districts joined House and Senate leaders in approving a GOP backed plan to boost equity funding by 38 million dollars while trimming operating budgets. The move, amid a June 30 court deadline, could speed floor debates and a swift vote. Some districts fear cuts may affect overall adequacy, and hold harmless provisions remain a point of contention.
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Topeka
Wichita
Johnson County
Kansas City
House
Senate
Kansas Supreme Court
House Appropriations
Ron Ryckman, Jr
Senate Ways and Means
Ty Masterson
Supreme Court
Kathy Wolfe Moore
Weather Outlook: Hot and Humid with Weekend Storms
Today is partly cloudy with a thunderstorm risk, high near 96 degrees and a low of 69. Saturday mixes sun and clouds with a high around 92 and a low near 64 as weekend weather continues.
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