Senate committee backs amendment to curb school closures
A Kansas Senate judiciary panel advances a constitutional amendment to restrict school closures and reduce state funding disputes with the Kansas Supreme Court. Lawmakers discuss shifting certain judicial powers to a proposed Kansas Superior Court while weighing the political impact ahead of November ballots.
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Jim Ward
Wichita
Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Annie Kuether
Topeka
House
Senate
Kansas Association of School Boards
Kansas Chamber
Mark Tallman
KASB
Kansas
Mike O’neal
The
Judicial Branch
O’neal
David Haley
Kansas City
Brownback
House Committee
Craig McPherson
Overland Park
Kansas Superior Court
Superior Court
Educators and Parents Rally for School Funding Fix
About 150 people gathered outside the Statehouse to press Kansas lawmakers to meet a court order on school finance without policy changes. Participants from Topeka, Wichita, Kansas City and Johnson County urged quick action while criticizing the Legislature and Gov. Brownback for a costly special session.
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Topeka
Statehouse
Wichita
Kansas City
Johnson County
Sam Brownback
Gabriel Costilla
Kansas
Costilla
Chris Cindric
Kansas State Board of Education
Key districts back GOP plan amid hold harmless dispute
Shawnee Mission Superintendent Jim Hinson says a crisis must be settled with compromise though no one is fully happy. Democrats and Republicans debate funding shifts to fund equity while protecting district budgets, with amendments proposed and votes expected Friday as Kansas public schools weigh in.
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Cindric
Overland Park
Sandra Mitchell
Shawnee Heights
Isaac
Mitchell
Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court
Jim Hinson
Shawnee Mission
Ryckman
Masterson
Andover
Melissa Rooker
R-Fairway
Booker
Division of Motor Vehicle Fees
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas City Public Schools
David Smith
Kansas Action For Children
Annie McKay
Children’s Initiative
McKay
Senate
Michael O’donnell
Wichita
Laura Kelly
Topeka
Kelly
Alliance urges KanCare expansion amid hospital strain
The Alliance for a Healthy KanCare push explains budget neutral expansion to cover over 150,000 in Kansas, arguing hospitals bear the cost of uninsured and that rural facilities face closures. Leaders note 31 of 107 rural hospitals at risk, and Finney County could gain millions annually, while critics cite cost and ideology.
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House
Senate
Kansas
Weisgrau
Mercy Hospital
Independence
Maine
iVantage Health Analytics
KanCare
Scott Taylor
St. Catherine Hospital
Garden City
Taylor
St. Catherine
Tri
Bune
Finney County
Alliance
Brownback
The
Hospital Association
John Kennedy
Greeley County Health Services
Tribune
Wallace County
Kennedy
Greeley County
Obama Fire Department
Shull
Alliance For A Healthy
ExpandKan-Care.com
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