KanCare Forum in Topeka pushes budget neutral Medicaid plan
In Topeka attendees and panelists at the Expanding KanCare Forum criticized the Legislature's budget neutral proposal The Bridge to a Healthy Kansas as not moving amid political obstacles National health policy expert Len Nichols urged grassroots advocacy while noting lawmakers fear public opinion and data debates KanCare coverage reform remains unsettled with few lawmakers present
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Topeka
Kansas
Len Nichols
Center For Health Policy Research and Ethics
Tax committee weighs school donation option in Kansas
TOPEKA A Kansas House Taxation Committee hearing examined House Bill 2590 which would let taxpayers donate to local schools on state income tax returns with $1 $5 $10 options and space for a custom amount starting 2017. Proponents cited flexible giving while cautions noted it is not a cure for funding. Supportive superintendents urged it could create new revenue sources as schools face funding stress.
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Topeka
Kansas
Unified School District of Choice
Joe Seiwert
Pretty Prairie
House Taxation Committee
House
Senate
Seiwert
Renwick Usd 267
Tracy Bourne
Nathan Reed
USD 310
Fairfield
Schools celebrate Dr Seuss birthday at district event
Garden City USD 457 marked Read Across America Day celebrating Theodor Seuss Geisel, the author Dr Seuss, with Victor Ornelas Elementary reading sessions. Student An gel Espino, nine, reads amid 14,000 books as librarian Roni Knight recalls guiding him to Green Eggs and Ham.
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Angel Espino
Victor Ornelas
Garden City
Dr. Seuss
Espino
Roni Knight
Joey
Janet Doll
Mulberry Street
Buffalo Jones
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Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
Annie
Garden City Co-op
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