Should Kansas Supreme Court Justices Face Impeachment Proposals
Editorial argues Republican lawmakers push SB 439 to impeach Supreme Court and district judges to gain control. It criticizes ultraconservatives for seeking to undermine judicial independence, aided by ALEC and pro-privatization groups, amid broad public discontent with Brownback governance.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Gctelegram.com
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Senate
Supreme Court
Mitch Holmes
R-St. John
Holmes
American Legislative Exchange Council
Kansas Chamber
Kansas Policy Institute
Americans For Prosperity
High Court
Brownback
Community gardens spark debate on curriculums and health
Online comments from GCTelegram readers react to a Kansas curriculum standards column with jingoistic views about Common Core and mentions of dirty books. Tammy Wilson of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Finney and Kearny Counties discusses healthier diets linked to local produce in today's Finney and Kearny County community garden story.
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Common Core
Gctelegram.com
Kansas
Tammy Wilson
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney and Kearny Counties
Letters Policy From The Telegram
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Court nominee Garland strains to win fair hearing
President Obama nominated Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court amid Republican opposition, urging a fair hearing and up or down vote. Critics and activists voiced disappointment, arguing the choice appeases conservatives and risks political benefits for neither side. Garland framed his stance as nonideological, stressing decisions guided by law and not personal views while facing a stalled process.
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Senate
Obama
Mitch McConnell
Judiciary Committee
Chuck Grassley
Iowa
Garland
Michael Moore
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Hatch
McConnell
Charles Chamberlain
Democracy For America
National Organization For Women
Terry O’neill
White House
Donna Brazile
Stephanie Cutter
Nan Aron
Planned Parenthood
Cecile Richards
Misleading Medicare Ad Campaign Sparks Bipartisan Alarm
The Coalition for Medicare Choices launches a digital campaign to protect Medicare Advantage retiree coverage, urging seniors to lobby Congress as the 2016 election nears. The piece notes ACA constraints, overpayments to private plans, and AHIP ties, with 369 members pressing CMS for 2017 policy that avoids cuts.
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Coalition For Medicare Choices
CMC
Washington
Congress
Medicare
Factcheck.org
Advantage
ACA
Medicare Hospital Trust Fund
International Journal of Health Services
Brian Biles
George Washington University
Senate Committee On Aging
Biles
Congressional Budget Office
Center For Media and Democracy
Wendell Potter
Cigna
Center For Public Integrity
American Health Insurance Programs Lobby
AHIP
Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS
House
Andrew Slavitt
Silver Sneakers
Dental
Vision
America’s Health Insurance Plans
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N.W
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Washington, D.C
Kansas grim realities loom for future leaders and economy
Dr. Mark Peterson analyzes a Kansas political drift in a Mid-America American Studies Association roundtable. He cites tax policy, social values, and demographics, noting job growth stalled, sales tax receipts weak, and youth counties shrinking. The piece urges progressive change, diversification, and blending government with markets to avert further decline.
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Arlier
Insight Kansas
Mid-America American Studies Association
Sam Brownback
Kansas
Topeka Capital-Journal
Brownback
Barack Obama
Wichita State
Center For Economic Development and Business Research
Nana
Gramps
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