Officials say flood program changes unrealistic in Kansas
Kansas officials real estate agents and homeowners criticize the National Flood Insurance Program as debt ridden and out of touch with reality in a dry state. Premium hikes could reach 18 percent annually for many homeowners and 25 percent for businesses and second homes until risk based rates apply.
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Hays
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Bank of Hays
Drones Boost Farm Yields With AgEagle Robotic Aircraft
Curt Moore and Beau Dealy pilot the AgEagle drone to capture multispectral imagery. The system uses Normalized Difference Vegetation Index to assess crop health, generating mosaics and prescriptions via MyAgCentral for growers and consultants.
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Rodkey Road
Beau Dealy
Apis Remote Sensing Systems
Curtis Moore
Curt Moore
Dealy
Unmanned Aerial Systems
APIS
AgEagle
MyAgCentral
Kansas House advances autism insurance mandate bill
Kansas lawmakers push a bill requiring health insurers to cover autism treatment for children. The House passed the measure 114 to 3 sending it to the Senate, with 25 weekly hours of applied behavior analysis for four years after diagnosis, tapering to 10 hours at age 12, affecting about 1,000 children across large and small group plans. Critics say it exceeds federal limits.
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Emporia
Scott Schwab
Schwab
Weather Outlook: Partly Sunny With Mild Highs
Today plans a partly sunny sky with a high near 50 and a low around 22. Tuesday brings a sunny day with a high near 60 and a low about 32. Details on page A8.
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