Kansas in-state tuition fight aims at immigrant families
The Hays Daily News notes a Kansas dispute over in-state tuition for students who graduate from Kansas high schools and live in the state. Secretary of State Kris Kobach sought repeal, citing 630 immigrants paying in-state rates, mainly at community colleges. The bill stalled in committee, with Rep. Ponka-We Victors criticizing the framing of the issue.
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Hays Daily News
Welfare drug testing sparks tax worry in Kansas
Online readers react to a Kansas Legislature plan to drug test welfare recipients with comments noting tax impact and local government control. Lona DuVall of Finney County Economic Development Corp. discusses potential effects on local economy and policymaking.
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Iraq War Lessons Echo in Syria Hearings
In a quiet anniversary week, lawmakers on the House Foreign Affairs Committee questioned U S policy toward Syria, expressing war-weary caution. Ambassador Robert Ford urged a negotiated political transition while peers debated limits of American power and the risks of arming rebels.
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ACA anniversary sparks self congratulation and fear of care cuts
The piece critiques the third anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, citing politicians and media warnings of rising premiums and physician concerns. It quotes a Deloitte physician survey and a Fairfax doctor who laments loss of personal patient care, autonomy, and rising costs under Obamacare, warning of fewer doctors.
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Poisoned politics and the nuclear option in the Senate
The piece argues for ending filibuster stalling in the United States Senate amid partisan gridlock. It cites Caitlin Halligan's blocked DC Circuit nomination, NRA opposition, and broader obstruction affecting judges and agencies like Richard Cordray. It warns the system is poisoned and calls for drastic procedural change.
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