Kansas moves to curb health care costs and expand coverage
Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and Insurance Commissioner Sandy Praeger propose a 50 cent per pack cigarette tax increase to fund a 50 million plan. It would boost state health coverage for 70,000 added residents and subsidize small business plans to cover 30,000 to 40,000 low wage workers. Maine expands DirigoChoice to cover 138,000 uninsured by 2009 while Maine builds cost controls and prevention push.
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Topeka
Kansas
Cynthia Pernice
National Academy For State Health Policy
Maine
Colorado
Montana
Oklahoma
Kathleen Sebelius
Sandy Praeger
Sebelius
Praeger
Illinois
U.S
Bush
Richard Cauchi
National Conference of State Legislatures
Hawaii
Tennessee
TennCare
Pernice
Portland
Doug Mays
Robbery prompts Garden City safety warning for seniors
ROC Doe a Garden City resident was robbed outside her home Friday afternoon as police warn women 50 and older to be careful when withdrawing cash from banks. Dorothy Peitz, 76, was pushed from behind at 1 20 p m. her purse was taken. The suspect, described as medium build wearing a dark coat and stocking cap, fled on foot. Police linked three recent purse snatchings and urged anyone with information to contact the Garden City Police or Crime Stoppers.
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Garden City
Dorothy Peitz
North Eighth Street
Gibson Auten
Auten
Peitz
Garden City man in fair condition after Wichita crash
Richard Dalke, 52, of Garden City, was listed in fair condition at Wesley Medical Center after a Saturday crash on Kansas Highway 23 near Lake Road. Passenger Laura Dalke, 23, and driver Carol Dalke, 52, were treated and released at St Catherine Hospital. All wore seat belts.
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Garden City
Wesley Medical Center
Wichita
Richard Dalke
Carol Dalke
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
Lake Road
Kansas Highway 23
Carol Daike
Laura Dalke
St. Catherine Hospital
Carol
Rascue
Salvation Army Toy Program Applications Open
Applications for the Salvation Army Christmas toy program are accepted today through Friday at 216 N Ninth St. from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday Tuesday and Friday and 10 a.m. to noon and 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Applicants must bring identification for all household members birth certificates school registration medical cards or work IDs proof of current address and proof of all household income.
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Salvation Army
N. Ninth St
Parade honors veterans past and present on brisk North Main
Local veterans led a parade down North Main Street with a color guard from the American Legion VFW G I Forum and Vietnam Veterans groups. About 50 entries and roughly 250 posters at Fiesta Courtyard framed ceremonies and awards as Jake Curran won the student art contest with Inside Every Veteran.
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North Main Street
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
G.I. Forum
Janett Brush
Victor Ornelas
Fellowship of Christian Cowboys
Brush
Jim
U.S. Navy
Beau Guadian
Stevens Park
Mario Lopez
Lopez
Tom
Howard
Fiesta Courtyard
American Legion Post No. 9
Art Green
Jake Curran
St. Dominic Catholic School
Asa Gottsponer
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
Seth Alexander
Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center
Victoria Guzman
Bernadine Sitts
Mackenzie Thayer
St. Dominic
Joe Boyle
Kansas Army National Guard
170Th
Colby
Army Reserve
Main Street
Restaurateur says smoking ban cripples business in Lawrence
Lawrence AP report says Hereford House owner Rod Anderson claims the Kansas city smoking ban has cut weekly sales by about ten thousand dollars since July and jeopardizes the restaurant’s future. He urges residents to petition for a ballot reconsideration in March while others challenge his figures.
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Lawrence
Kansas
Rod Anderson
Anderson
Kansas City
Dave Kingsley
Kingsley
Smoking ban push targets Kansas City public places
Anti smoking advocates push a regional plan to ban smoking in most workplaces and many public venues in the Kansas City metro. A Nov 23 City Council vote could adopt a smoke free law, with broader bans in Missouri counties and Kansas counties depending on neighboring bans. Local officials warn regional adoption hinges on wider acceptance to protect businesses.
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Kansas City
Cass
Missouri
Johnson and Wyandotte
Kansas
Charles Eddy
Eddy
Wisconsin
Arizona
Bronson Frick
Americans For Nonsmokers
Lee’s Summit
Kan
Olathe
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Roc
Brad Nadina
Teieararr
Emma Corbett
Brad Nadi
Restaurateur
University of Kansas
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