Legislators Consider Taking Charge of Medicare Programs
Kansas Senate committee discusses House Bill 2553 to let the Legislature oversee Medicare and other federally funded health care programs. Supporters say state insight improves care, while opponents warn the Legislature is not suited to administer federal programs.
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Toppeka
Kansas
Senate
Mosaic art blends Kansas staples at Free State Brewery
Lawrence artist Lora Jost creates a 7 by 7 foot mosaic mural for Free State Brewing Co honoring regional Kansas landscapes. Chuck Magers, proprietor, sought a large artwork uniting Baker Wetlands Kaw River and farmland into one piece. Jost, a Kansas native with two decades of experience, was chosen for the commission.
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Nick Krug
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Free State
Elizabeth Cunningham
Lawrence
Lora Jost
Kansas
Chuck Magers
Baker
Kaw
Magers
Free State Brewing Co
Pany
Magerl
Jost
Lawrence Art Center
Bills in works to restore aid for poor Kansas schools
The House and Senate budget committees labored late Tuesday to pass school finance bills aimed at restoring 129 million dollars yearly in equalization aid for poorer districts after a Supreme Court ruling. Both measures include cuts elsewhere, though virtual school funding was largely spared due to strong supporter pressure.
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Senate
Sam Brownback
Senate Ways and Means
House Appropriations Panel
Supreme Court
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