Medicaid expansion debate to rise in Kansas Legislature
Kansas lawmakers return in three weeks to decide if Medicaid expansion will receive a full floor debate or be blocked again for a year. Senate Minority Leader Dinah Sykes proposed pulling Senate Bill 355 to the floor to override GOP leadership, a move needing 24 of 40 votes.
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Planning leader flags flood concerns for solar farm
Grant Township eyed a 1 turbine acre solar site near North Lawrence. Gary Rexroad, chair of the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission, says the December vote to recommend county approval hinges on the developer proving the project will not worsen regional flooding.
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Kansans miss chance to cut breast cancer copays in session
Advocates angry as bipartisan bills to end copays for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams fail in the Kansas Statehouse. Rep. Linda Featherston calls lawmakers stubborn for not acting while Susan G. Komen notes Kansas lags behind states like Colorado, Oklahoma and Missouri in passing similar laws.
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