Kansas lawmakers weigh cost of expanding KanCare
Kansas officials and advocates clash over Medicaid expansion costs delaying a House Health and Human Services Committee vote. Budget directors estimate nearly 33 million in new costs next year and 78 million the following year plus 179 new staff, while supporters cite federal funding, job gains, and revenue from KanCare management. Opponents warn of budget risk and ACA uncertainty.
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Kansas
House Health and Human Services Committee
Daniel Hawkins
Washington
Federal
Centers For Medicare and
Medicaid Services
Barack
Obama
Hawkins
Wichita
Sam Brownback
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Shawn
Sullivan
Jeff Colyer
Brownback
Sheldon Weisgrau
Health Reform Research Project
KDHE
Angela de Rocha
de Rocha
Lawrence man arrested on drug charges after smell of marijuana
Dexter Griffin 31 was arrested January 31 in Lawrence on suspicion of possession of marijuana and paraphernalia, opiates, and two counts of endangering a child. Officers searched his Prospect Avenue home after a strong marijuana odor and found about three grams of cocaine, 60 grams of marijuana, a scale and paraphernalia. Griffin posted $2,500 bond and faces a court status conference today. no charges filed in Douglas County District Court as of Tuesday morning. Four officers responded January 19 in the 3600 block of East 25th Street. Griffin is held without bond per jail logs. He has no listed criminal record with the Kansas Department of Corrections.
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Lawrence
Dexter Griffin
Griffin
Prospect Avenue
Douglas County
East 25Th Street
Kansas Department of Corrections
Lawrence Police Department
Kistner
Arrests Tied to January Sex Crime Report in Lawrence
A 43-year-old Lawrence man was arrested Monday in downtown Lawrence on suspicion of aggravated criminal sodomy linked to a January sex crime. Alicia Nicole Kistner, 27, was arrested about 1 30 p m Monday on suspicion of aggravated robbery and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in a domestic disturbance case. She remains held without bond at the Douglas County Jail.
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Lawrence
Alicia Nicole Kistner
Douglas County
City seeks public input on Lawrence strategic plan
The City of Lawrence will host two public meetings to gather input for the City Commission's strategic plan. The sessions run 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Heritage Room at the Carnegie Building 200 W Ninth St. The input will inform goals and steps, be integrated into annual budgets, and updated regularly for the Feb 20 commission meeting.
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Lawrence
City Commission
Commission
Heritage
Carnegie Building
Ninth St
Bert
Salzman
City of
Oread Hotel
Oread
Thomas Fritzel En
Kansas tax overhaul debate tightens as lawmakers weigh bills
Lawmakers weigh a tax plan reinstating a 6.45 percent top rate for individuals earning above 35000 and 70000 for joint filers, repealing the march to zero provision, amid estimates of rising revenue and concerns over structural balance. Supporters include the Kansas Association of School Boards and Kansas Interfaith Action. opponents cite inadequate revenue to meet ongoing needs. Budget analysts project about 700 million in year one and 520 million thereafter, far short of the 800 million target.
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Chuck Schmidt
Independence
Schmidt
Kansas Association of School Boards
Kansas Interfaith Action
Duane Goossen
Kansas Center For Economic Growth
Goossen
Dave Trabert
Kansas Policy Institute
Senate
Susan Wagle
Wichita
Parking study pushes city toward new plan and rules
The city advances a parking study to guide a first strategic plan for downtown and 12 nearby neighborhoods. Stakeholders debate who should provide residential spaces, while panels review permits fees enforcement and street parking policies for new development and neighborhoods.
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Salzman
Matthew Herbert
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Cato Institute
Kaiser Family Foundation
David Jordan
Alliance For A Healthy
Congress
House Committee
Kansas Chamber
National Federation of Independent Business
University of Kansas
Regents Retirement System
Leslie Soden
Parks and Recreation Department
City Hall
Rochelle Valverde
RochelleVerde
Herbert
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