Redistricting plan aims to depoliticize district lines
Kansas lawmakers unveil a bipartisan plan to replace partisan line drawing with nonpartisan staff drafts for congressional and state districts. The proposal seeks to end politicians choosing their constituents, mirroring Iowa’s approach and aiming to take effect for 2012 elections.
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Regional Medicare costs vary widely across the US
The Dartmouth Atlas Project finds Medicare spending ranges from 6,705 to 12,114 dollars per patient in 2006 across the 25 largest hospital regions, with New York highest state spending and Hawaii lowest, and Miami far above San Francisco. Doctors’ choices and local hospital patterns, not climate or patient needs, drive the gaps.
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New England Journal of Medicine
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Medicare
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KU Warns Budget Cuts Harm Higher Education
Reginald Robinson, president of the Kansas Board of Regents, warns that more cuts to higher education will be harmful and could jeopardize Kansas eligibility for federal stimulus funds. He notes the state must keep higher education at the 2006 level of 747 million to access up to 82 million in federal funds, otherwise benefits are lost.
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Kansas Board of Regents
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Universities slow to adopt computer policy recommendations
Audit shows KU, K-State, and Emporia State slow to implement security policies across access controls data controls and incident response. KU reorganized IT and aims for central control while lawmakers call for faster follow up audits after a 2005 report.
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