Kansas Medicaid expansion debated by House Vision 2020
Kansas lawmakers face slim odds for Medicaid expansion but consider a tailored Kansas plan. Rep. Tom Sloan chairs hearings to explore consequences of non expansion and potential benefits, citing a projected $2.2 billion loss in federal funds and thousands of new jobs at stake if Kansas declines expansion.
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Questions for the next AG confirmation hearings
A draft of questions for Loretta Lynch as she seeks confirmation as attorney general, urging rigorous scrutiny. It cites Magna Carta, due process, solitary confinement, prison torture, mass incarceration, drug policy, three strikes laws, mandatory minimums, IRS politics, civil forfeiture, and voter ID debates, framing a watchdog approach.
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Capper becomes Kansas's first native governor in simple inaugural
Arthur Capper, the first native Kansan chosen to governor, was inducted at noon in a sparse inaugural ceremony with no military display or pomp. Hodges ends Democratic rule in nearly three decades as Republicans resume control of the state administration.
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Satire is dead, and you killed it says Leonard Pitts Jr
Leonard Pitts Jr. argues that attacks on Charlie Hebdo and similar acts prove those who fear satire succeed only by erasing humor. He mocks calls for censorship while recalling past threats to free expression and notes the global pattern of retaliatory violence against satirists.
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