Kansans discuss proposed constitutional personhood abortion ban
Kansas lawmakers plan to sponsor a state constitutional amendment to declare fertilization as the start of inalienable rights, aiming to ban abortion. The move, led by the Personhood Kansas Committee, faces opposition from abortion rights supporters and some opponents, with concerns it could backfire and challenge Roe v. Wade.
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Kansas
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Kansans For Life
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State official outlines plan to privatize KanCare program
Kansas Department on Aging Secretary Shawn Sullivan describes privatizing Medicaid by January 2013. About 50 attendees heard the goal to cut a $2.8 billion program serving 340,000 low income elderly and disabled residents by shifting to three managed care vendors. Sullivan cited cost cuts, incentives, and better outcomes as the path to profit for providers through coordinated care and fewer nursing home placements.
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Trinity In-Home Care
Lawrence, Center
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Department of Aging and Disability
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Cottonwood Inc
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Cottonwood Board of Trustees
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Kansas Department On Aging
KanCare
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Sunlit invitation to join local social pages
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Democrats oppose Brownback tax credit cuts plan
Democrats and advocates for low income families blasted Gov. Sam Brownback's proposed tax plan, saying it would end tax credits for poor and elderly Kansans. They circulated Kansas Department of Revenue figures showing a single parent with one child earning 20,000 would owe 60 in state tax under the plan, a 442 rise, while a 64,930 married couple would see a 425 cut. House Minority Leader Paul Davis criticized burden-shifting aspects of the proposal.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas Department of Revenue
Brownback
Kansas
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Paul Davis
D-Lawrence
$7 Million Sought to Upgrade City County Dispatch Center
Douglas County Administrator Craig Weinang urges Lawrence and Douglas County to provide $7 million for upgrading the emergency dispatch center's 911 and communications systems to meet new federal standards. He notes equipment is 15 or 16 years old and needs replacement.
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