States told to clear Medicaid backlog by deadline
The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services sent letters to Alaska California Kansas Michigan Missouri and Tennessee dated June 27 urging plans to speed enrollment for backlogged Medicaid enrollees. The six states face a Monday deadline to show progress and address gaps in eligibility and enrollment systems amid the Obama era health reform rollout.
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Kansas
Sacramento
Calif
Medicare & Medicaid Services
Alaska
California
Michigan
Missouri
Tennessee
Barack Obama
Marilyn Jackson
Obama
Rainy June Keeps Lawrence Near Normal Annual Rainfall
The region saw 9.16 inches of rain in June versus a 5.88 inch normal, with continued July rainfall averaging. Lawrence remains about 3 inches below a typical year though, and officials report favorable crop conditions due to balanced temperatures and precipitation. River and stock pond levels are approaching normal as Clinton Lake fills. The Palmer Drought Index shows the east central Kansas division needs 2.25 more inches to end the drought.
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Lawrence
Mary Knapp
Eastcentral Climate Division
Kansas
Douglas County
Praeger Honored For Work On Long Term Care Issues
Lawrence resident Sandy Praeger receives the 2014 KABC Caring Award from Kansas Advocates for Better Care for her long term care advocacy. As Kansas insurance commissioner and former Lawrence leader she helped pass laws expanding in home services and nursing home quality while pushing assisted living access and tax credits for long term care insurance.
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Praeger
Lawrence
Sandy Praeger
Kansas
KABC
Anna “Petey” Cerf
KABC_ will
District eyes land swaps for new facilities near schools
Lawrence Superintendent Rick Doll outlined potential land moves at the district's first meeting of the new fiscal year. He discussed acquiring five to eight acres from the city if a new police headquarters is built on 110 McDonald Drive to relocate a maintenance facility near 146 Maine Street. Other sites include Clinton Park near Pinckney Elementary, Langston Hughes Elementary, and future parks and school sites west of Free State High, with possible exchanges or collaborations involving city land and playground access.
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McDonald Drive
Lawrence
Rick Doll
Maine St
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Hallmark
Doll
West Sixth St
Pinckney
Clinton Park
Dell
Schwegler
Ousdahl Road
West Lawrence
Langston Hughes
George Williams Way
Overland Drive
Free State High School
Holcomb Park
East 800
South Lawrence
Lindt to buy Russell Stover Candies in U S deal
Swiss chocolatier Lindt & Spruengli confirms the acquisition of Russell Stover Candies Inc of Kansas City Missouri for an undisclosed sum. Lindt expects a stronger North American presence and positions as the third largest chocolate maker in the region. Russell Stover owns Whitman's and operates four factories in Kansas Texas and Colorado with about 2700 workers and roughly 500 million in annual sales.
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Geneva
Lindt & Spruengli
U.S
Russell Stover Candies, Inc
Lindt
Ernst Tanner
North America
Russell Stover
Kansas City
Kansas
Texas
Colorado
Climate lobby backs fee and dividend plan in Washington visit
Hundreds of Citizen Climate Lobby activists from across the country met in Washington to urge lawmakers to back S.332 a fee and dividend carbon plan tied to fossil fuel sources. Promoters say revenue neutrality rebates households while pushing market shift to cleaner energy.
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Washington, D.C
Barbara Boxer
D-Calif
Bernie Sanders
Pettengill
Washington
Lawrence
Emily Reno
Frank Schwaller
Tony Schmidt
Chris and
Nona Golledge
Citizens Climate Lobby
Senate
Committee On Environment and Public Works
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Phancock
Ljworld.com
Morton Buildings
Mortonbuildings.com
Estatmilaes
Keep Fiveinkansas.com
Schneider
Schneiderjobs
PRIDE
Dr. Broyles
Blue Springs
Prairie Village
Ryan J. Broyles
Lowvisionkc.com
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