Kansas gains majority of new health plan enrollees in open period
Kansas saw just over 50 000 new HealthCare.gov customers during the three month open enrollment and a week extra period amid website issues, about 52 percent of Kansas enrollees. Total Kansas enrollment exceeded 96 000 with 23 400 manual re enrollments and 26 400 automatic renewals. Nationally 8.84 million of 37 states signed up by February 22. A second special enrollment runs March 15 to April 30 for those unaware of penalties.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kansas
HealthCare.Gov
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services
Kansas farm leaders wary over budget gaps and land tax hike plan
Rich Felts, president of the Kansas Farm Bureau, warns budget shortfalls from earlier income tax cuts could push property tax increases on agricultural land. While a major land tax hike appears dead, leaders fear amendments may resurface as lawmakers seek to rebalance a three legged tax system amid a nearly $600 million shortfall. Felts notes his own property tax bill stands at 27000 dollars, while outlining the farm sector’s tax dynamics and the organization’s official stance.
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Wichita
Kansas
Kansas Farm Bureau
Rich Felts
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Felts
Montgomery County
Lawrence Linux Fest to open March 21 at library
The Lawrence Public Library hosts Kansas Linux Fest from March 21 to 22 with training, presentations, and workshops about the Linux operating system. Free event runs 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 21 and noon to 6 p.m. on March 22 with a full schedule online.
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Lawrence Public Library
Kansas
Open Knowledge Association of Kansas
Lawrence Linux User Group
Schmidt files federal lawsuit over Quapaw casino expansion
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt filed a federal lawsuit in Topeka to block the Quapaw Tribe from expanding a casino across the state line into southeast Kansas. The suit challenges a National Indian Gaming Commission decision to authorize casino games on 124 acres in Cherokee County adjacent to Oklahoma. The tribe plans a $15 million expansion with table games. Brownback and local officials oppose the plan, arguing the land should not be used for gaming and Kansas should have a voice.
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Kansas
Wichita
Derek Schmidt
Mark Kahrs
Jennifer Rapp
Attorney General
Schmidt
Topeka
Oklahoma
National Indian Gaming Commission
Cherokee County
Tribe
Commission
Sam Brownback
U.S
Brownback
Cherokee County Commission
City bids rejected for sewer plant south of river
Commissioners rejected bids for a new sewer treatment plant south of the Wakarusa River and set a new bid date of April 7. The low bid of 50 million was about 10 percent above the engineer's estimate. engineers will seek design cuts to attract lower offers as they reassess the project. A Maple Street storm water pump station, budgeted at 5.9 million, came in about 1.8 million over estimate. redesign planned with construction hoped in 2015.
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Maple Street
North
Lawrence
David Corliss
Obama to sign memorandum to help borrowers manage student debt
President Obama will sign a Presidential Memorandum directing the Education Department and other federal agencies to take steps to help borrowers afford monthly loan payments. State data show more than 70 percent of bachelor degree graduates carry debt averaging 28,400 dollars. Data from a 4 percent sample of the National Student Loan Data System was used.
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U.S. Department of Education
White House
National Student Loan
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