Medicaid expansion faces hurdles despite bipartisan support
Kansas lawmakers debate expanding Medicaid with possible floor votes and reassignments to committees while top Republicans oppose expansion citing welfare state growth. The measure could unlock federal funds and help rural hospitals, with advocates including disability groups and sheriffs noting potential jail medical cost relief. Sedgwick County Sheriff Jeff Easter cites inmates with years of costly hospitalizations. examples show multi-million dollar bills, urging relief for counties.
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Whataburger Construction Nears Opening in Lawrence
Whataburger survey crews worked Thursday on the Kansas City franchise site in Lawrence as excavation and prep move forward. The exact opening date remains unannounced with KMO Burger LLC listing 2024 as a target while sites in KCMO and Grandview, Missouri, advance. The plan reconfigures the lot for a larger parking area and drive-thru flow, using the malls’ private drive for access.
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Douglas County trains on supportive housing and collaboration
Consultants guide four days of training with Douglas County agencies on housing retention eviction prevention and racial equity in the workplace The sessions emphasize supportive housing combining affordable units with wraparound services and aim to build a long term collaborative plan to close a gap of about 3800 units and over 100 million in costs while using data collection and storytelling to show how such housing saves money and lives and reduce homelessness.
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