Bill seeks to ease staff impact of hospital closures
The House approved a benefits package for state employees affected by the Topeka State Hospital and Winfield State Hospital closures, offering reemployment preference and half pay for remaining sick leave. It passed 113-10 as senators weigh amendments and KPERS cost implications. The two closures are slated for December 31 1997 amid a $1.5 billion social services budget and $6.2 million in closing costs funds.
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Topeka
House
Tim Carmody
Overland Park
Senate
Mittee
Topeka State Hospital
Winfield State Hospital
Gloria Timmer
Bill Graves
Dave Kerr
R Hutchinson
Ways and Means
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
KPERS
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Graves
Scripps strikes programming deal with KMCI in Lawrence
E W Scripps Co to provide KMCI-TV Kansas City programming and sell all ad time. They hold an option to buy KMCI if ownership rules change. KMCI serves Lawrence and Topeka and reaches 410,000 cable homes. KSHB is NBC affiliate since 1994. KMCI is Home Shopping Network affiliated. Scripps operates nine TV stations and multiple media properties.
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Cincinnati
E.W. Scripps Co
KSHB
Kansas City
Miller Broadcasting Co
Kmci-Tv
Lawrence
Scripps
KMCI
Topeka
Kan
NBC
Scripps Co
Florida man indicted in $2.3 million Medicare diaper scheme
A federal grand jury charged Ben O. Carroll of Kissimmee with 71 counts of mail fraud and related crimes for allegedly submitting false Medicare and Blue Cross claims from 1993. He allegedly bought diapers at 30 to 40 cents, billed $8.45 as prosthetic devices, and sought over $3.2 million with 2,500 fraudulent claims. Potential penalties include up to five years per mail fraud count.
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Kansas City
Kan
Florida
Kansas
Carroll
Wichita
Overland Park
Lawrence
Medicare
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Williams
Oskaloosa High to reexamine experimental schedule
Oskaloosa High School will test a four 90 minute period schedule after a survey showed 196 of 251 students favored it. The plan, approved for a second trial starting April 14, aims to give more assignment flexibility and promote experiments and demonstrations.
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Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa High School
OHS
Pat McKernan
McKernan
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