House Approves Bill to Delay Medicare Cuts
The House passed a bill to pause a 24 percent Medicare payment cut for one year amid a tense vote. Leaders from both parties, including Eric Cantor and Nancy Pelosi, engineered the measure as Democrats warned it delays a permanent fix to the flawed formula dating to 1997. The bill also includes other health care provisions for doctors, hospitals, and providers.
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Mars opens Topeka chocolate plant in 35 years
Mars Inc opens a 270 million 500000 square foot Topeka plant to produce 14 million Snickers and 39 million M Ms daily. Gov Brownback lights production as 200 new jobs bloom with future expansion and a downtown store planned.
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Ex-KBI official pleads guilty in child exploitation case
Kyle Smith, 57, once deputy director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, pleaded guilty to sexual exploitation of a child after a pornographic image linked to his email account was found. Prosecutors dropped two charges of trying to destroy evidence. Sentencing set for May 28 in Topeka. He faces up to 10 years. treatment may reduce prison time. Smith has long been a visible KBI figure.
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