Jenkins Files for Re election Upset Wakefield Jab
U S Rep Lynn Jenkins filed to run for re election in Kansas second district. Opponent Mar gie Wakefield called Jenkins liberal and better suited to San Francisco than eastern Kansas. Both have no primary challenger. district covers Lawrence and Topeka. Wakefield urged early and often debate.
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Brownback unveils $9.5 million mental health plan
Gov. Sam Brownback announced a $9.5 million Kansas plan to expand mental health services using $7 million in federal TANF funds. The package follows a mental health task force review and drew praise from advocates like Rick Cagan of NAMI Kansas.
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New Mental Health Plan Details Seven Million Dollar Budget
The plan allocates 7 million for family behavioral health programs, 1 million to Community Mental Health Centers to aid the uninsured, 500 thousand in grants to keep those with mental health issues out of jails and hospitals, 500 thousand for substance abuse treatment facilities, 350 thousand to review behavioral health costs and funding, and 150 thousand for 12 to 15 high risk communities to build coalitions with areas to be named.
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