Bras Across the Raw prompts breast cancer awareness drive
Volunteers hang hundreds of bras along the east side of the Kansas River bridge as part of Bras Across the Raw to urge women to schedule mammograms and prompt men to support screening. The event coincides with Breast Cancer Awareness Month and highlights the one in eight lifetime risk noted by the American Cancer Society.
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Treasury warns as debt limit brink looms
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned Congress that the debt limit stalemate risks a default, saying lawmakers are "playing with fire" as the federal government inches toward its first-ever default. No resolution in sight on Page 9A.
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Bras Across the Raw event raises breast cancer awareness
Dozens of painted bras line the Kansas River bridge to spotlight Breast Cancer Awareness Month and promote Health Care Access in Douglas County. Shelly Wakeman says the display aims to drive mammogram scheduling among women and support family members to encourage testing.
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Finance case could trigger constitutional showdown in Kansas
Kansas faces a high stakes hearing Tuesday as the Supreme Court weighs a constitutional lawsuit challenging state school finance. Experts warn the case could reshape political dynamics for the Legislature, Gov. Brownback, and the court, with echoes of the 2005 Monroy ruling.
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Obamacare enrollment slow in Lawrence site bogged down
Rosslyn Wells a navigator in Lawrence for the Affordable Care Act faced a slow start as the new health insurance marketplace went online on Tuesday. She postponed enrollment appointments and hoped the site would work soon as no navigators in Kansas had enrolled anyone yet.
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