Kansas Tax Debate Shapes Up Over Five Percent Plan
Kansas lawmakers weigh a flat 5 percent income tax vs a graduated structure. Exemptions and how much to shield the poor from higher taxes are key, as Brownback vetoed a three-bracket approach and Hawver notes the ongoing battle.
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Veto blocks Kansas Medicaid expansion spurs shift
Guest editorial urges overriding Gov Brownback s veto to expand KanCare Medicaid as polls show strong statewide support. Authors link expansion to reduced uninsured costs, rural health needs, and state fiscal gains, noting past vetoes and political divides. Editorial frames the issue as a moral and practical imperative for Kansas.
Public officials contact directory snapshot
A compact readout lists U S federal and Kansas state officials with offices in Topeka and nearby cities, including the White House and state Capitol addresses, phone numbers, and official website or email contact forms for representative Lynn Jenkins Jerry Moran Pat Roberts Sam Brownback Derek Schmidt Blaine Finch Kevin Jones Caryn Tyson and others.
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Governor Brownback vetoes Medicaid expansion bill
The April Herald Weekender reports Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of a Kansas Legislature backed bill to extend Medicaid to 150000 Kansans. He argues the plan favors the able bodied over the needy, while critics call the veto a falsification of the health insurance aim to cover both sick and healthy residents.
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Reader Forum Letter on health care and morality
The letter argues against the governor's stance on insurance insisting that universal medical coverage is essential. It claims modern medicine is costly and that every advanced society provides cheap or free universal care, unlike the United States. The writer opposes the governor's moralizing framing of the issue.
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