Gov Brownback rejects 31.5 million Early Innovator grant
In a move critics call short sighted the governor refused 31.5 million from HHS aimed at building Kansas health insurance exchange under the Affordable Care Act. The decision cedes control to the federal government limiting local input and future enrollment systems. Critics say it contradicts small government aims and undermines state flexibility.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
Department of Health and Human Services
Brownback
Health and Human Services
Feds
Washington, D.C
Brownback bungee jump shadows Kansas politics
Governor Sam Brownback’s Texas rally appearance sparked commentary on his 2014 re election bid. Analysts say the trip resembles a political leap that Kansans will debate for years as Democrats and moderates push issues from abortion to LGBT rights while the governor weighs future vetoes and policy shifts amid an improving economy.
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Rick Perry
Topeka
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SAS
National call for jobs program to boost wages and growth
The piece argues policymakers favoring corporate profits neglect middle class needs. It urges a FDR style national jobs program to raise pay, boost consumer spending, and spur grassroots economic growth, citing wage stagnation and unequal growth as roots of disunity.
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House
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White House
America
GOP
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