Editorial urges halt to KanCare 2.0 reforms in Kansas
The piece argues the states privatized Medicaid KanCare needs fixes inside the current system not a broader overhaul. It notes backlogs and funding gaps for mental health and work requirements, cites CMS criticisms from 2017, and reports bipartisan calls to stop KanCare 2.0 while urging careful budgeting and school funding considerations.
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Jeff Colyer
Johnson County
Brownback
Yov. Brownback
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services
Colyer
Laura Kelly
Topeka
Kansas
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid
Political representatives contact list for Kansas and national offices
A compiled directory of U S President and lawmakers including White House address and phone line plus contact forms for U S Rep Lynn Jenkins U S Senators Pat Roberts Jerry Moran and state officials Blaine Finch Kevin Jones and Caryn Tyson with Capitol room numbers street addresses and official websites.
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Blaine Finch
Kansas State Capitol
Topeka
Blaine. Finch
House
Kevin Jones
Kevin. Jones
Kobach Joins Governor Race as Kansas Primary Heats Up
Burdett Loomis analyzes the 2018 Kansas governor primary, highlighting Kris Kobach as the standout candidate with high recognition and negative ratings, and noting his impact on the Secretary of State race. Colyer and five rivals face splitting the anti Kobach vote while concerns over voter rights and Crosscheck cloud the contest.
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Jeff Colyer
Colyer
Kris Kobach
Kansas
Bob Bennett
John Carlin
Mike Hayden
Joan Finney
Bill Graves
Kathleen Sebelius
Sam Brownback
Cedar Crest
Ken Selzer
Selzer
Kobach
Donald Trump
Trump
Breitbart
GOP
Keith Esau
Scott Schwab
Kelly Arnold
Marci Francisco
Brian McClendon
McClendon
Google
Uber
Trucker Warns of Hazardous Overtakes on K-68 Road
A local farmer writes that drivers frequently pass large slow tractors on the K-68 highway, sometimes on the gravel shoulder at high speed. He describes his own tractor moving at about 25 mph with slow moving vehicle signs and flashing hazards as he nears his driveway, urging awareness in Ottawa and Franklin County.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Reader Forum Letter Details Farm Crash Experience
David Kile of Ottawa reports a rear end collision where a pickup struck his tractor obscuring the road in a rural area. He recounts injuries, vehicle damage including a split tractor and ruined front end, and notes the driver’s sleepiness and the need for farm safety awareness.
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