Legislation Pushes Gardasil Vaccine Mandate in Kansas
The Kansas Legislature debates a mandate requiring all girls to receive the Gardasil HPV shot to combat cervical cancer. Supporters cite CDC data on HPV prevalence and cancer risk, while opponents fear it could encourage promiscuity. Parents could opt out with a signed acknowledgment. The Pittsburg Morning Sun.
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Readers Forum letters encourage public debate in Ottawa Herald
The Ottawa Herald publishes letters expressing writers opinions and research, identifying authors at the end of each letter. Readers are invited to respond in the Readers Forum to challenge opinions or disputed facts, inviting robust civic discussion.
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Indian gaming brings Kansas steady revenue and jobs
Tom Beaver argues at a February 3 2007 legislative coffee that Kansas gains from Indian gaming beyond direct profits. Federal rules direct tribal revenue to government and charitable uses, boosting state tax revenue welfare savings and local business activity, with tribes like Prairie Band Potawatomi citing millions in annual government revenue and large employment in Jackson County.
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State funds for repairs meet political quacks and farce
The Kansas Legislature weighs how to fund more than $800 million in deferred campus repairs while options include taking over the 1995 Crumbling Classrooms bonds, using a Turnpike toll surge, or low interest loans from the Pooled Money Investment Board. Gov Sebelius backs loans and a seven year 5 percent increase plan. House favors a tax revenue lockbox. The debate centers on where fresh money will come from and how to balance maintenance with road finance.
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