Editorial Views on ACA Repeal in Kansas Expands Medicaid Risk
The Hays Daily News highlights concerns that the Better Care Reconciliation Act would raise costs or erase coverage for vulnerable groups including the working poor and Medicaid recipients. It notes Kansas’s stance on Medicaid expansion and cites Kansas Hospital Association projections of higher uncompensated care and dwindling margins, urging senators Moran and Roberts to demand focus on healthcare provisions amid partisan tax aims.
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Kansas conservatives disproven myth in tax reform clash
In a year marked by unusual bipartisanship in the Kansas Legislature, moderate Republicans and Democrats overrode Gov. Brownback to restore a third income tax rate and close an LLC loophole, challenging the belief in a uniformly conservative Kansas. The piece argues public opinion, identity, and myths shape policy beyond ideology, with implications for future tax and education funding debates. Michael A. Smith, associated with the University and Insight Kansas group, frames the argument.
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CNN editors resign over Russia Trump fake news claim
The piece details CNN editors and a reporter resigning after a story about a Trump transition official meeting a Russian executive proved false. It cites apologies, accountability, and contrasts with Trump allies’ reactions while noting broader media standards and errors in coverage. Rod Haxton, editor of The Scott County Record, is mentioned.
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