Kansans face high uninsured rates despite favorable ranking
Guest editorial notes 624000 Kansans lack health insurance yearly, 61 percent uninsured over six months. Rising premiums may push employers to drop coverage, Medicaid costs soar, and federal aid may dwindle. Call for real reform at the national level as Congress lags.
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Iowa
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Minnesota
New Hampshire
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Wisconsin
Families USA
Washington, D.C
Kansas
Congress
Corruption and reform in Connecticut politics today
A column argues that Connecticut remains mired in corruption with politicians and press complicit, voters reluctant to fund public elections, and Diebold voting machines fueling technological fraud fears. It praises faster felon voting restoration while decrying entrenched interests and a slow reform path led by columnist William A. Collins.
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Bridgeport
Arizona
Big Business
Connecticut
GOP
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Norwalk
Florida
Diebold Corp
Jeb
George Bush
Georgia
Susan Bysiewicz
William A. Collins
War profiteering in Iraq contracts critiqued by Hightower
A column argues privatized war drives profits for Halliburton and others, noting high pay for contractors vs soldiers, minimal training for workers, outsourcing and low-wage jobs shaping a vast working poor pool. It accuses policy of immoral profit at taxpayers’ expense and promotes Hightower’s book.
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Halliburton
Halliburtons
America
Wal-Mart
Jim Hightower
Viking Press
Jemhightower.com
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Nvarakd.com
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