Single Issue Drives West Franklin School Board Vote
voters in Williamsburg area weigh a $14.3 million bond to consolidate districts. Opponents seek four incumbents out for challengers while forum discussions cover retention graduation safety and curriculum amid no child left behind. community lessons from Gardner Edgerton show political risk and long term impacts on tax base and student outcomes.
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Brownback and Medicaid. Kansas faces costly choice
Flentie of Wichita State University analyzes Governor Brownback’s delay on expanding Medicaid under ACA. Pro expansion advocates cite job creation and aid for 110,000 adults and 88,000 children, while anti expansion allies push against federal funding and state cost. The piece frames a political dilemma between fiscal ends and moral duties amid high stakes for Kansas.
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Rick Perry
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