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Hillary Clinton Sends Kansas Lawmakers a Message
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is calling on Kansas to expand its Medicaid program to provide health coverage for thousands of additional families. Clinton issued a statement Monday,...
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Kansas Rules for ‘ Citizen Grand Jury’ Process
AP) – The Kansas House has approved a bill aimed at making it harder for judges or prosecutors to influence the work of grand juries convened by citizens. The vote Tuesday was 101-20 on a bill that...
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Lawmakers’ Report Calls for Changes in District Building Project Funding
AP) – A new report from Republican legislators in Kansas says the state needs to provide greater oversight over local school construction projects. The report approved Tuesday recommends creating a...
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Health Care Advocates Rip Brownback’s Prescription Drug Plan
(AP) – Health care advocates in Kansas are strongly criticizing a proposal from Republican Gov. Sam Brownback for decreasing prescription drug costs for the state’s Medicaid program. They told the...
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Lawmaker’s Questions Thwart Statehouse Power Plan Plan
AP) – The construction of a new power plant for the Kansas Statehouse and four nearby state office buildings has been delayed following bipartisan legislative criticism over how the project is being...
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Kansas Considers Shorter Legislative Sessions
(AP) – Kansas lawmakers say that legislative sessions need to be curtailed to expedite decisions and save taxpayer money. The House Committee on Appropriations held a hearing Thursday to discuss a bill...
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Brownback Signs Legislature School Funding Fix
(AP) – Republican Gov. Sam Brownback has signed an education funding bill designed to prevent the state Supreme Court from shutting down the state’s public schools. Brownback announced Thursday that he...
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Merrick Says Equalization May never be Achieved
Kansas House Speaker Ray Merrick says it might be impossible to keep all Kansas School district equalized. Equalization is providing all school districts a uniform method of paying for its students...
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Kansas Lawmakers Have a Full Plate
(AP) – Kansas lawmakers must close shortfalls in the current and next state budgets totaling $290 million after returning from their annual spring break. The Legislature was reconvening Wednesday...
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Kansas Senators Start to Talk of Tax Money Solutions
(AP) – Three Republican senators are proposing a bill to reinstate income taxes for more than 330,000 Kansas business owners. The Senate Tax Committee reviewed the proposal Thursday as lawmakers try to...
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