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Dodge City Daily Globe
20 Mar, 2019
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Kansas Medicaid expansion advocates let voices ring: ‘We want a vote’
The Rev. Carl Frazier followed a Scripture reading with a doomsday prediction Tuesday about the fate of people without health insurance if Kansas lawmakers declined to expand Medicaid services to more than 130,000 people.
Gov. Laura Kelly eager for writing of final chapter in school-finance debate

Gov. Laura Kelly predicted Tuesday that state lawmakers ought to complete political wrangling by early April on a new K-12 education funding bill and prepare for a high-stakes decision by the Kansas Supreme Court.

Friesen advises House panel how to boost broadband

IdeaTek has garnered a reputation for being "a little bit rogue," said co-founder and chief innovation officer Daniel Friesen, Buhler, when he testified Wednesday morning before the Kansas House Rural Revitalization Committee.

Jeffry Jack takes aim at Senate President Susan Wagle, defends tweets

Jeffry Jack returned fire at Senate President Susan Wagle on Tuesday after the revelation of profanity-laced politically charged tweets derailed the Labette County district judge's nomination to the Kansas Court of Appeals.

Kansas Department of Transportation division calls President Donald Trump a ‘delusional communist’

Twitter account for the Kansas Department of Transportation's south-central division on Sunday called President Donald Trump a "delusional communist."

Capitol Insider podcast: Demand grows for services to intellectually disabled Kansans

Matt Fletcher points with pride to improvements in availability of community services that lengthen lives of Kansans with intellectual or developmental disabilities.

Rogers to Legislature: Vote on Medicaid expansion

Kansas Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers brought the administration's campaign for Medicaid expansion to Hutchinson on Monday morning.

Rep. Brenda Landwehr lashes out at opponent to Kansas House plan to fund schools

Rep. Brenda Landwehr lashed out Monday at a nonprofit director who dared to accuse House Republicans of being politically motivated and producing a "haphazard" school funding bill while districts were on spring break.

Mark Janus promotes bill to allow Kansas teachers, others to leave union at any time

The namesake of a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision involving union fees says Kansas law should be changed to ensure the rights of public employees.

Horton Community Hospital employees anguished over lost pay, broken promises

Employees at Horton Community Hospital fought to keep the town's only medical provider in operation for as long as they could, working without pay while harboring resentment toward the business empire behind a cascade of failing medical providers.

School finance hot topic at legislative forum

Local state legislators discussed school finance, medicaid expansion and gun policy during a legislative forum Saturday morning at the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce Annex.

Kansas Senate unanimously adopts bill to help targets of domestic violence avoid homelessness

Unanimous backing by the 40-member Kansas Senate sent legislation to the House in an effort to reduce homelessness among people who experienced or find themselves in jeopardy of being a victim of domestic violence, human trafficking, sexual assault or stalking.

Medical marijuana advocates urge legalization for treatment in Kansas

Veterans, victims of chronic illness and their loved ones packed an overflowing Senate committee room Thursday to urge lawmakers to legalize medical marijuana.

U.S. senators from Kansas split votes on President Trump’s emergency declaration

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran and retiring U.S. Pat Roberts differed Thursday on legislation overturning President Donald Trump's declaration of a national emergency warranting expenditure of billions of dollars on a border wall with Mexico without approval of Congress.

GOP-led Kansas Legislature sends income, sales tax reform bill to Gov. Laura Kelly

The Kansas Legislature sent Gov. Laura Kelly a bill Thursday massaged to help multinational corporations and individuals avoid paying state income taxes, lower the state's sales tax on food and impose a sales tax on out-of-state businesses making internet transactions.

Mother of Catholic church abuse victim in Kansas laments ‘third-degree burns to the soul’

Janet Patterson ripped the blinders off when her adult son killed himself shortly after revealing a priest sexually abused him as a child.

Senate passes constitutional amendment to end tweaks of census data for redistricting

The Kansas Senate unanimously approved a proposed constitutional amendment Thursday that would end the state's unique practice of spending about $830,000 every decade to ask college students and military members where they want to be counted for the U.S. census.

Straub points out Taylor’s vote

Alicia Straub, an Ellinwood Republican and the recent winner of a special convention in the 113th House District to fill a vacancy, observed in remarks at the Tuesday convention that State Sen. Mary Jo Taylor, R-Stafford, was one of two Republicans in the Senate to vote against Senate Bill 22 on Feb. 7.

Americans for Prosperity employee confronts state senator

Saturday's legislative forum began with a short but passionate spat between an employee for an advocacy organization and state Sen. Randall Hardy, R-Salina.

Legislators embrace idea of fresh study of future for Docking building

The Kansas Legislature's building committee agreed Monday to seek passage of a budget amendment allowing a state agency to study viability of options for retaining a portion of Docking State Office Building.