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Should Kansas privatize services for the intellectually and developmentally disabled (ID/DD) population? The issue has brought a lot of heat this week. On one side are the members of the Kansas House...
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2013/05/18 21:52
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Controversial "no-tax" pledges are playing a role in the Legislature's inability to compromise on a tax and budget plan that could end the session and may actually serve to impede the reduction of one...
2013/05/18 21:50
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The fate of planned new and increased coastal ferry tolls that go into effect July 1 remains in the hands of the General Assembly committees. House Bill 475, which calls for removing the tolls and...
2013/05/18 04:25
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Handel jumps into crowded race to succeed Chambliss ATLANTA — Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year’s public clash with Planned Parenthood, said...
2013/05/17 23:34
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AUSTIN -- With no shortage of legislation to get in before deadline, the Texas House spent Friday working through a long agenda. Friday's list of items included a successful vote to ease restrictions...
2013/05/17 22:59
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ATLANTA - Karen Handel, the former Susan G. Komen for the Cure executive at the center of last year's public clash with Planned Parenthood, said Friday that she will run for an open U.S. Senate seat...
2013/05/17 20:36
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AUSTIN — Lawmakers raced to close the final differences in a two-year state budget Friday as an angry House member threatened to create political upheaval in the final days of the 2013 Legislature to...
2013/05/17 20:13
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As Scandal Week comes to a close, it's worth reviewing the policy proposals that have followed in the revelations' wake. There … aren't many. We looked at each of the week's three scandals, such as...
2013/05/17 17:22
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Don't punish I/DD for carve out plan Dear Morning Sun: I am a voter in your district and I am very disappointed by the actions of the House Appropriations Committee. The Committee, on a motion by...
2013/05/17 16:11
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Kansas Budget Negotiations Abruptly Halted TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Negotiations on the Kansas budget for the next two fiscal years have come to an abrupt halt after senators demanded a final offer from...
2013/05/17 16:11
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House budget negotiators Marc Rhoades (right, R-Newton) and Gene Suellentrop (R-Wichita) confer before a budget meeting earlier this session. (Photo by stephen Koranda) TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) —...
2013/05/17 15:54
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The lead budget negotiator for Democrats in the Texas House said Friday morning that a budget deal is not in place, despite a new offer from Senate leaders announced late Thursday evening. “I am not...
2013/05/17 06:44
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AP: Kansas GOP lawmakers huddle on taxes Published 5/17/2013 in News TOPEKA (AP) — Top Republicans in the Kansas Senate insisted Thursday that they're not far from a deal with their House...
2013/05/17 06:44
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AP: Kansas lawmakers resume budget talks Published 5/17/2013 in News TOPEKA — Kansas House and Senate negotiators resumed budget talks Thursday, reaching agreement on numerous issues that included...
2013/05/17 02:56
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AUSTIN (KXAN) - Texans continue to wait to find out where their tax dollars will be spent during the next two years. On Thursday, both budget-related meetings were postponed at the State...
2013/05/17 00:40
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No statewide election is scheduled this year but an effort is underway to hold one so Louisiana voters can decide the fate of proposed constitutional amendments approved in the current legislative...
2013/05/16 23:32
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AUSTIN -- There are just 11 days remaining in the regular session of the 83rd Texas Legislature, and pressure is mounting on tense negotiations over the state budget. Thursday morning, House...
2013/05/16 22:55
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WASHINGTON, D.C.- District staff for U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander, R-Quitman, will hold satellite office hours in June to assist residents of the 5th Congressional District with casework matters. Staff...
2013/05/16 05:35
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Have the state leaders pushing to include long-term care services for intellectually and developmentally disabled Kansans in KanCare ever had a doctor tell them that their child has a lifelong...
2013/05/16 04:22
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JACKSON -- Funding for education is falling short because Medicaid is devouring a larger share of state money than it did a few years ago, a top Mississippi budget writer said in a letter to teachers...