Two more Kansans die of swine flu
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
State health officials say two more Kansans infected with the swine flu virus have died, bringing the total number of deaths in the state to 14.
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Fiscal neglect in Kansas
News: Opinion -- KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Kansas’ fiscal neglect of its mentally retarded and developmentally disabled citizens is a disgrace. More than 4,000 families are waiting for services. Some have been on hold for more than four years. Workers who help severely disabled Kansans live in the community receive a paltry average wage of $8.83 an hour.
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Killjoys and K-2 - Why, Exactly?
Gone Mild (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
... and salvia divinorum. Did Mast ask about whether the drug is harmful before seeking to deprive Kansans of a legal high? Of course not. The mere thought of Kansans being able to get high legally triggered the Pavlovian urge to ban it. What kind of a messed up reaction is that?! The fact that people can get legally high is immediately viewed as a problem that must be attacked. Now,...
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When the state fails its neediest citizens
News: Opinion -- KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... now 14. She’s been on a waiting list for about four years, along with thousands of other disabled Kansans. There is no relief in sight.The problem is the disgraceful refusal by the state of Kansas to provide for its most vulnerable citizens.More than 4,000 Kansans with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities are on waiting lists for everything from group home placements...
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Climate [fraud] legislation is running into a...
Tom Nelson (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Climate [fraud] legislation is running into a chilly reception - washingtonpost.com On Tuesday night, climate activist Nancy Jackson was speaking to one of the most climate-skeptical audiences in the country: Kansans. She was speaking to college students here in Manhattan -- a town where one religious leader was able to draw congregants to screenings of "An Inconvenient Truth" only...
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Former Kansas governor dies at the age of 98
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... said the number of state taxpayers after the withholding law took effect indicated 10 percent of Kansans hadn't been paying their state income tax.“Quite obviously, I didn't endear myself to those people who weren't paying their taxes,” he said.Docking campaigned against some of the tax proposals, saying they were excessive and unfair to the poor. Avery said statewide unification of school...
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Former Kansas governor dies at the age of 98
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
... said the number of state taxpayers after the withholding law took effect indicated 10 percent of Kansans hadn't been paying their state income tax.“Quite obviously, I didn't endear myself to those people who weren't paying their taxes,” he said.Docking campaigned against some of the tax proposals, saying they were excessive and unfair to the poor. Avery said statewide unification of school...
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Mike Nellis: Kansas Dems Deliver Petition Against Opting Out of Reform
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
... we wasted no time responding. Over the last week we've been collecting the names of thousands of Kansans all across the state who deserve to participate in the same reforms as every other state. I'm happy to report that in just six days nearly 8,000 Kansans signed the petition -- and that number continues to grow by the day! We just delivered the initial names to legislative leaders...