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Two drugmakers file lawsuits to block Kansas’ attempt to tinker with discount drug program
A pair of drugmakers filed federal lawsuits challenging constitutionality of a new Kansas law designed to strengthen a federal drug discount program. The post Two drugmakers file lawsuits to block Kansas’ attempt to tinker with discount drug program appeared first on Kansas Reflector.
Only 12% of eligible Kansas families signed up for programs to make child care cheaper
The families of nearly 100,000 children in Kansas were potentially eligible for child care subsidies in 2020. Yet barely more than one in eight got the federal benefit designed to make child care more affordable.
Kansas nursing home owners say they can’t afford to hire more staff. Advocates say it’s essential
The call came late on a cold night in February, from the Overland Park, Kansas, nursing home where Georann Whitman’s mom was living. “They said that they found her on the floor,” Whitman said. “She had gotten up in the middle of the night, and had fallen.”
The Barefoot Dutchman makes his way through Kansas on 3,200 mile journey
TOPEKA (KSNT) – Keep your eyes open while driving on the highway for the next couple of weeks, the Barefoot Dutchman might just be walking right next to you! Anton Nootenboom, Dutch veteran and world record holder, began his journey to beat the Guinness World Record of the longest walk barefooted on Feb. 17. His […]
Kansas gives all 39 votes for Trump at Republican National Convention
MILWAUKEE(AP) —Donald Trump has become the official Republican presidential nominee after receiving the votes of enough delegates at the Republican National Convention on Monday afternoon. Mike Brown, chairman of the Republican Party of Kansas, announced all the state's 39 votes for Donald Trump as former Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer...
Kansas ‘Demon Brigade’ returns home after deployment in Europe
FORT RILEY (KSNT) – A group of soldiers from Fort Riley are home again after a nine-month deployment in Europe. The 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley announced in a press release Monday, July 15 its Demon Brigade, sent to Europe in support of the joint contingency operation Atlantic Resolve, marked their return to the […]
BOE approves attorney contract and KASB policies
During Monday’s meeting, the USD 489 Board of Education reviewed its contract for the board attorney. Board attorney Bill Jeter said the contract has been in effect for nearly a decade. Before the contract, he was paid hourly and spent most of his time with the teacher and custodial union negotiations. However, when he was asked to start attending board meetings, a contract was set up for a flat rate for board meetings and work sessions rather than an hourly rate.
High winds topple trees in Hays overnight
Winds in Hays topped out at 66 mph Monday night, toppling trees and breaking tree limbs. Hays received 1.75 inches of rain, according to the K-State Ag Research Center. That brings Hays to 2.14 inches of rain for July and 13.14 inches of precipitation for the year. Hays averages 14.67 inches of rain by the end of July.
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