Brownback: 'There is an outcry from my constituents in Kansas against this trillion dollar bill that amounts to a government takeover of health care and will take money from Medicare to do it.'

Roberts: Baucus plan would raise taxes and cut benefits for seniors

Despite a strong warning from Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, the Baucus health-care plan passed the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday, on a 14-9 vote. Each of the committee’s Democrats, joined by Sen. Olympia Snowe, a "moderate" Republican from Maine, voted in favor of the legislation. [Read more...]

Kansas Republican Assembly: 'Bob Dole is clearly representing his paying clients and pushing their liberal agenda.'

Conservatives accuse Dole of flip-flopping on health-care reform support

Former Kansas Republican Sen. Bob Dole has called for Republicans to support health-care reform. Dole, perhaps the state's best-known Republican, hails from Russell. He now works as a lobbyist for health-care firms. [Read more...]

EMBRYONIC STEM CELL RESEARCH: Case seeks to reinstate Bush administration ban on using taxpayer dollars for research on human embryos.

Court asked to overturn Obama's decision to fund embryonic stem cell research

A hearing was held Wednesday to reinstate a ban on taxpayer funds being used for embryonic stem cell research. [Read more...]

SCHOOL FUNDING: So-called 'catastrophic' funding to be made more flexible. One big question: How did Shawnee Mission schools go from zero claims to 333 — in one single year?

Report recommends changing the way schools can spend special-ed funds

A report released yesterday by the Kansas Legislative Division of the Post Audit investigated why so-called "catastrophic" funding for special-ed students in the state's K-12 schools doubled between 2008 and 2009. [Read more...]

HPV VACCINE: Shannon Schrag given a standing ovation in D.C. Meanwhile, UMKC professor says use of Gardasil could cause 'an actual increase in the cancer rate'

Wichita mom blames HPV vaccine for daughter's terminal illness

The National Vaccine Information Center, a non-profit agency dedicated to advocating vaccine safety, announced Tuesday it has raised more than $100,000 to launch a fundraising campaign directed at studying how vaccines influence children. [Read more...]

POLITICS: Moran’s campaign reported to have received almost $180,000 more than Tiahrt in the third quarter.

Candidate fundraising reports for third financial quarter

Some of the third financial quarter reports for congressional candidates came out today. The reports are collected by the Federal Election Commission and then posted online and include campaign finances collected up to Sept. 30. [Read more...]

COMMENT: We can penalize six-year-olds who carry their cub scout mess kit to school, but the millions of illegal immigrants in the country? Forget it, says Bill Wyckoff. The Obama Administration is going to “convert hotels to detain noncriminal immigrants." Huh?

Obama House Hotels

The one good thing about all the wet weather we have been receiving is — leaky roofs will get fixed. [Read more...]

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