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11:14 am
Wed March 20, 2013

Kansas House Passes Bill Restricting Abortion Providers' Funding, Access To Schools

The state House has given final approval to a bill that restricts funding, access to schools, and further regulates abortion providers.

House bill 2253 passed on a 92-31 vote Wednesday and now heads to the Senate. Republican leaders there are promising their chamber will now consider the bill quickly.

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Health
6:03 am
Thu March 14, 2013

More Than 1 In 3 Counties Lack A KanCare Dentist

Credit Courtesy-Kansas Dental Project
More than 1 in 3 Kansas counties do not have a dentist that will accept the KanCare insurance plan.

A new report from the Kansas Dental Project finds that dental services are unavailable in more than one third of the counties in Kansas for people covered by KanCare. KanCare is the new, privatized Medicaid system in Kansas. 

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6:32 am
Wed March 6, 2013

Sen. Roberts Says Bill Would Improve SNAP, Save Money

Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts has introduced a bill to reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps.

Sen. Roberts says the bill would save $36 billion over ten years by eliminating waste, and closing loopholes in the program.

“There were literally billions of dollars in savings that we could find without ever touching the food on the table, or in the kitchen cupboard, for the millions of Americans who rely on this program to help feed their families," he says.

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3:29 pm
Mon March 4, 2013

Mission Of Mercy Returns To Wichita Area

Credit Milt Radford / KMUW
Hundreds of volunteers donate their time in order for thousands of people to get free dental services Friday and Saturday.

Nearly 2,000 people took advantage of the Kansas Mission of Mercy last weekend, receiving free dental care at the Kansas Pavilions.

KMUW's Milt Radford reports that both patients and volunteers were grateful to participate.

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