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Livestock, farming groups react to Trump beef import announcement
President Donald Trump announced late last week that his administration would allow imports of up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef for the next 90 days and that the meat would be sold below[…]
IDD waiver waitlist could be reduced to zero in 5 years, advocate says
As The Sentinel recently reported, there are more than 5,000 Kansans with intellectual or developmental disabilities (IDD) sitting on a waiting list that can take as much as a decade to open up. Indeed, the[…]
Red state ballot initiatives give voters a say on property taxes, while Kansans are still waiting
The Wall Street Journal reports several traditional “red” states, responding to constituents’ outcries over seemingly out-of-control property taxes, will offer measures at the ballot boxes in November. Average annual property taxes for single-family homes rose[…]
KDADS diverted $24 million appropriated for intellectually or developmentally disabled Kansans to other programs
The Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services, or “KDADS,” spent $24 million earmarked by the Legislature for services for Kansans with intellectual or developmental disabilities on other programs, according to a release from Kansas[…]