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        "uri": "/2013/12/27/kansas-lawmakers-reopen-public-pension-debate/",
        "title": "Kansas lawmakers reopen public pension debate",
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        "prettyDate": "December 27, 2013",
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        "summary": "Even with major pension system changes in in 2011 and 2012, the gap between anticipated revenues and commitments to employees through 2033 approaches $10.3 billion 11 percent larger than projected a year ago.",
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        "uri": "/2013/11/20/blue-cross-of-kansas-to-continue-health-plans/",
        "title": "Blue Cross of Kansas to continue health plans",
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        "prettyDate": "November 20, 2013",
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        "summary": "Kansas' largest health insurer said Tuesday that it will offer another year of coverage under plans that it had expected to cancel in 2014 because of the federal health care overhaul.",
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        "uri": "/2013/04/04/plan-for-1-5-billion-in-pension-bonds-stalls-in-ka/",
        "title": "Plan for $1.5 billion in pension bonds stalls in Kansas",
        "byline": " John Hanna ",
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        "prettyDate": "April 04, 2013",
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        "summary": "Legislation authorizing $1.5 billion in bonds to bolster the Kansas pension system for teachers and government workers has stalled in the state Senate, and one advocate said Wednesday that the bill is dead in the water.",
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        "uri": "/2013/03/22/kansas-house-panel-ends-push-for-401k-style-plan/",
        "title": "Kansas House panel ends push for 401(k)-style plan",
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        "prettyDate": "March 22, 2013",
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        "summary": "A proposal for issuing $1.5 billion in bonds to boost the long-term health of Kansas' public pension system advanced Thursday in the state Legislature, but Republican lawmakers who want to put new government employees into a 401(k)-style plan abandoned an effort to pass such a bill this year.",
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        "uri": "/2012/05/16/kansas-legislators-strike-deal-on-pensions-measure/",
        "title": "Kansas legislators strike deal on pensions measure",
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        "prettyDate": "May 16, 2012",
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        "summary": "The compromise includes a plan to use casino revenues to bolster the long-term financial health of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System, which has a projected $8.3 billion shortfall.",
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        "uri": "/2012/05/15/kansas-closer-to-using-casinos-to-support-pensions/",
        "title": "Kansas closer to using casinos to support pensions",
        "byline": "John Hanna",
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        "prettyDate": "May 15, 2012",
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        "summary": "Kansas may dedicate revenues from state-owned casinos to pensions for teachers and government workers as part of a broader bill bolstering the long-term financial health of the state's retirement system.",
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        "uri": "/2012/04/12/kansas-officials-push-for-medicaid-overhaul/",
        "title": "Kansas officials push for Medicaid overhaul",
        "byline": "John Hanna",
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        "prettyDate": "April 12, 2012",
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        "summary": "Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and several top administration officials sought to dispel doubts about his plan to overhaul the state's Medicaid program, declaring Thursday that the planned summertime reorganization of three government departments will improve services for the poor, disabled and elderly.",
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        "uri": "/2012/03/20/kansas-plan-uses-casinos-to-boost-pension-system/",
        "title": "Kansas plan uses casinos to boost pension system",
        "byline": "John Hanna",
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        "prettyDate": "March 20, 2012",
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        "summary": "Gamblers at state-owned casinos in Kansas would help prop up the pension system for teachers and government workers with each hand of blackjack and spin of the roulette wheel under a bill approved Tuesday by the state House.",
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        "uri": "/2012/03/06/employee-groups-uncertain-about-kansas-pension-pla-412-54144/",
        "title": "Employee groups uncertain about Kansas pension plan",
        "byline": "John Hanna",
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        "prettyDate": "March 06, 2012",
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        "summary": "Public employee groups in Kansas have misgivings about a proposal overhauling the state pension system, even though it backs away from starting a 401(k)-style plan for new teachers and government workers.",
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      {
        "uri": "/2012/03/02/employee-groups-uncertain-about-kansas-pension-pla/",
        "title": "Employee groups uncertain about Kansas pension plan",
        "byline": "John Hanna",
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        "prettyDate": "March 02, 2012",
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        "summary": "Public employee groups in Kansas have misgivings about a legislative proposal unveiled Friday for overhauling the state pension system, even though it backs away from starting a 401(k)-style plan for new teachers and government workers.",
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