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        "uri": "/2013/03/21/kansas-house-oks-budget/",
        "title": "Kansas House OKs budget",
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        "prettyDate": "March 21, 2013",
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        "summary": "Kansas senators gave first-round approval Wednesday to their version of the next state budget, including language that would require legislative approval before the state could expand Medicaid coverage.",
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        "uri": "/2012/12/28/kancare-providers-give-state-an-employment-boost/",
        "title": "KanCare providers give state an employment boost",
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        "prettyDate": "December 28, 2012",
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        "summary": "Three managed care organizations have increased their presence in Kansas with staff and facilities as they prepare to implement the KanCare system of Medicaid services.",
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        "uri": "/2012/12/13/kansas-finance-council-oks-funding-requests/",
        "title": "Kansas Finance Council Oks funding requests",
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        "prettyDate": "December 13, 2012",
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        "summary": "A special council of Kansas officials on Wednesday approved releasing $1 million to implement the state's new system for administering Medicaid services.",
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        "uri": "/2012/11/08/kansas-officials-ponder-next-health-care-step/",
        "title": "Kansas officials ponder next health care step",
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        "prettyDate": "November 08, 2012",
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        "summary": "Kansas officials are considering their next steps to implement the federal health care law now that the presidential election has been decided and deadlines are looming.",
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        "uri": "/2012/02/09/kansas-income-tax-debate-accelerates/",
        "title": "Kansas income tax debate accelerates",
        "byline": "John Milburn",
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        "prettyDate": "February 09, 2012",
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        "summary": "Workers' rights groups outlined a series of bills in the House and Senate that attempt to make changes to prevailing wage laws, the state pension plan and a plan carried over from 2011 that would prohibit collecting money from paychecks for contributions to political action committees.",
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        "uri": "/2011/08/22/planned-parenthood-responds-in-lawsuit/",
        "title": "Planned Parenthood responds in lawsuit",
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        "prettyDate": "August 22, 2011",
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        "summary": "Attorneys for Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri asked a federal judge on Monday to require Kansas to pay the group quarterly with federal funds for non-abortion services.",
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        "uri": "/2011/08/02/kan-begins-early-retirement-plan-to-cut-workforce/",
        "title": "Kan. begins early retirement plan to cut workforce",
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        "prettyDate": "August 02, 2011",
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        "summary": "Gov. Sam Brownback's administration is beginning an early retirement program for eligible state employees in an effort to reduce Kansas government spending.",
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        "uri": "/2011/06/23/kansas-lt-gov-leads-medicaid-forum/",
        "title": "Kansas Lt. gov. leads Medicaid forum",
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        "prettyDate": "June 23, 2011",
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        "summary": "Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer said Wednesday that Kansas must reform its Medicaid program in the face of rising costs and potentially staggering budget deficits.",
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