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Kansas lawmakers must expand Medicaid in the 2022 legislative session

NewsSportsEntertainmentLifestyleOpinionUSA TODAYObituariesE-EditionLegals OPINION Failure to expand Medicaid hurts the bottom line of our Kansas local communities. Push your lawmakers to act. By Shannon Portillo and Jade Piros de Carvalho Special to Gannett Kansas As local governments across Kansas work on their budgets this summer, counties and cities are struggling to keep mill levies stable amid revenue shortfalls and skyrocketing material costs. Unfortunately, state lawmakers’ refusal to expand Medicaid left federal dollars on the table that could have offset local tax burdens. To date, Kansas has forfeited more than $4.9 billion because of the Legislature’s refusal to expand Medicaid. Kansas will lose an additional $450 million in American Rescue Plan funding by continuing to not act.

Audio Astra: Political conversations on race, abortion and COVID-19

July 30, 2021 3:33 am Outgoing Senate President Susan Wagle, a Wichita Republican, ends a 30-year career in the Legislature with a plea to be vigilant protecting the vision and the founding principles that have made America the most prosperous and entrepreneurial nation on earth. (Nick Krug for Kansas Reflector) Audio Astra reviews recent audio reporting on Kansas news, including podcasts and radio stories. Eric Thomas directs the Kansas Scholastic Press Association and teaches visual journalism and photojournalism at the University of Kansas. Kansas politics overwhelms other topics in the audio reporting space, but especially this week as podcasts from the Reflector, KCUR and the Topeka Capital-Journal discuss different slices of the political world with drastically different approaches. From a long-form interview to a polished audio production to a lighthearted chat about a deadly topic, Kansas podcasters try many approaches this week.

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