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by Joel Mathis
May 15, 2007 at 9:21 a.m.
Residency requirement said to hurt children's access to health care
Here are today's headlines from Kansas government:[(Kansas Health Institute News Service) Proof of citizenship takes toll on children:][1] Months after the problem came to light, front line workers in the state's safety net clinics say Kansas children are still suffering the consequences of a federal law intended to keep illegal immigrants from receiving Medicaid.[link to Yahoo][2] http://www.49abcnews.com/news/2007/may/14/underage_drinking_law_strengthened/ (KTKA) Underage drinking law strengthened: It is against the law for adults to let minors drink alcohol on their property, but until now the law left something out.[(KTKA) Virtual schools need more monitoring:][3] A new report done by the state of Kansas reveals some virtual school students are falling through the cracks.[(LJW) State buildings due for extreme makeover:][4] The state's two main office buildings - Landon and Docking - are on the critical list and will cost millions of dollars to repair.[(AP) Sebelius signs repair plan for universities:][5] A five-year maintenance plan for the state's crumbling higher education buildings is just a first step in dealing with a backlog of long-neglected repairs, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius said Monday as she signed the plan into law.[(AP) Jessica's Law loophole plugged:][6] Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed legislation Monday to plug a loophole in "Jessica's Law" that left some second-time offenders out of the mandatory 40-year sentence.[(LJW) AG preparing challenge to gambling law:][7] A planned court challenge to the state's new gambling law may take longer than expected. [1]: http://www.khi.org/s/index.cfm?aid=595 [2]: http://www.yahoo.com/ [3]: http://www.49abcnews.com/news/2007/may/14/virtual_schools_depth_report/ [4]: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/may... [5]: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/may... [6]: http://www.cjonline.com/stories/051507/sta_169964722.shtml [7]: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2007/may...
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