Gov. Mark Parkinson said Tuesday that he would push to keep current levels of funding for education when lawmakers return to Topeka next month. After five rounds of budget cuts, public schools have lost almost $300 million in funding for the current school year while enrollments continue to increase.
When the legislature convenes...
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Lightner’s campaign is starting to heat up. She has released a new video message geared toward the people of the 3rd district and has recently announced that she has retained the services of the polling company, inc./Woman Trend to provide research and consulting advice for the remainder of the campaign. Lightner said she...
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In a previous article, I lamented the death of civil discourse. You can find it on the web, on the Sunday morning talk shows, on talk radio and even here on the Examiner.
There was an article over the weekend titled “What’s your Senator’s stance on employee protections for women” which is indicative...
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius would be given unprecedented new powers under the current health care reform proposals, including the authority to decide what medical care should be covered by insurers as well as the terms and conditions of coverage and who should receive it. According to Devon Herrick, a health care...
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Great Article and a possibility that everyone should be concerned about. If we continue down the road that we are on, I agree that there exist a real possibility of the disappearance of the middle class in this country.
The possibility makes me think of some of the other economies that see around the...
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Many families may soon lose their health insurance as the subsidy provided by the stimulus bill expires. Workers can continue to receive coverage from their former employer’s insurance plan under a law known as COBRA – Consolidate Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. However, the employee must pay the entire cost of the plan which can...
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It has been over 2 months since President Obama began looking into the war strategy in Afghanistan. Understandably, he wants to get it right. However, while he was busy second guessing his commanders on the ground, over 77 additional US soldiers have died in the conflict.
The President has scheduled a prime-time address to the...
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In less than an hour, the U.S. Senate opens debate on a broad health
care overhaul. Senators are seeking an elusive compromise on thorny
issues like a government-run public insurance plan, abortion coverage
and holding down costs. Debate is expected to last at least 3 weeks.
Moderate Senate Democrats who recently voted to begin debate have
threatened to abandon...
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Later this week, President Obama will be hosting a jobs summit that promises to bring together all the top CEOs from industry. Confirmed attendees include Google CEO Eric Schmidt, FedEx CEO Frederick Smith, Walt Disney’s CEO Bob Iger and Boeing CEO James McNerney. Each of these four attendees is leading a company that announced...
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