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As the health reform debate heats up in the Senate, so does the rhetoric about Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, with special attention to the new powers that reform would invest in her agency.
Wiggans for Governor of Kansas
Last night, I received an email from a candidate for Kansas' governorship, asking if I was able to volunteer for the campaign.
Sebelius set to gain more power over health care
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.
HHS would become federal giant under Senate
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius would be awarded unprecedented new powers under the proposal, 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.
Ann Coulter MSNBC Exclusive: Fort Hood Never Happened
It's been weeks since eyewitnesses reported that Maj. Nidal Hasan shouted "Allahu akbar" before spraying Fort Hood with gunfire, killing 13 people.
RI bishop asked Kennedy in 2007 to avoid Communion
A month of harsh words between Rep. Patrick Kennedy and a strident critic, Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin, escalated Sunday when the bishop acknowledged asking Kennedy not to receive Holy Communion because of the Democratic lawmaker's support for abortion rights.
Gov. Mark Parkinson told the Wichita Metro Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday that while the recession is "really brutal" for Kansas government, he thinks he and the Legislature can come together to balance the budget in a "post-partisan" manner.
Astronaut Ellen Ochoa captures fascination of budding scientists
In a room filled with aspiring rocket scientists and engineers, NASA astronaut Ellen Ochoa upstaged Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas
AG hopeful wants to campaign on experience, not politics
Published online 11/10/2009 10:18 PM AG hopeful wants to campaign on experience, not politics Ralph DeZago, a former state assistant attorney general, finds it "abhorrent" that a candidate for statewide public office is expected to amass a big campaign treasury to afford a major advertising program, in order to achieve name recognition and win ...
The Hutchinson News, Hutchinson Kansas
Published online 11/6/2009 10:02 PM Agencies brace for more cuts With predicted budget shortfall, as much as $460M must be trimmed The Kansas Department of Transportation expects some construction projects could be delayed or downsized if a new wave of state spending cuts is ordered.
St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, MO
Atchison attorney to lead Kansas Commerce
Atchison attorney Bill Thornton will be named Kansasa acting secretary of commerce.
For Healthcare Reform, It Takes an iVillage
The Obama administration is once again using iVillage to spread its message about healthcare reform.
washingtonmILLIONS of Flu Doses Promised Soon
Ten million new doses of vaccine against the H1N1 influenza virus will become available in the United States this week, Obama administration officials said over the weekend.
Nixon hired David Kerr to lead Mo.'s economic efforts
David D. Kerr, commerce secretary for the state of Kansas, will shift his allegiances east and try to rev up the job market in Missouri.
Gov. Nixon Selects Kansas Commerce Secretary As Head of Missouri Department of Economic Development
Jay Nixon selected David D. Kerr, Commerce Secretary for the State of Kansas, as the new director of the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
Kan. official to lead Mo. economic development
The Kansas secretary of commerce plans to cross state lines to lead economic development efforts in Missouri, which is prompting some Kansas legislators to question his loyalties in a key business-recruiting effort.
Board declines to explain director's sudden departure
Mystery surrounding the resignation of the top official at the Kansas Board of Healing Arts intensified Wednesday evening as board members declined to offer a public explanation for the sudden exit while taking action to form a search committee and appoint an interim executive director.
Healing arts board needs stability
George Tiller's Wichita abortion practice ended with his murder. Pro-choice Gov.
HHS Secretary Sebelius In Northern NJ
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Missouri governor mocks intelligence of Kansans
Former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius took some heat several years ago for saying that the quality of the roads in Missouri was scary.
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