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U.S. House OKs bill that delays health care fines
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By Peter Hancock phancock@ljworld.com
The U.S. House passed a bill Wednesday sponsored by Republican Rep. Lynn Jenkins of Kansas to delay the individual mandate portion of the Affordable Care Act, often Jenkins referred to as Obamacare. The 250-160 vote fell
largely along party lines and represented the 50th time the Republican-controlled House has voted to delay, defund or repeal all or part of President Barack Obama’s signature health care law. The bill is given little chance of passing the Democratic-controlled Senate, however. And even if it does, President Obama has already threatened to veto it. Jenkins, who introduced Please see BILL, page 4A
Legislators take jabs in ACA briefing “ By Scott Rothschild
It is doubtful that it will ever change. Get — A legislative over it. Move on.”
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MARIA MATAMOROS, A SIXTH-GRADER AT ST. JOHN CATHOLIC SCHOOL IN LAWRENCE, takes communion at an Ash Wednesday service. The day marks the beginning of the Lenten season.
Topeka briefing Wednesday on litigation surrounding the Affordable Care Act was strongly criticized by Democrats. State Sen. David Haley, D-Kansas City, walked out of the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee meeting, saying the briefing was a waste of time and money. “Nothing has happened that appears to be able to
— State Sen. David Haley, D-Kansas City overturn a federal law, passed by a majority of Congress and affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court, that has begun to connect millions of uninsured Americans to health care security,” Haley Please see ACA, page 4A
Kansas GOP backs bill limiting party switches before elections By Scott Rothschild Twitter: @ljwrothschild
The Kansas Republican Party pushed Wednesday for passage of a bill aimed at reducing the number of voters who switch parties before the primary to hurt the GOP. The bill would essentially prevent registered
voters from changing their party affiliation from June 1 through Sept. 1. Currently, voters registered as Republicans, Democrats or Libertarian can change their party affiliation up to 21 days before the August primaries. Unaffiliated voters can declare a party affiliation at any time.
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ers of House Bill 2210, could provide examples of party-switching occurring as part of political gamesmanship. Esau told members of the Senate Ethics and Elections Committee that he has heard about it mostly from posts on Facebook urging people to switch parties to affect
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the primary. “We don’t have any specific data,” Esau said. Topeka resident Jack Sossoman submitted written testimony in which he said he believed Democrats changed their party registration to Republican to help state Sen. Vickie Schmidt, RPlease see PARTY, page 10A
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Kansas University officials kicked off a new student housing project Wednesday with an indoor “groundbreaking” ceremony. Page 3A
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