Lawrence Journal-World 11-01-13

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Local enrollment in Obamacare still problematic By Giles Bruce gbruce@ljworld.com

Dwight Welch was determined to get health insurance. Like many Americans, he went to HealthCare.gov in early October but, because of technical glitches,

couldn’t log in. He waited a couple weeks and tried again. He was finally able to create an account and investigate the new insurance options. “I did something that no one thought was possible. I signed up on HealthCare. gov!” he wrote on Facebook.

people in the new insurance marketplace, a major piece of the Affordable Care Act, over its first month has been slowed by technical issues with HealthCare.gov. Because of those problems, the Obama administration this week pushed back the deadline for when Americans

are required to carry health insurance, moving it from Feb. 15 to March 31. People who want their coverage to begin Jan. 1 still have to enroll by Dec. 15. The federal government has yet to release numbers Please see HEALTH, page 2A

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Welch, 41, a campus minister at Kansas University, discovered he had more than 50 plans to choose from. So he’s taking some time to mull his options. Many local residents haven’t even gotten into the process as far as Welch has. The local effort to enroll

State tax revenue declines further

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Today’s forecast, page 10A

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Governor says that’s a positive; Democrats say growing shortfall will hurt Kansans By Scott Rothschild srothschild@ljworld.com

City football showdown tonight Lawrence High offensive lineman has grown from a timid underclassman to team leader. The Lions face the Free State Firebirds at 7 p.m. tonight at Free State. Page 1B

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Engineering is really his hot-button issue. That is a big part of his background, and it just made a lot of sense for him to see the great program KU has in that regard.” — Dale Willey, president of Dale Willey Automotive, speaking of an upcoming visit to Lawrence by Mark Reuss, president of General Motors North America. Page 3A

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TOPEKA — State tax collections continued to fall in October, which Gov. Sam Brownback’s administration said shows that his income tax cuts are working. But his Democratic opponent, Paul Davis, said the numbers prove just the opposite. T h e conflicting statements were p r o m p t e d Brownback by the October revenue report that showed state tax collections were $445 million, which was $18 million or 3.8 percent below Davis projections, and 6.7 percent less than October 2012, according to the Kansas Department of Revenue. For the fiscal year, which started July 1, tax revenue through October, was $1.81 billion, which is 1.5 percent below estimates, and 8.5 percent below the same period last year. Individual income tax collections for October were 17.4 percent less than October 2012 and 18.7 percent less for the period of July 1

Business 2A CELEBRATING HALLOWEEN THURSDAY NIGHT in downtown Lawrence are, clockwise from top, Madison Oshel, 7, Classified 5B-10B as the Bride of Frankenstein; Ben Elder, dressed as the mechanized suit from the “Aliens” movie, with his daughComics 9A ter Emma Frances, 8 months, at the controls; a woman sporting a spatula through the head; Agape Morriss, 2, Deaths 2A as a kissing booth participant; and Rachel and Kyle Buerman with their 10-month-old daughter, Lillian, and dog Events listings 10A, 2B Holly. See more photos from Thursday’s downtown trick-or-treating on page 6A. Please see TAX, page 2A Horoscope 9B Movies 4A Opinion 8A Puzzles 9B Sports 1B-4B Television 10A, 2B, 9B proof-of-citizenship require- to help the states adminis- ten response to the request Vol.155/No.305 32 pages By John Hanna ter their requirements. for such an order. A preAssociated Press ments for new voters. U.S. District Judge Eric liminary injunction would A hearing was scheduled TOPEKA — A federal judge for Dec. 13 on the states’ Melgren, based in Wichita, impose the change even has set an expedited schedule request for a preliminary also told the commission before the lawsuit is heard. Kansas Secretary of State in a lawsuit filed by Kansas injunction forcing the U.S. and its top administrator Thursday that they had unKris Kobach and his counand Arizona against a federal Election Assistance Comtil Nov. 27, the day before terpart in Arizona, Ken agency in hopes of bolstering mission to modify a nationThanksgiving, to file a writPlease see VOTING, page 2A Kobach their states’ enforcement of al voter registration form

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