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Kansas Medicaid Strategy Would Raise Tobacco Taxes

By Peter Hancock of Kansas Public Radio
Published March 11, 2005 at 12:00 AM EST

Democratic Gov. Kathleen Sebelius proposes to raise tobacco taxes in Kansas to fund expansion of Medicaid and other health care programs.

Copyright 2005 NPR
Peter Hancock of Kansas Public Radio
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