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 In glancing through the list of scholarship winners and honorees at the three high school graduations on Saturday, it was heart-warming to see that so many of the students also competed in athletic competitions.

  I’m a 20-year-old, nature-loving, outgoing writer and student with some big dreams. 

 FRANKFORT – During the special session last week, the Senate created a responsible approach to solving this Medicaid budget shortfall.

The House of Representatives agreed with the Senate plan and the bill was sent to the Governor’s desk.  However late Friday March 25, as many offices were closing for the day, the Governor vetoed all of the important accountability provisions and is now left with an unrestricted checkbook combined with an unlimited credit card funded with your tax dollars.

 One of the more unusual and intriguing special sessions in recent memory wrapped up in rare fashion this week, with the House concurring in a Senate plan to plug a hole in the Medicaid budget without the need for a conference committee. Before voting for the plan, however, House leaders announced that the governor would issue line-item vetoes gutting key Senate changes to the bill. The House then adjourned its session, forgoing the traditional opportunity to override those vetoes.