MATTHEW DALY, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — House and Senate negotiators have finally agreed on a compromise plan to fix a veterans’ health program scandalized by long patient wait times and falsified records.

The chairmen of the House and Senate Veterans Affairs committees are holding a news conference Monday to unveil a plan expected to authorize billions in emergency spending to lease 27 new clinics, hire more doctors and nurses and make it easier for veterans who can’t get prompt appointments with VA doctors to obtain outside care.

An agreement reached Sunday by Republican Rep. Jeff Miller of Florida and independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont comes nearly seven weeks after the House and Senate approved separate bills on veterans health care.

The deal still must be approved by the full House and Senate.

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Wichita teenager says someone shot at her from another vehicle while she was driving but she managed to get away.

KAKE-TV reports the girl said she was driving in south Wichita at 12:30 p.m. Sunday when another car pulled out of a parking lot and started following her.

The girl says she called 911 and was able to get away from the other vehicle.

Wichita police confirmed that the incident happened and that investigators were able to recover a bullet from inside the girl’s car.

The victim says she didn’t get a good look at a suspect or the vehicle involved in the shooting.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee’s chairman says he’ll push again next year for changes aimed at expediting appeals in capital punishment cases.

Independence Republican Jeff King says the cases of capital murder defendants Jonathan and Reginald Carr show that the state’s system for handling death penalty cases is broken.

The senator pushed unsuccessfully earlier this year for legislation to shorten the appeals process.

The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday overturned the Carrs’ death sentences for a crime spree that ended with the shooting of four people in December 2000 in a Wichita field.

King noted that the Carrs were convicted and sentenced to die in 2002 and said it shouldn’t have taken so long for the high court to rule. He also disagreed with Friday’s ruling.

RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — People who have health insurance on their jobs usually don’t think twice about next year’s renewal.

But if you are in one of the new plans under President Barack Obama’s health law, that assumption could lead to costly surprises.

Industry officials, advocates and other experts say insurance exchange customers who opt for convenience by automatically renewing their coverage for 2015 are likely to receive dated and inaccurate financial aid amounts from the government.

If those amounts are too low, consumers could get sticker shock over their new premiums. Too high, and they’ll owe the tax man later.

To avoid potential problems, consumers should update their personal information and plan choices with HealthCare.gov after open enrollment starts Nov. 15.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A northeast Kansas businessman running for the U.S. Senate as an independent says he has enough signatures from registered voters to get on the general election ballot in November.

Greg Orman of Olathe planned to have a news conference Monday morning on the south steps of the Statehouse before presenting petitions with his signatures to the secretary of state’s office.

Kansas law requires an independent candidate for statewide office to gather 5,000 signatures. Orman is submitting his a week before the deadline.

Orman is co-founder of Denali Partners, a business capital and management services firm. In 2010, he helped create the Common Sense Coalition, a nonprofit group that describes itself as an advocate for “the sensible center.”

He’s seeking the seat held by Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts.

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