Medicaid expansion blocked in committee
The chairman of the Senate health committee on Monday promised to block Medicaid expansion until the House passes the constitutional amendment on abortion.
Republican Sen....
KFL apologizes for abortion amendment mailing
Kansans for Life is apologizing for a mailing on the proposed constitutional amendment on abortion that was inadvertently sent to districts of lawmakers who...
Social services reorganization stumbles in Senate
Gov. Laura Kelly's plan to reorganize the state's social service agencies has been handed a second setback in the Senate.
The Senate health committee recommended...
Denning: Abortion funding, Medicaid expansion not linked
(Developing: Will be updated as warranted)
Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning took steps to defend the Medicaid expansion bill Friday, saying abortion opponents are falsely...
Indoor e-cigarette ban clears House committee
A House committee late Wednesday afternoon advanced a bill that would ban e-cigarettes and vaping in many public indoor locations.
The House Judiciary Committee moved...
Proposed raw-milk ban appears in trouble
Kansas Senators on Wednesday starting wading into the debate over whether the sale of raw milk should be banned in Kansas, although prospects for...
Senate leadership divide grows over Medicaid expansion
The divide between top Republican leaders in the Kansas Senate widened Monday over attempts to link Medicaid expansion to a constitutional amendment on abortion.
Senate...
UPDATED: Kansas stymied enforcing new federal tobacco law
(Updated to clarify that local governments could enforce 21-age ordinances)
A federal law setting 21 as the new age for legally purchasing tobacco products may not...
Senate panel delays Medicaid expansion bill
A proposal to expand Medicaid coverage to an estimated 150,000 Kansans stalled in a committee Monday as lawmakers slowed the bill down to consider...
UPDATED: Abortion amendment defeated; Medicaid expansion threatened
(Updated to include comments from Senate majority leader and Planned Parenthood president)
Abortion opponents' drive to overturn a historic state Supreme Court decision that found...
