House passes bill banning gender-affirming care for children
The Kansas House on Wednesday approved legislation that bans gender-affirming care for Kansas children, setting the bill on a path toward another confrontation with...
House passes bill making it illegal to encourage suicide
The Kansas House on Thursday passed legislation that will make it easier for prosecutors to make a case against anyone who encourages someone to...
House approves new abortion reporting requirements
A proposal that would establish new reporting requirements about women seeking abortions cleared the Kansas House on Thursday.
The House voted 81-39 to approve a...
House lawmakers propose $80 million to raise Medicaid provider rates in lieu of expansion
Republican lawmakers are moving to increase rates for health care providers, hoping that it will help make it more affordable for physicians and hospitals...
Senate passes bill limiting powers of state health secretary
The Kansas Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that limits the power of the state health secretary to prevent the spread of contagious diseases,...
Senate panel revives debate over health secretary’s powers
The Senate is reviving a bill that would remove the power of the state health secretary to take steps toward preventing the spread of...
Lawmakers revisit vaccine exemptions
Employers and schools would be restricted from enforcing vaccine requirements under legislation that revisits issues the Legislature grappled with in the early days of...
Kelly administration wraps up work on regs expanding access to child care
Gov. Laura Kelly's administration has wrapped up its work on new child care regulations that will allow providers to take care of more children...
Moran introduces bill aimed at helping closed rural hospitals reopen
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran has introduced legislation intended to allow closed rural hospitals to reopen, a move that potentially could help Fort Scott where...
New senior staffers named at state health department
State health Secretary Janet Stanek on Wednesday named two new deputy secretaries and a new chief of staff.
Christine Osterlund, who oversees the state Medicaid...