Senate Medicaid plan starts falling into place
The Senate plan to expand Medicaid is starting to fall into place, giving supporters hope that 2020 will be the year the Legislature extends...
UPDATED: Democrats team with Republicans to block budget over Medicaid expansion
(Updated to reflect comments from House majority and minority leaders. Recasts lead; edits throughout)
An $18 billion budget funding state government stalled Friday afternoon as...
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...
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...
UPDATED: Battle over abortion-reversal bill starts unfolding in Legislature
(Updated to reflect that Mae Winchester did not represent the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists at Wednesday's hearing, although she told the committee...
AG questions legality of food assistance directive
A plan by Gov. Laura Kelly's administration to extend food assistance benefits to adults without children who aren't working appears to violate state law,...
Board of Healing Arts executive director resigns
The executive director of the Kansas Board of Healing Arts has resigned from the agency, an official confirmed.
Kathleen Selzler Lippert turned in her resignation...
Lawsuits challenge mask mandates in two counties
Lawsuits were filed against two counties over mask mandates on Friday, contending that the health orders were overly broad under a new state emergency...
House panel advances abortion-reversal bill
A House committee on Tuesday passed a bill that would make Kansas just one of a handful of states to require physicians to tell...
DCF document reveals new details of allegations against Capps
State officials released a document Thursday revealing new details about the emotional abuse allegations against state Rep. Michael Capps.
The appeal hearing summary, prepared in...
