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Governor’s chief of staff: Medicaid proposal presents serious risks

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Gov. Laura Kelly's chief of staff is warning lawmakers against freezing the state's $4 billion KanCare contracts in place for a year without a...

Judge temporarily halts 24-hour abortion waiting period, reversal law

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A Johnson County judge on Monday agreed to temporarily block the state's 24-hour waiting period for abortions as well as a new law passed...

Senate panel delays Medicaid expansion bill

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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...

Budget provision defunding medical investigations removed

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A House panel on Monday removed a budget proposal blocking investigations of physicians who write off-label prescriptions with adverse outcomes for their patients. The House...

Kansas Medicaid enrollment drops by 83,000 since unwinding started

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The state's Medicaid rolls have dropped by 15% during the unwinding process in Kansas with about three months left before it will be known...

National Guard says it must comply with vaccine mandate

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The Kansas National Guard must comply with a Defense Department directive to mandate vaccines for its troops or risk losing federal funds, the guard's...

Poling picked to lead Board of Healing Arts

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With the state immersed in the coronavirus pandemic, the state Board of Healing Arts named a new executive director with scant public attention. The board...

UPDATED: Governor vetoes abortion reversal bill; sets up showdown with Legislature

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(Updated to include statements from Kansans for Life and the House speaker) Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday vetoed a bill requiring physicians to notify women...

Kansas Senate passes resolution opposing mask mandate

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The Kansas Senate Wednesday night passed a resolution calling on legislative leadership to revoke any mask mandate that Gov. Laura Kelly plans to reissue...

Senate passes bill lifting regulations on eyebrow care

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A bill that could settle a legal dispute over regulations of the practice of eyebrow threading cleared the Senate on Wednesday despite protests that...