UPDATED: Senate passes bill expanding power of A.G.’s office to investigate welfare fraud
(Updated to reflect final vote)
The Kansas Senate on Tuesday approved a bill giving Attorney General Kris Kobach's office expanded authority to investigate fraud in...
Judge temporarily halts 24-hour abortion waiting period, reversal law
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...
Medicaid debate marked by accusations of ‘pay for play’
A renewed debate over freezing the state's Medicaid contracts boiled over Thursday in a conference committee amid accusations of public corruption and "pay for...
UPDATED: Kansas Supreme Court to render abortion ruling Friday
(Updated to reflect strategy used nationally to challenge abortion restrictions under state constitutions; edits throughout)
After more than two years, the Kansas Supreme Court announced...
Judge clears way for state to proceed with new KanCare program
A Shawnee County judge is allowing the state to move ahead with implementing a new Medicaid program over the objection of Aetna for Better...
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...
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...
Republicans: Trading flat tax for Medicaid expansion a nonstarter
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly wants Medicaid expansion.
Republican leadership in the Legislature wants a flat tax.
If you think there's room for some kind of grand...
House passes resolution opposing mask mandate
The House late Tuesday sent a strong message to Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly, calling on legislative leadership to reject any mask mandate the governor...
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...
