Legislature approves new protection for health care workers
The Kansas Legislature on Thursday gave a new legal protection to health care workers, who have faced a rise in violence over the last...
Kelly vetoes new food-assistance requirement
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday vetoed a bill broadening the work and job-training requirements for older Kansans to qualify for food assistance.
The bill extends work...
New state budget adds staff for Medicaid fraud eligibility investigations
The state is beefing up efforts to investigate Medicaid eligibility fraud, something that Kansas regulators have largely overlooked for years.
The state's new budget calls...
Vaccine exemption bill fails to muster enough votes to win passage
A bill removing the power of the state health secretary to limit the spread of infectious diseases and broadening a vaccine exemption for school...
UPDATED: Senate passes bill broadening vaccine exemption for children
(Updated to clarify part of the bill dealing with meningitis vaccines)
The Kansas Senate on Wednesday agreed to broaden an exemption for vaccines by requiring...
House passes abortion reversal bill
A bill requiring physicians to notify women that their drug-induced abortion can be reversed cleared the House on Wednesday as Republican lawmakers make a...
Senate passes bill limiting power of health officials to fight contagious diseases
The Kansas Senate on Thursday approved a bill removing the power of the state health secretary to limit the spread of infectious diseases amid...
Bill limiting power of health officials to fight contagious diseases advances
A bill removing the power of the state health secretary to limit the spread of infectious diseases is headed to the Senate floor.
The Senate...
New food assistance restrictions win committee approval
A bill broadening the work and job-training requirements for older Kansans to qualify for food assistance moved out of a House committee Thursday.
The newly...
Dogfight at the Capitol
The state's hospitality industry is in a dogfight with the Agriculture Department at the Capitol.
The Kansas Restaurant & Hospitality Association is urging lawmakers to...
