Legal immunities added to vaccine bill
A Senate committee on Thursday crafted a new vaccination bill that establishes broad new legal immunities for anyone without a vaccination in the workplace...
Medical community pushes back against vaccine limits
The medical community on Monday came out against a bill barring the state health secretary from requiring new vaccines for day care centers and...
UPDATED: Bill gives counties ability to depart from vaccine schedule
(Updated to include governor's reaction from afternoon news conference)
The chairman of the Senate health committee on Wednesday introduced a bill allowing counties to depart...
Report reveals Medicaid benefits for the dead since ’15
The state paid out more than $1 million on behalf of dead KanCare benificiaries to companies that manage the state's Medicaid program.
A recent report...
Emergency law clears Senate; process urged to slow
The Kansas Senate passed legislation Monday remaking the state's emergency management law although regional planners in Kansas City warned that the Legislature should approach...
Kelly questions need for employer vaccine bill
Gov. Laura Kelly questions the need for a law that would bar employers from punishing employees if they don’t get vaccinated.
"It is a solution...
Bill would bar employer-mandated vaccines
Kansas has already had the debate over masks.
Now, it's about to have a debate over vaccines and how far employers should go to protect...
New poll shows overwhelming support for medical marijuana
A new poll shows that two thirds of Kansas voters support legalizing medical marijuana, a component of Gov. Laura Kelly's plan for expanding Medicaid.
The...
Social services reorg: Opposition without opposition
Gov. Laura Kelly's proposal to bring together social services under one umbrella is running into turbulence again, and Democrats wonder why since there isn't...
UPDATED: Kelly ties Medicaid expansion to medical marijuana
(Updated to include comments from Masterson, Sykes and Longbine; also notes that a separate medical marijuana bill was double-referred; edits throughout).
Gov. Laura Kelly is...
