Lawmakers want vets groups on nursing home screening panel
A bipartisan group of lawmakers are asking the head of the state's veterans affairs office to ensure that veterans service organizations have a seat...
New battle over state Medicaid program surfacing
A new battle is emerging in the Capitol over a bill that would lock the state's Medicaid program in place with the idea of...
Senator acknowledges Healing Arts investigation
Republican state Sen. Mark Steffen - a physician - acknowledged Wednesday that he was under investigation by the state's medical board as he made...
Kansas records most deaths in 41 years
Kansas saw the highest number of deaths in at least 41 years during 2020 with COVID-19 contributing to the large increase, a new report...
Appeals court lifts stay on vaccine mandate
A federal appeals court in Ohio has lifted an order blocking a federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate for large employers.
A three-judge panel on Friday ruled...
NEW: 2011 abortion clinic regulations blocked
The longest running abortion case in Kansas has culminated with a Shawnee County judge permanently blocking a 10-year-old law imposing new regulations on abortion...
A.G. says universities violating new vaccine law
Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt is accusing the University of Kansas and Kansas State University of violating a new state law that allows workers...
UPDATED: Legislature passes vaccine mandate bill
(Updated to correct that employees collect unemployment for being fired not quitting)
The Kansas Legislature raced through its historic special session Monday to pass a...
House passes vaccine mandate bill
(Developing: Will be updated)
Battling back against the federal government, the Kansas House on Monday passed a bill over the objections of the business community...
Business groups wary of COVID mandate proposals
Conservative and business groups are raising red flags about proposals that the Legislature plans to consider at its upcoming special session to battle federal...
