Rise in Kansas deaths attributable to COVID-19, audit shows
Kansas saw more deaths last year than in 2019, with COVID-19 largely accounting for the increase, a new audit found.
A new audit released Tuesday...
UPDATED: New suicide prevention hotline: Will Kansas be ready?
(Updated to reflect House Appropriations committee action on Tuesday)
A little more than year from now, a new national suicide hotline will start transforming the...
Kansas Senate passes resolution opposing mask mandate
The Kansas Senate Wednesday night passed a resolution calling on legislative leadership to revoke any mask mandate that Gov. Laura Kelly plans to reissue...
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...
Broad coalition unifies against vaccine bill
(Developing: Will be updated as warranted)
Almost 30 business, medical and social welfare groups covering the political spectrum are urging lawmakers to reject a bill...
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...
