UPDATED: Abortion amendment defeated; Medicaid expansion threatened

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(Updated to include comments from Senate majority leader and Planned Parenthood president) Abortion opponents' drive to overturn a historic state Supreme Court decision that found...

UPDATED: Abortion amendment comes up short in House

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(Updated to include Sharice Davids and Kris Kobach's efforts on the bill) The Kansas House on Thursday came up four votes short of passingĀ a constitutional...

UPDATED: Moran campaigns for abortion amendment

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(Updated to reflect Roger Marshall's involvement) On the eve of a major vote in the Kansas House, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran lobbied for a proposed...

Senate passes abortion amendment; Debate turns to House

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The Kansas Senate on Wednesday night passed a constitutional amendment overturning a historic state Supreme court ruling that found the state constitution protects the...

Marshall testifies against Kansas Medicaid expansion

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Republican Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Roger Marshall staked out a piece of statehouse turf Wednesday when he came out against a bill expanding...

Legislation seeks to ban raw-milk sales

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Kansas raw milk producers won a big legal battle last year when the state conceded that a 1967 law couldn't restrict marketing of the...

Schmidt appeals for indoor e-cigarette ban

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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Thursday urged lawmakers to close a loophole that allows e-cigarettes and vaping in public indoor locations where smoking...

UPDATED: House, Senate panels approve abortion amendment

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(Update to include comments from Wednesday's committee meetings and the pro-life rally at the capitol). The Kansas Legislature on Wednesday took a first step toward...

UPDATED: Attorney general calls for indoor ban on e-cigarettes

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(Updated to include link to bill) Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Wednesday called for a law that would ban e-cigarettes and vaping at most...

Governor, Denning optimistic of Medicaid compromise

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Gov. Laura Kelly has been meeting with Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning in hopes of crafting a consensus Medicaid expansion plan ahead of the...