AG asks governor to withdraw food-assistance policy by Friday

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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is asking Gov. Laura Kelly to withdraw a policy that extends the timeline for providing food-assistance benefits to adults who...

AG questions legality of food assistance directive

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A plan by Gov. Laura Kelly's administration to extend food assistance benefits to adults without children who aren't working appears to violate state law,...

Hineman requests House-only interim committee on Medicaid expansion

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Republican state Rep. Don Hineman on Friday asked legislative leadership to approve an interim committee made up only of House members to study Medicaid...

UPDATED: House breaks budget stalemate; leverage for Medicaid expansion vote lost

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(Updated to include comments from the governor, the House speaker, Senate majority leader, House minority leader and others; links to bill and final vote) A...

UPDATED: Democrats team with Republicans to block budget over Medicaid expansion

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(Updated to reflect comments from House majority and minority leaders. Recasts lead; edits throughout) An $18 billion budget funding state government stalled Friday afternoon as...

Senate turns back attempt for Medicaid vote

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The Kansas Senate on Wednesday turned back an attempt to force a debate on Medicaid expansion. The Senate voted 23-13 to pull a bill expanding...

Legislature falls short of overriding governor’s veto of aborton reversal bill

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The Republican-controlled Legislature on Wednesday failed to override Gov. Laura Kelly's veto of a bill requiring physicians to notify women that their drug-induced abortion...

UPDATED: Kansas Supreme Court to render abortion ruling Friday

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(Updated to reflect strategy used nationally to challenge abortion restrictions under state constitutions; edits throughout) After more than two years, the Kansas Supreme Court announced...

UPDATED: High-level meeting focuses on Medicaid expansion

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(Updated to reflect email from governor's legislative liaison to Medicaid expansion advocates) Top Republican Senate and House leaders on Wednesday met with Gov. Laura Kelly...

UPDATED: Governor vetoes abortion reversal bill; sets up showdown with Legislature

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(Updated to include statements from Kansans for Life and the House speaker) Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday vetoed a bill requiring physicians to notify women...