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...
Lawmakers call on Kansans to guard against COVID-19
A coalition of more than 60 Republican and Democratic lawmakers is imploring Kansans to take steps to stop the spread of COVID-19.
The initiative, pulled...
Nearly half of Kansas counties with mask mandates
Counties across Kansas have been gradually reversing course since last summer, increasingly adopting new mask mandates as COVID-19 spreads rampantly across the state and...
Kelly makes safe play on Farm Bureau bill, eying potential long-term gain
The Farm Bureau's health benefit plan was politically precarious for Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly.
Sign the bill and risk alienating parts of her base that...
Denning faces blowback over Kelly trip
Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning on Thursday faced blowback from conservative members of his caucus for a trip he took with Democratic Gov. Laura...
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...
UPDATED: High-level meeting focuses on Medicaid expansion
(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...
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...
BREAKING: Abortion amendment clears Kansas Legislature
(Developing: Will be updated)
Kansas could become the seventh state in the country to pass a constitutional amendment that would ensure abortion is not a...
UPDATED: KDHE reviewing Aetna’s corrections plan
(Updated with Aetna response)
The state health department is reviewing a corrections plan submitted late Tuesday by a Medicaid provider seeking to improve contract...
