Bill limiting power of health officials to fight contagious diseases advances
A bill removing the power of the state health secretary to limit the spread of infectious diseases is headed to the Senate floor.
The Senate...
New food assistance restrictions win committee approval
A bill broadening the work and job-training requirements for older Kansans to qualify for food assistance moved out of a House committee Thursday.
The newly...
Dogfight at the Capitol
The state's hospitality industry is in a dogfight with the Agriculture Department at the Capitol.
The Kansas Restaurant & Hospitality Association is urging lawmakers to...
Kobach issues warning to Walgreens about abortion drugs
Republican Attorney General Kris Kobach is warning of legal repercussions against one of the largest pharmaceutical chains in the country if it begins mailing...
Abortion opponents demonstrate commitment to ‘restore culture of life’
Despite an adversarial Supreme Court and a vote turning back a constitutional amendment on abortion, more than 1,000 people rallied in front of the...
Effort renewed to protect health care workers from workplace violence
Health care professionals on Monday renewed efforts to get the Legislature to protect hospital workers from workplace violence.
They went before the House Judiciary Committee...
Planned Parenthood starts offering telemed abortions
Planned Parenthood announced Tuesday that it has started offering medical abortions in Kansas using long-distance video technology.
The decision to remotely offer medical abortions -...
As child advocacy office approaches first anniversary, future debated
As the state's new child welfare advocate office approaches its first anniversary, it's now fully staffed and has opened 69 investigations even as its...
Senator expresses regret for not moving medical marijuana bill
Republican state Sen. Rob Olson, chair of the Federal and State Affairs Committee, says he regrets not moving the medical marijuana bill out of...
Kelly vetoes bill blocking planning for new KanCare program
Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a bill blocking the state from seeking new proposals for its Medicaid program until after this fall's campaign...
