UPDATED: Abortion amendment defeated; Medicaid expansion threatened
(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...
State employee health clinic comes under scrutiny
The future of an onsite health clinic for state employees is cloudy because of questions of cost and whether it's used by enough workers...
Pill emerges as most common form of Kansas abortion; potentially reshapes political debate
For the first time, the pill has emerged as the most common form of abortion in Kansas, opening new territory for a battle over...
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...
Denning: Abortion funding, Medicaid expansion not linked
(Developing: Will be updated as warranted)
Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning took steps to defend the Medicaid expansion bill Friday, saying abortion opponents are falsely...
Marshall testifies against Kansas Medicaid expansion
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...
UPDATED: Kansas stymied enforcing new federal tobacco law
(Updated to clarify that local governments could enforce 21-age ordinances)
A federal law setting 21 as the new age for legally purchasing tobacco products may not...
Majority leader says DCF not complying with HOPE Act
For a second time, House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins is accusing Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's administration of not complying with a hotly contested overhaul...
Kansas counties with mask mandates grows to almost 60%
Almost 60% of Kansas counties have now adopted mask mandates as COVID-19 permeates the state and officials scramble to bring it under control.
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Concerns expressed about cost of Medicaid study
State insurance officials on Tuesday expressed concern about how much it would cost to prepare an application for part of the Senate's Medicaid expansion...
