(Updated to clarify that ban on Larned nursing contracts was vetoed and not overridden)
A special legislative panel on Tuesday started wrestling with the soaring costs of contract labor at state hospitals, which is now exceeding $60 million a year.
The special joint Committee on Health and Social Services started digging into a problem that has been straining the state budget in recent years.
The state spent about $46 million in contract labor at Larned State Hospital for fiscal year 2025, which ended June 30 . . .
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