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Prosecution powers retained for secretary of state

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Another attempt to strip prosecution powers from the Kansas secretary of state died in the Senate on Monday. The Senate Judiciary Committee rewrote a bill...

Senate panel delays Medicaid expansion bill

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A proposal to expand Medicaid coverage to an estimated 150,000 Kansans stalled in a committee Monday as lawmakers slowed the bill down to consider...

Sunday Reader: Understaffed Medicaid fraud unit and more

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Good morning everyone: We sincerely hope there is more on your mind today than politics. The Chiefs play their biggest game since 1970, so we...

Schmidt appeals for indoor e-cigarette ban

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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Thursday urged lawmakers to close a loophole that allows e-cigarettes and vaping in public indoor locations where smoking...

BREAKING: Supreme Court dismisses judicial salary case

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(Updated to include response from House speaker and more details about salaries) The Kansas Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by six judges...

Attorney general seeks to limit local government lawsuits

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Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is backing a bill that would limit local governments from bringing lawsuits similar to litigation seeking damages resulting from...

UPDATED: Attorney general calls for indoor ban on e-cigarettes

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(Updated to include link to bill) Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Wednesday called for a law that would ban e-cigarettes and vaping at most...

Sunday Reader: Challenge for Miller?; Capitol grill menu

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Good morning everyone: Just in case you're not counting, there are eight days left before the 2020 Legislative session begins. We will soon be leaving the...

Sunday Reader: Watkins loses fundraiser; Medicaid fraud

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Good morning everyone: It's Thanksgiving week. So we can only hope things will slow down a little bit. (They never really do, but we can...

Sunday Reader: State’s payout to CGI; High marks for roads

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Good morning everyone: It seems like it was a week dominated by Medicaid, which could be a bellwether of the approaching legislative session. The fault lines...