Tag: Jim Denning
Limited Medicaid expansion would cost more, Kelly says
Gov. Laura Kelly is pushing back against the idea of limiting Medicaid expansion to Kansans earning up to 100% of the poverty level, saying...
Sunflower Sunday reader: Kansas’ dangerous rural roads; Florida investigates Kobach-affiliated group
Good day everyone:
The legislative session is now officially over and everyone can start focusing on 2020 and the elections ahead. We're very tired and...
UPDATED: Holscher announces bid for Senate against Denning
(Updated: Story recast to include Denning's response; edits throughout)
With next year's Senate races more than a year out, Democratic state Rep. Cindy Holscher late...
Sunflower Sunday Reader: New lobbying numbers; Holscher’s mystery announcement; Sports wagering...
Happy Easter everyone:
Hope everyone is having a restful break before returning to the Capitol in a little more than a week.
Relatively speaking, it wasn't...
UPATED: Democrats try to force Medicaid expansion vote
(Updated to include comment from Senate majority leader).
As the Legislature broke for a month-long break on Friday evening, Democrats made their move to force...
House agrees to Senate school finance plan amid tense negotiations
After three days of sometimes testy and confrontational negotiations, House lawmakers agreed to accept the Senate's plan for funding public education to satisfy a...
Senate starts education talks with House, sticks firm to school financing...
Senate negotiators remained steadfast in support of their school finance proposal as talks started Monday to hammer out a funding plan to satisfy the...
Capitol police set aside ban for protesters
Capitol police have lifted a year-long ban for the three protesters who unfurled mammoth banners in the statehouse condemning lawmakers for refusing to budge...
Sunflower Sunday Reader: KU criticized for censorship; A new 3rd District...
Good morning:
Quite a week that saw the Kansas House deal Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly a defeat on a key part of her budget plan,...
UPDATED: Senate passes bill directing $115 million into pension fund
(Updated to reflect final passage; adds more comments from Denning, Hensley and Truth Caucus chairman)
The Kansas Senate on Tuesday passed a bill directing $115 million...
