Tag: Gov. Laura Kelly
The stakes run high for 130,000-some low-income Kansans who stand to gain from expanding Medicaid coverage and for the political players who will decide the contentious issue. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly made expansion a…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas lawmakers have blown several informal deadlines for boosting funding for public schools to satisfy a court mandate because Republicans who control the Legislature are at odds over how to allocate…
Dear editor, This Trump-voter supports David Toland for Secretary of Commerce. Friends, please email Kansas senators www.kslegislature.org and ask them to support his confirmation. David and Beth Toland are true public servants. Its…
To absolutely no ones surprise, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday vetoed a massive tax cut largely aimed at corporations. It was the right thing to do. At the same time, the veto doesnt mean…
TOPEKA ? The fate of David Toland?s candidacy to head the state?s economic development rests with 40 Kansas senators, who will bring with them a panel?s vote to reject his nomination. A divided Senate committee…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A modified version of Democratic Gov. Laura Kellys plan for expanding Medicaid in Kansas has cleared the House with bipartisan support. Rep. Kent Thompson, R-LaHarpe, voted in favor of the measure.…
TOPEKA David Tolands nomination for Secretary of Commerce was given a thumbs down this morning by a vote of 6 to 5 by members of a Senate Commerce Committee. From here, the full Senate…
State legislators sent mixed messages last week. First, the Senate voted to increase funding for education by $90 million for the next three years to adjust for inflation, an omission in last years seminal school…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Republican legislators in Kansas helped advance Democratic Gov. Laura Kellys plan to boost funding for public schools Thursday before sending her an income tax relief bill that could make it harder…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A poison pill in Democratic Gov. Laura Kellys plan for expanding Medicaid aimed at reassuring wary Republican legislators wouldnt actually end the expansion if the federal government backed off its promises…
