Oklahoma just proved that when left up to rank-and-file citizens, Medicaid expansion is popular. At their June 30 primary election, Oklahomans approved a constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The vote…

TOPEKA — Kansans from Liberal to Leavenworth will need to wear a mask in public starting Friday. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said she will issue a new executive order later this week requiring masks. While…

They didn’t expand Medicaid. They didn’t really address the crisis facing Kansans either, who are grappling with historic threats to their health and livelihoods. But they did reject a judicial nominee. Welcome to the special…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A bill giving Kansas lawmakers some oversight of the state’s coronavirus response cleared the House on Wednesday night and is headed to the Senate. The Legislature convened for a special session…

Kansas Republicans were quick to paint Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto Tuesday of their coronavirus bill as a power grab when in fact the biggest takeaway was the governor’s willingness to compromise. Kelly handed over responsibility…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ Democratic governor on Tuesday vetoed a sweeping Republican coronavirus measure that would have limited her power to direct the state’s pandemic response but then ceded to local officials the authority…

The 2020 legislative session was like many before it. Republican leadership bottle-necked good ideas in favor of political posturing and ideology. Health care for needy Kansans was again a victim of blatant partisanship, in spite…

It’s as if a powerful squall line blew through Kansas overnight. By dawn’s early light it was time to assess the damage. That’s the feeling left by the Kansas Legislature’s wholly unnecessary end-of-session 24-hour marathon,…

Now that he’s retired from teaching school for 40 years, Humboldt’s Mike Bruner has decided to run for office.  On Wednesday, Bruner filed to run for the state senate. With the filing deadline on June…

TOPEKA, Kansas — In a one-day marathon session that wrapped up a legislative year upended by the coronavirus, Kansas lawmakers reined in the governor’s powers to respond to the public health crisis. Democratic Gov. Laura…