Tag: Kansas Legislature
Friday afternoon, members of the Kansas House pulled away the cloak of hypocrisy from which Senators have been hiding behind all session. In a 63-61 vote, the legislators declined to approve a state budget in…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Republican lawmakers in Kansas narrowly failed Wednesday to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kellys veto of a bill requiring abortion providers to tell patients about a disputed treatment to stop a medication…
Supporters of expanding Medicaid in Kansas proved Wednesday theyve got the votes in the Legislature if they can get a vote. But they lacked enough lawmakers on their side to bypass Republican leadership and…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Supporters of expanding Medicaid in Kansas are looking to block passage of the states next annual budget to force an expansion plan through the Republican-controlled Legislature over conservative leaders objections. Legislators…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) It was a quiet Sunday morning in 2011 when Jeff Gannon got a warning hed never forget. A year earlier, he and his family agreed to put their name to one…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas new Democratic governor on Monday vetoed a measure that would require clinics and doctors to tell their patients about a disputed treatment to stop a medication abortion after a woman…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas will be taking steps toward allowing farmers to grow hemp for industrial use under a measure Gov. Laura Kelly signed into law Monday. The new law taking effect later this…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A legislative fight over expanding Medicaid in Kansas is delaying approval of the states next annual budget as expansion supporters try to keep Republican opponents from blocking it for another year.…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Gov. Laura Kelly has signed legislation to increase public school funding a day after Kansas lawmakers approved the plan. Kelly, a Democrat, signed the bill at a ceremony Saturday, saying she…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Republican lawmakers in Kansas pressed ahead Friday with allowing the state Farm Bureau to offer health coverage to members that doesnt satisfy the Affordable Care Act, a state-level effort to circumvent…
