Monthly Archives: March 2017
Lawmakers Create Education Procurement Task Force
By John Celock Kansas budget writers moved forward with an action to create a task force to study efficiencies within… Read More >
Kansas Lawmakers Hit Pause On Medicaid Expansion Override
House Social Services Budget Committee Chairwoman Brenda Landwehr speaks during the Medicaid expansion veto override debate. By John Celock With… Read More >
Kansas Governor Vetoes Medicaid Expansion
By John Celock Kansas’ governor has vetoed the state’s Medicaid expansion, sending the bill back to the state Legislature. Gov…. Read More >
Abortion Notification Bill Advances
By John Celock Kansas lawmakers have advanced legislation that would increase the amount of information abortion providers would have to… Read More >
Kansas Lawmakers Advance Anti-Porn Resolution
By John Celock Kansas lawmakers are a step closer to becoming the next state to declare porn a public health… Read More >
Lawmakers Defeat Pay Hike Proposal
By John Celock Kansas lawmakers have defeated a proposal to give almost all state employees an across the board two… Read More >
Kansas Lawmakers Reduce Judicial Payroll Hike
By John Celock Kansas budget writers deleted a potential pay raise for judges but kept in place a pay raise… Read More >
Kansas Lawmakers Advance Industrial Hemp
By John Celock Kansas lawmakers have advanced a bill that would allow farmers to grow industrial hemp in the state…. Read More >
Lawmakers Look To Advance Hospital Gun Ban Bill
By John Celock Kansas lawmakers are working to advance legislation that would ban guns in hospitals. The state Senate Ways… Read More >