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Kansas Lawmakers Press Corrections Chief

Posted: August 3, 2017 at 6:56 pm EDT by John Celock | Updated: August 3, 2017 at 7:26 pm EDT

By John Celock Amid rising tensions in state prisons and questions over the pay for state corrections officers, Kansas state… Read More >

Posted: April 28, 2017 at 3:33 pm EDT by John Celock | Updated: April 28, 2017 at 3:58 pm EDT

By John Celock Kansas lawmakers are questioning the governor’s last minute plan to spend $24 million to secure state mental… Read More >

Posted: April 14, 2017 at 3:18 pm EDT by John Celock | Updated: April 14, 2017 at 4:05 pm EDT

By John Celock A Kansas prison warden’s email that a massive prison reconstruction project is a “go” is raising eyebrows… Read More >

Posted: March 16, 2016 at 6:10 pm EDT by John Celock | Updated: March 16, 2016 at 7:12 pm EDT

Sen. Ralph Ostmeyer carrying the amendment on the Senate floor. By John Celock Kansas senators gave preliminary approval Wednesday to… Read More >

Posted: February 11, 2016 at 7:47 pm EDT by John Celock

By John Celock The Kansas Senate voted Thursday evening to advance legislation that would expand the state’s conceal carry law… Read More >

Posted: November 2, 2015 at 4:19 pm EDT by John Celock | Updated: November 2, 2015 at 9:07 pm EDT

Ashby House in Salina, Kan. By John Celock Almost three years after the formal launch of KanCare – Kansas’ Medicaid… Read More >

Posted: March 19, 2015 at 8:51 pm EDT by John Celock | Updated: March 19, 2015 at 9:47 pm EDT

By John Celock Kansas lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday that would prohibit colleges in the state from withholding benefits to… Read More >

Posted: December 30, 2014 at 9:03 am EDT by John Celock | Updated: December 30, 2014 at 9:55 am EDT

By John Celock Kansas has been home to one of the country’s most interesting state political scenes in 2014. From… Read More >