- Topeka hospital granted 2-week reprieve from closure, but operator pulling out; questions grow about $250M in charitable assets
- 01:38 p.m., April 18, 2017 Updated 02:44 p.m.
- The owners of St. Francis Health Center in Topeka said Tuesday that they will not announce the closure of the facility for at least two weeks while they continue negotiating with potential buyers. But even if no buyer is found, Denver-based SCL Health said it would not continue to operate the financially troubled hospital beyond this summer.
- St. Francis uncertainty likely to put Medicaid expansion back on the table
- 04:23 p.m., April 17, 2017 Updated 05:26 p.m.
- As state officials prepare for the possibility that a major hospital in Topeka will soon close its doors, supporters of expanding Medicaid say they’ll try again to push a bill through the Legislature when it reconvenes May 1.
- Paul Davis exploring 2nd District congressional race
- 02:15 p.m., April 13, 2017 Updated 05:46 p.m.
- The Lawrence Democrat is a former state representative who ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2014. Incumbent Rep. Lynn Jenkins, a Republican, has already announced that she will not seek re-election in 2018.
- Angry over GOP health overhaul, crowd confronts Rep. Jenkins in Lawrence
- March 13, 2017
- U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins faced a boisterous audience during a town hall-style meeting at the Dole Institute of Politics on the University of Kansas campus as constituents peppered her with questions and comments about a Republican plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare. The event occurred on the same day the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the GOP plan would reduce the federal deficit by $337 billion over 10 years, but that 24 million Americans would lose their health coverage over that same period.
- Kansans in Congress still cautious on Attorney General Jeff Sessions controversy
- March 3, 2017
- Both U.S. senators from Kansas and U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins say they’ll wait for an Intelligence Committee investigation to be complete before judging whether embattled Attorney General Jeff Sessions should resign. Democrats, however, are demanding his resignation amid reports that he failed to disclose contacts with the Russian ambassador to the U.S. during the 2016 presidential campaign.
- Kansas officials cheer Trump action to rewrite clean water rules; environmental groups fear consequences
- March 1, 2017
- Sens. Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran, along with Rep. Lynn Jenkins, all praised President Donald Trump’s executive order to repeal or revise new EPA regulations aimed at protecting water quality in the nation’s rivers and streams. A local environmental group says the order could have a significant effect on the Kansas River as well as other lakes and streams.
- Silencing of Elizabeth Warren throws U.S. Senate into turmoil
- 02:10 p.m., February 8, 2017 Updated 04:17 p.m.
- The turbulent national debate over race, gender and free speech consumed the normally staid Senate on Wednesday after the GOP majority voted to silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren, abruptly elevating her celebrity status at a moment when liberals are hungry for a leader to take on Donald Trump.
- Kansas still waiting to hear on Trump nominees for U.S. Attorney, other posts
- February 6, 2017
- While the U.S. Senate is considering President Donald Trump’s nominations for cabinet positions, many other state-level and regional posts that have a direct impact on Kansas remain open or are being filled by former President Barack Obama’s appointees. Among those is U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas.
- Kansas members of Congress issue only mild criticism of Trump’s immigration order; Brownback praises it
- 12:42 p.m., January 30, 2017 Updated 05:56 p.m.
- Members of the Kansas congressional delegation say they mainly agree with President Donald Trump’s stated goal of keeping terrorists out of the United States, but they want him to work with Congress on broad immigration policy.
- U.S. Rep. Jenkins announces retirement from politics, says she won’t seek any office in 2018
- 10:59 a.m., January 25, 2017 Updated 12:18 p.m.
- Republican Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins, of Topeka, announced Wednesday that she would not run for any public office in 2018 and instead plans to return to work in the private sector.
- Medicaid expansion bill introduced in Kansas House
- January 18, 2017
- A bill to expand the Kansas Medicaid program appears to have bipartisan support in the Legislature. But it will be debated at the same time the state’s entire congressional delegation is working to repeal the Affordable Care Act that makes such an expansion possible.
- Kansas House passes bill on special elections for Congress as Pompeo stands for confirmation for CIA
- January 12, 2017
- The Kansas House quickly passed a bill Thursday to make sure a special election to fill a vacant congressional seat will comply with federal law. The vote took place at the same time that U.S. Rep. Mike Pompeo, of Wichita, appeared at a confirmation hearing for his nomination to be the next CIA director.
- Barack Obama’s 12 most memorable speeches; KU expert discusses outgoing president’s rhetorical legacy
- January 9, 2017
- University of Kansas professor of communication studies Robert “Robin” Rowland has had his eye — or rather his ear — on President Barack Obama since 2004. “We get somebody with Obama’s set of rhetorical skills about once a generation,” Rowland said. “President Obama is a skillful deliverer of a speech, but what makes him stand out is what he has to say.”
- Amid controversial vote, Jenkins and Yoder call for reforming House ethics office
- 03:17 p.m., January 3, 2017 Updated 04:27 p.m.
- Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins and Rep. Kevin Yoder issued statements Tuesday calling for reform at the Office of Congressional Ethics, although Jenkins herself did not take part in a controversial vote Monday night to strip that office of its independence.
- Moran to introduce resolution condemning UN resolution on Israeli settlements
- December 30, 2016
- Sen. Jerry Moran said he would introduce a “sense of the Senate” resolution as soon as Congress convenes in January expressing displeasure with a U.N. Security Council resolution that criticizes Israel for establishing new settlements in Palestinian territory.
- O.J. Simpson granted parole in Nevada robbery July 20, 2017 · 1 comment
- Local Obamacare advocates share stories, urge action during town hall meeting July 20, 2017 · 2 comments
- Kobach won't acknowledge that Hillary Clinton won the popular vote July 20, 2017 · 37 comments
- Blog: Once popular restaurant chain closes west Lawrence location; more reasons to keep an eye on Lawrence's Kmart distribution center July 20, 2017 · 9 comments
- 20 GOP lawmakers from Kansas attending ALEC convention July 18, 2017 · 28 comments
- Lawrence City Commission candidate profile: Ken Easthouse July 21, 2017 · 2 comments
- 'Let Obamacare fail,' Trump says after GOP plan collapses July 18, 2017 · 25 comments
- Opinion: NRA fights for ‘white to bear arms’ July 20, 2017 · 8 comments
- Letter to the editor: College worth July 20, 2017 · 5 comments
- Opinion: Witch hunt? Then you believe this July 18, 2017 · 15 comments
