State and Region

Children’s Mercy insurance loss calls attention to struggling Kansas hospital system

TOPEKA — When Children’s Mercy announced patients won’t be covered by Affordable Care Act insurance beginning Jan. 1, stressed parents vented online and some politicians blamed the refusal to expand Medicaid in Kansas. Children’s Mercy, which has locations in Kansas and Missouri, has ...

Gov. Kelly talks property taxes, AI, data centers in conference on Kansas economy

As she prepares to leave office after eight years, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday reflected on her tenure and offered advice on some the most pressing issues facing not only The Sunflower State, but the nation. Property taxes, data centers, artificial intelligence and the current ...

Wyandotte County to dismiss lawsuit over Chiefs stadium

The State of Kansas and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, recently announced that they had resolved a dispute over some of the terms in the Chiefs’ deal to move to Kansas, setting the table for the UG to drop its lawsuit against the state. On Friday ...