Red states are echoing President Donald Trump’s quest to slash the size and cost of the federal government with their own initiatives aimed at making government smaller and more efficient. In the first hours of his second term, Trump signed an executive order creating a temporary commission ...
TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Thursday her seventh attempt to expand Medicaid, which has continuously faced staunch opposition from Republican leadership. The Healthcare Access for Working Kansans, or HAWK, Act, would expand the option of Medicaid coverage to roughly 150,000 ...
A new state dashboard lets policymakers across Kansas see mortality rates, risk factors and other detailed data about cancer in their communities, and it has good news and bad news about the disease in Douglas County. The Cancer Data Dashboard was released on Tuesday by the Kansas Department ...
At the June 27, 2024, meeting of the Wyandotte County Board of Commissioners, community members in attendance were upset for at least two reasons. First, the commissioners were late to their own meeting. One commenter said they had waited 45 minutes for the meeting to start. The second cause ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Board of Regents is playing defense against cyberattacks on campuses, catch-up on employee salary increases and offense to secure a hike in need-based student aid. This $67 million package of enhancements must run the gauntlet of the 2025 Legislature led by politicians ...
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall joined Kansas state legislators Monday to announce the legislators’ intent to follow the lead of President Donald Trump’s proposal to not tax tips. Trump made removing a tax on tips a part of his campaign promise during the election, and bills that would ...