State Government

Kansas Medicaid expansion debate to be revived when Legislature returns

TOPEKA — In three weeks, senators will decide whether to give Medicaid expansion a full floor debate or block discussion of health insurance coverage for low-income Kansans for another year. Lawmakers rushed to hammer out myriad policy pieces ranging from the tax code to K-12 education ...

Kansas lawmakers approve a tax bill but the state still might not see big tax cuts

TOPEKA — Kansas legislators are struggling to overcome political divisions that have prevented their state's residents from seeing major income tax cuts over the past two years even as other states have slashed income tax rates. The Republican-controlled Legislature approved a bill early ...