New Commission For The Arts In Kansas
Governor Sam Brownback yesterday signed the bill to create a new Kansas Creative Industries Commission. This commission merges the Kansas Arts Commission with the Kansas Film Commission.
View ArticleKansas Medicaid Sessions Wrap Up In Overland Park Today
Kansas health officials have been touring the state this week, holding public education sessions on a plan to overhaul the state’s Medicaid program. The plan, called KanCare, would move all...
View ArticleLower Cost & Better Care: Can KanCare Deliver?
Medicaid is the second-largest program that Kansas operates, next only to education. And costs of the health program for the poor and disabled have been growing at a faster pace than most other...
View ArticleResolution In Kansas House Opposes Medicaid Expansion
Kansas lawmakers are considering a resolution that would underscore the Legislature's opposition to a proposed expansion of Medicaid programs. House Speaker Ray Merrick, a Stilwell Republican, says he...
View ArticleKansas Governor Discourages Travel During Winter Storm
Governor Sam Brownback and state officials are urging Kansans to prepare for the storm that’s sweeping across the state. Brownback says the winter weather has already caused one fatality in Kansas.
View ArticleKansas School Funding Boost Put On Hold By State High Court
The Kansas Supreme Court today has put on hold a decision from a district court that ordered Kansas lawmakers to hike spending on public schools.
View ArticleGroup Delivers 2,700 Signatures Asking Governor To Expand Medicaid
Supporters of expanding Medicaid delivered nearly 3,000 signatures to Kansas Governor Sam Brownback's office Wednesday, asking him to support an expansion of the state's Medicaid program.Anna...
View ArticleKansas Governor Brownback Signs Judicial Selection Bill
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill Wednesday that changes the way some judges in Kansas are selected. Under the new system, the governor will select candidates for the state appeals courts....
View Article$714 Million For NBAF In Obama Budget
President Obama's 2014 budget proposal includes $714 million for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. It’s the state-of-the-art biosecurity lab planned for Manhattan, adjacent to Kansas State...
View ArticleGovernor Signs Bill Establishing KU Med Stem Cell Center
Kansas governor Sam Brownback has signed a bill that will establish a stem cell research center at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
View ArticleKan. Gun Law Puts Pressure On Local Governments
In Kansas, you can carry a concealed weapon anywhere, unless there’s a “no handgun” sign posted at eye-level at the entrance.Currently, it’s up to local governments whether or not to allow concealed...
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