
Jim McLean
Jim McLean, Executive Editor of KHI News Service, oversees the KHI News Service. From 2005 until 2013, McLean coordinated all communications activities at KHI as Vice President for Public Affairs. The position he now occupies was created as part of a strategic initiative to solidify the editorial and operational independence of the KHI News Service. Prior to coming to KHI, McLean had a distinguished career as a journalist, serving as the news director and Statehouse bureau chief for Kansas Public Radio and a managing editor for the Topeka Capital-Journal. During his more than 20 years in Kansas journalism, McLean won numerous awards for journalistic excellence from the Kansas Press Association, regional chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Kansas Association of Broadcasters. In 1997, McLean and two Capital-Journal colleagues received the Burton W. Marvin News Enterprise Award from the University of Kansas William Allen White School of Journalism for a series of stories on the state’s business climate. McLean holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Washburn University.
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The immediate raises are aimed at reducing staff shortages.
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Attempts to repeal the ACA came up short this year.
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Kansas Department of Corrections Secretary Joe Norwood briefed lawmakers on staffing shortages at the state’s prisons.
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Governor Sam Brownback is being nominated to serve as Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom.
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Moran voted to support debate on a repeal bill, but he still has some concerns.
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Kansas GOP Senator Jerry Moran announced Monday night that he would not support the latest Republican healthcare plan designed to replace Obamacare.
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Jake LaTurner is replacing Ron Estes, who recently won the special election in the Kansas 4th Congressional District.
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The bill is being characterized as a compromise between large grocery store chains and smaller, "mom-and-pop" liquor stores.
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Supporters of expanding Medicaid in Kansas say the state would cover its costs and even have cash to spare, after federal funding and savings are taken into account.
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Legislators are considering their negotiation options if Governor Sam Brownback leaves office.