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 bill would have made around 300,000 low-income Kansans eligible for KanCare. -
Mental health centers in Kansas are hoping to tap into state lottery funds to make up for years of budget cuts. -
The Kansas House Majority Leader says fixing the current budget shortfall is likely to require both spending cuts and tax increases. -
The number of people signing up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare has increased nationwide, but not here in Kansas. -
Group leaders say no single, sweeping proposal can solve the problems of rural healthcare. -
The newly-elected Kansas Senate Majority Leader, Jim Denning, says the state's budget crisis will be the Senate's top priority in January. -
Lawmakers will meet at the state capitol today (MON) to vote on leaders for the upcoming session. -
Nearly 25,000 Kansans have signed up for health insurance through the ACA online marketplace in the first month of open enrollment. -
Wyandotte County consistently ranks near the bottom of Kansas counties on health outcomes. -
A new study tries to assess the success of KanCare, the state's privatized Medicaid program. The study says KanCare has reduced costs, but hasn't provided the quality of care that was promised.
