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Joe BlubaughFor five years running, the Republican-controlled legislature has thwarted Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's efforts to pass Medicaid expansion. Kelly is pushing for it once again in the upcoming legislative session, and she is hoping the 2024 elections will be key to it passing. -
Carlos Moreno/KCUR 89.3Kansas is one of the few states that doesn't offer legal access to marijuana, and one of just nine states that hasn't expanded Medicaid. Kansas seniors will be lobbying lawmakers for both.
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Would this $300 million tax cut in Kansas help the rich most? The governor will decide on a flat taxThe Kansas Legislature recently approved a tax plan that sets a 5.15% income tax rate for almost all Kansans. Critics argue the plan mostly benefits the richest Kansans while also putting the state’s revenue stream in peril. -
Reproductive rights advocates criticized the bill, which would require that doctors give patients medically unproven information.
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The GOP-controlled Kansas Legislature is on a collision course with Democratic Governor Laura Kelly. The two sides have differing views on tax cut proposals as well as private school funding and transgender issues. KPR's Jim McLean sits down with the governor to talk about her views.
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Kansas Lottery officials expect to see a large spike in bets placed for the Super Bowl. But the state will only get a small amount of the revenue generated from the big game — if the state-owned casinos make any money at all.
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The state entered an agreement with Integra Technologies to provide $300 million of incentives for the company to build the plant and create 2,000 new jobs in Wichita. But the deal still hinges on federal funding.
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Kansas Governor Laura Kelly delivered the annual State of the State Address Tuesday night in Topeka (on her birthday). Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson delivered a message from Republicans. Listen to KPR's coverage of the event here.
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With Senate Bill 65, Kansas joins several states where abortion opponents want to give local governments the authority to restrict or ban abortion.
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The Division of the Child Advocate was created in 2021 to oversee the child welfare system. Its most recent annual report is the most detailed case breakdown in the young agency's existence.
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A landslide vote last year kept abortion legal in Kansas, but now the fight continues in the Statehouse — where abortion opponents have already introduced legislation that would further restrict access.
