SCHIP

The lawsuit seeks to stop the collection of fees from insurance companies that manage state Medicaid and children's health insurance programs.

Critics say the state is robbing programs for low-income, Kansas children in order to balance the state budget. Governor Sam Brownback did cut $63 million in state spending to help balance the state budget and $17 million of that is coming from the SCHIP program, a health Insurance plan for poor children.

Here's a summary of the day's Kansas news headlines from the Associated Press.