Mental health advocates ask for legislative policy that treats unhoused Kansans with respect
Mental health advocates are once again brainstorming ways to approach the Kansas Legislature about the state’s growing homelessness problem.
Kansas counties eager for lawmakers to resurrect property tax relief fund
The Legislature’s perennial failure to invest in lowering local property taxes left Miami County with a budget dilemma this year. The Local Ad Valorem Tax Reduction Fund has been dormant for 20 years.
Kansas special committee leans harder toward raising legislators’ annual base salary to $45,000
A bipartisan committee built momentum for the idea of raising the annual base salary of legislators to $45,000 and delivering substantial compensation premiums for eight lawmakers in leadership positions.
Top Kansas Republicans push flat tax proposal, pan Medicaid expansion
After declaring themselves a united family, “like brothers and sisters,” the top Republicans in the Legislature announced they will work together to resurrect and pass a massive flat tax plan in the first weeks of the upcoming legislative session.
‘A nice, regular fall’: Kansas doctors call for more vaccinations to dampen COVID-19 cases
Doctors warn that colder months have already brought an uptick in COVID-19 cases, especially in the urban parts of the state, though numbers are still significantly lower than they were during the height of the pandemic.
Kansas police say Zaiylah Bronson was killed while pregnant. Those deaths are rising
Homicide is a leading cause of maternal mortality, and experts say the problem is getting worse.
Kansas gun safety advocates urge stronger firearm laws, more safe storage measures
During National Suicide Prevention Month, gun safety advocates shed light on rising rates of firearm suicide in the state.
Here’s why Kansas abortions rose 114% in the first half of 2023
Research estimates Kansas saw one of the most significant increases in abortions in the country, driven by a surge in patients from nearby states.
Transgender Kansans barred from altering birth certificates
The state will no longer recognize transgender Kansans’ identities, reversing birth records back to assigned sex at birth and halting future modifications of birth certificates following a federal judge’s ruling.
Kansas health care coverage lags behind national average for second year
Kansas has fallen behind national health insurance trends for the second year in a row, with thousands of state residents falling into a health care coverage gap.
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