Long-awaited Evergy energy efficiency programs approved by Kansas regulators
Kansas regulators approved a robust set of energy efficiency programs for Evergy customers after concerns the deal might fall apart.
Federal judge upends court order allowing transgender Kansans to alter birth certificates
A judge granted AG Kris Kobach’s request to significantly undermine provisions of a 2019 consent judgment granting transgender people born in Kansas the right to amend birth certificates to match their gender identities.
Kansas reporter sues Marion police chief, alleging retaliation in newsroom raid
Marion County Record reporter Deb Gruver has filed a lawsuit in federal court following a police raid, which she contends was retaliatory against the journalists for investigating and reporting news stories.
Evergy’s proposed rate increases are too high, Kansas regulators announce
State regulators say a detailed financial audit shows Evergy’s proposed $218 million rate hikes are unjustified.
State official on Kansas Medicaid unwinding: ‘We probably could’ve done a better job’
After describing long wait times, sluggish mail returns and unprecedented call center volumes, state officials announced — two weeks after their initial update — that they are trying to turn things around in the beleaguered department’s Medicaid renewal system.
Kansas abortion provider counters ‘devastation’ inflicted by restrictions on out-of-state patients
Emily Wales, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, said her organization, like many of the state’s other abortion providers, has been flooded with an influx of out-of-state visitors seeking care denied to them in their own states.
Kansas tribal leaders eager to broaden access to traditional, technological health care
Prairie Band Potawatomi member Richard Adame urged health administrators Monday to share with tribes detailed information on attributes of natural medicines that was lost to many people through dominance of the pharmaceutical industry.
Sheriff’s office agrees to destroy evidence obtained from raid on Kansas newspaper
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office agreed Thursday to destroy digital files it copied from computers seized during the raid on the Marion County Record.
Kansas foster care providers and staff debate ways to reduce racism in system
In Kansas, disparities in treatment of Black children appear to start before birth. Black children are also consistently overrepresented in foster care.
Kansas lawmakers press state’s child advocate for foster care solutions
With increased rates of children in the foster care system sleeping in offices and social workers spending their time “shuttling kids” from place to place, advocates say lawmakers and government officials need to step up before the state faces another lawsuit.
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