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Kansas settles case exposing long psychiatric care wait times for inmates
Kansas officials have settled a lawsuit over delays in providing mental health evaluations and treatment for incarcerated individuals in county jails.
Kansas settles case exposing long psychiatric care wait times for inmates
Kansas officials have settled a lawsuit over delays in providing mental health evaluations and treatment for incarcerated individuals in county jails.
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House GOP kills off another Medicaid expansion attempt by Democrats
Republicans in the Kansas House stiff-armed the latest attempt by Democrats to expand eligibility for Medicaid to 120,000+ lower-income Kansans.
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House rams through preemptive resolution to derail new Kelly mask order
The Kansas House worked to get out front of any effort to extend statewide COVID-19 mask mandates Tuesday.
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Election reform bills bring fiery debate for their impact on voters
TOPEKA — A Senate committee’s handling of an election bill last week and legislation considered […]
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More than 250 arrested in Shawnee County as joint police operation targets violent crime
An operation by law enforcement to reduce drug-related crime in Topeka has led to more than 250 arrests.
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As immigrant’s health deteriorates in Seward County Jail, his wife pleads for mercy
Olvera Argueta now has spent nearly six months in jail after being pulled over for speeding in Texas and transferred to Kansas for a decade-old charge that was dropped.
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Kansas Attorney General’s Office scoffs at ACLU’s ‘grossly exaggerated’ fee request for voter rights case
The Kansas AG says attorneys involved in the ACLU’s 5-year legal battle over voter rights are asking to be repaid for “grossly excessive” fees.
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Kansas Senate majority leader drove 90 mph in wrong direction while drunk, charges allege
Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop was charged Friday with drunk driving and felony fleeing from police while traveling 90 MPH in the wrong direction on Interstate 70 in Topeka.
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Kansas House bill would remove guns from abusers
House Bill 2251 would require relinquishment of firearms in instances of domestic violence.
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All Kansans 16 and up will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting March 29, Kelly says
Less than a week after Kansas moved into its current Phase 3/4 stage of COVID-19 […]
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Don’t Tread on Me license plate draws concerns from legislators for ‘vile, racist’ connection
A bill passed Thursday by the Senate allowing Kansas to print “Don’t Tread on Me” license plates came under scrutiny by Democrats for its association with a former slave owner.
