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Homelessness is rising in Kansas and state lawmakers aren’t doing much to help
A bill in the Kansas Legislature would have provided millions of dollars to build homeless shelters across the state. But lawmakers let the bill stall in committee and left Topeka for the year without taking any meaningful action to address the growing problem.
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Kansas legislative session by the numbers: House passes 124 bills, Senate adopts 88, Kelly signs 4
With the Capitol more or less empty, Kansas Reflector journalists Sherman Smith, Noah Taborda and C.J. Janovy got together for a podcast discussion about some of the 124 bills passed by the House and the more modest total of 88 approved by the Senate.
Attorney General Derek Schmidt to campaign for GOP gubernatorial nomination in 2022
TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt took the political plunge Tuesday by confirming plans […]
New estimate shows 126K more Kansans would enroll in Medicaid if expanded, but strong opposition remains
Originally published by Kansas Reflector on March 7, 2021: TOPEKA — New estimates of how […]
Former Gov. Colyer takes step toward launching 2022 campaign for Kansas governor
Former Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer moved closer Friday to declaring a candidacy for the Republican Party’s nomination for governor in 2022 in what could be a competitive race against three-term Attorney General Derek Schmidt.
House doubles down for KPERS by advancing $1 billion bond issue for pension system
Originally published by Kansas Reflector on March 6, 2021 TOPEKA — Kansas retiree advocate Ernie […]