Kansans debate Medicaid expansion in Kansas Legislature
The Kansas Health Institute estimates 152000 low income residents may gain coverage if expansion passes, but GOP opposition remains led by Hawkins who calls it too costly and unnecessary for working-age adults. Governor Kelly pushes a work-friendly plan with broad coalition support, while lawmakers debate votes, hearings, and electoral risks ahead of a tight legislative session.
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Tammy Shockley
Shawnee
Marissa Alcantar
Alliance For A Healthy
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Alcantar
Laura Kelly
Kelly
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Kansas Reflector
Carrie Rahfaldt
Wichita State University
Neal Allen
Wichita
Ed Myers
Newton
California
Michael Austin
Americans For Prosperity
GOP
House
Senate
Sam Brownback
Kansas Republican Caucus
Kansas News Service
Susan Concannon
Beloit
Concannon
House Health Committee
Carolyn McGinn
Jesse Borjon
Topeka
Allen
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Statehouse
Man Faces Trial After Stabbing and Officer Assault Incident
The stabbing victim testified no prior interaction with Bustamante beyond one equipment discussion. A corrections officer said Bustamante punched him in the face on April 10, 2023, while being escorted for clothes. Judge Donovan ordered Bustamante to stand trial for attempted second degree murder and a battery on a law enforcement officer, with later periods of incompetency and hospital evaluation, and he remains jailed on a $100,000 bond pending March 22 arraignment.
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Blake Winter
Winter
Stacey Donovan
John Kerns
Osawatomie State Hospital
Motorcycle crash south of Lawrence leaves one dead
On Sunday a 2015 Indian motorcycle carrying Christopher Robert Stergos and Margaret Kathleen Coleman blew a rear tire on U S 59 near U S 56 west of Baldwin City. Both were thrown. Stergos was hospitalized in serious condition, Coleman died from injuries.
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Tonganoxie
Margaret Kathleen Coleman
Overland Park
Baldwin City
Kansas Highway Patrol
Stergos
Coleman
Overland Park Regional Hospital
Prescribed Burn Planned at Rotary Arboretum
Lawrence Parks and Recreation plans a prescribed burn of native grass areas at the Rotary Arboretum, 5100 W. 27th St., in March weather permitting. The burn aims to control weeds, maintain native grasses, reduce fuel loads, and will involve area resident notifications.
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Parks and Recreation Department
Rotary Arboretum
27Th St
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