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Kansas - Sunflower State Journal
2024年10月20日 · Kansas Chamber spokesperson departs. Brad Cooper - October 9, 2024 0. Sherriene Jones-Sontag, a former television broadcaster and who once was the spokesperson for former Gov. Sam Brownback, is leaving the Kansas Chamber of Commerce...
Lawmakers create new committee to craft budget
3 天之前 · 15. Leading lawmakers on Wednesday created a special new committee that will prepare a budget ahead of the upcoming legislative session as part of a changeover in how the state’s budget process plays out. The Legislative Coordinating Council voted to create a 23-member committee that will meet for five days and be made up of eight House ...
Aetna asks state appeals court to stop new KanCare contracts
4 天之前 · Aetna for Better Health is asking a state appeals court to stop Kansas from moving ahead with the new Medicaid program, a proposal Kansas officials say would jeopardize health care for nearly a half-million Kansans. Aetna has not given up in its effort to secure a potentially $1 billion contract to administer the state's new Medicaid program ...
Legislative races and the role Kansas members of Congress play
4 天之前 · There are a lot of outside groups trying to influence this year's legislative elections. There's Gov. Laura Kelly's political action committee. There's the left-leaning Kansas Values Institute. There's the right-leaning Kansas Chamber of Commerce. There's Attorney General Kris Kobach's political action committee.
Governor - Sunflower State Journal
2024年9月16日 · Governor names new press secretary. Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday named Grace Hoge as her new press secretary. Hoge, who is now working as the communications coordinator, held various finance...
UPDATED: Evergy announces plans to invest $2 billion for two …
5 天之前 · Evergy on Monday announced plans to spend more than $2 billion to build two new natural gas plants in Kansas to meet growing demand for energy. The company announced its plans to build the plants - one in Sumner County and one in Reno County - after it notified state regulators that it will seek ...
Six takeaways from Gov. Kelly’s State of the State address
2024年1月10日 · Here are six takeaways from the governor’s address to a joint session of the Kansas Legislature on Wednesday night. Medicaid expansion. If the last six months of Kansas politics have told you anything, it is very clear that Kelly is not letting go of Medicaid expansion – ever. It’s been an issue since she ran for office in 2018, and it ...
Health/Welfare - Sunflower State Journal
2024年9月17日 · Infant deaths in Kansas jumped about 21% in 2022, driven partly by sudden infant death syndrome and children who suffocated because of unsafe sleep,... A Shawnee County judge has rejected Aetna for Better Health's challenge of how the state awarded the contracts to manage its $4 billion Medicaid ...
Education - Sunflower State Journal
2024年8月29日 · Board of Regents approves salary increases for university leaders. Brad Cooper - June 25, 2024 0. The Kansas Board of Regents has dealt out raises to the heads of each of the state's six universities, ranging from 4% to 6%...