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WEBKansas health insurance rates flatten; children without coverage up slightly. Brad Cooper - September 12, 2024 0. The percentage of uninsured Kansans flattened out in 2023 but remained higher than the national rate for the third …
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WEBSep 3, 2024 · Davids launches ad against Reddy in Kansas 3rd. Brad Cooper - September 4, 2024 0. U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids returned to the issue she used effectively in 2022, launching a new abortion ad against Republican challenger Prasanth Reddy in...
PAC treasurer seeks award for attorney fees, sanctions from ethics ...
WEB21 hours ago · The treasurer of a political action committee is seeking $273,000 in attorneys' fees and sanctions against the state ethics commission after successfully fighting a subpoena served on him as part of a broad campaign finance investigation. David Matthew Billingsley, treasurer of the Lift UP PAC, is ...
Governor - Sunflower State Journal
WEBAug 8, 2024 · Governor names new press secretary. Brad Cooper - June 10, 2024 0. 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...
Legislature - Sunflower State Journal
WEBAug 5, 2024 · Legislative panel approves interim committees, including one for medical marijuana. Brad Cooper - July 9, 2024 0. A panel of leading lawmakers on Monday approved seven special committees that will meet for 12 days before next year, including committees that will... Legislature.
Commerce eliminates three COVID-related grant positions
WEB3 days ago · 176. The Kansas Commerce Department has eliminated three positions that administered millions of dollars in federal COVID relief funds after bringing in an outside firm to restructure those functions. A spokesperson for Commerce said three program specialist positions were dissolved when the agency brought in the risk management firm Witt O ...
Alley recovering from injuries in car wreck
WEB2 days ago · 166. Senate Majority Leader Larry Alley is recovering from injuries he received from a car wreck that occurred in Cowley County on Wednesday night. Eric Rucker, Alley's chief of staff, said the senator and his wife were involved in the wreck that occurred when a vehicle pulled out in front of him on U.S. 77. Rucker said Alley was hospitalized ...
Seven companies seek KanCare contracts - Sunflower State Journal
WEBJan 5, 2024 · 856. Seven companies are competing for a slice of the state's $4 billion Medicaid contract to provide health coverage and services for roughly a half-million Kansans. Three of the bidders - Aetna Better Health, United Healthcare of Kansas and Sunflower State Health Plan - already have Medicaid contracts with the …
Aetna urges judge to deny KanCare contracts; time running short …
WEB5 days ago · Aetna on Tuesday asked a Shawnee County judge to force the state to rebid the contracts for the state's Medicaid program, saying there wasn't enough evidence to justify how the contracts were awarded. Marc Kessler, the lawyer for Aetna, cited the destruction of notes and other documents compiled by ...
Third legislative rematch emerges in JoCo - Sunflower State Journal
WEBDec 5, 2023 · 544. A third legislative rematch from the 2022 elections has emerged in Johnson County with longtime Overland Park resident Pam Shernuk again challenging House Majority Leader Chris Croft in House District 8 next year. Shernuk, a Democrat, challenged Croft last year and came up short with about 46% of the vote. Shernuk is the former chair of ...
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