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Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed legislation Friday that would have stripped the power to enforce quarantines from public health officials and squashed COVID-19 vaccination requirements for children att

Rep. John Eplee, an Atchison Republican and family physician, said the Legislature’s passa

Kansas Senate Republicans were divided on a bill targeting child wellness vaccines and COVID-19 shots while weakening public health authority.

Children with intellectual disabilities and behavioral problems sometimes have more serious problems than families can handle. And the results can be tragic.

Tuesday’s meeting will cover a variety of topics related to apple, cherry and pear production

Lawmakers said coaxing retired mental health care workers back into the field could help fix the state’s mental health care worker shortage. 

Pollution

Kansas long-term care facilities facing a labor shortage ask Legislature to stop "price gouging" by temporary staff companies providing healthcare workers.

A patient attack at Larned State Hospital last month was just one of a string of incidents that have quietly occurred at the facility in recent weeks.

Legislators removed a provision barring the Board of Healing Arts from investigating doctors for prescribing ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine and other treatments for COVID.