Kansas trial courts completing transition to centralized case management system
TOPEKA — The addition of Johnson County District Court to the Kansas judiciary’s case management system Nov.
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Kansas child care providers say subsidies difficult to access, survey finds
TOPEKA — Kansas’ child care providers view the state’s child care subsidy program as cumbersome and ineffective, according to a new survey, but they also see ways to fix the underused system.
Kobach endorses Virginia’s legal fight to purge 1,600 potential non-citizens from voting rolls
TOPEKA — The Republican attorney general in Kansas signed onto a legal brief asking the U.S.
Kansas unemployment rate settles at 3.3% in September
TOPEKA — The streak of five consecutive months of increases in the Kansas unemployment rate came to an end in September as the jobless figure held at the 3.3% level reached in August.State and federal labor departments reported Kansas unemployment plateaued at 3.3% following a steady rise from 2.7% in March.The percentage of Kansans unable to find employment ranged from 2.6% to 2.8% from June 2022 through April of this year.
Study survey to improve long-distance bus services
The Kansas Department of Transportation announces the launch of a comprehensive bus study survey to enhance public transportation services across the state.Anyone can take the survey, especially users of public transit and intercity bus services.
Pratt is the latest Kansas town facing nitrate pollution
Several south-central Kansas counties are seeing a dramatic increase in groundwater contamination.
Republican attorneys general seek to block rule providing health insurance for DACA recipients
Three Republican attorneys general argued in a federal courtroom in North Dakota earlier this month that a federal rule allowing some undocumented immigrants to receive subsidized health insurance should be stopped — or at the very least, delayed.The attorneys general for Kansas, North Dakota and South Dakota led the hearing on behalf of 19 states challenging the rule, which would allow undocumented immigrants protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to access health care plans under the Affordable Care Act.The immigration program, also known as DACA, temporarily delays the deportation of people who immigrated to the United States without documentation when they were children.Health benefits under the Affordable Care Act are limited to U.S.
Kansas disability waitlists see major progress after legislative action
TOPEKA — The number of Kansans waiting for disability waivers has decreased substantially after policymakers took steps to address stagnant waitlists during the 2024 legislative session.Some Kansans with disabilities have had to wait for more than 10 years to obtain a disability waiver, which allows them to receive vital services through Medicaid.
FAA regional administrator talks future of flight at Kansas Aviation Summit
SALINA — The deputy regional administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration says her agency needs to do more work to educate the public on the pilot-less future of flight.Deb Sanning spoke to a small crowd earlier this month at the Kansas Aviation Summit, which was held at the Salina Regional Airport.