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Statehouse Blend Kansas

Statehouse Blend Kansas explores the inner workings of Kansas politics and government. Host Jim McLean of the Kansas News Service talks each week with people at the center of key debates. You'll hear ... Read more

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We'll Pick That Back Up In 2020

We'll Pick That Back Up In 2020

Battles over a Republican tax cut proposal and Medicaid expansion persisted through the last day of the Kansas Legislatu... Read more

1 Jun 2019

8mins

Ranked #2

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Abortion Vote Fails, And A Look At The Kansas DOT

Abortion Vote Fails, And A Look At The Kansas DOT

The Kansas House of Representatives has stopped — at least temporarily — an all-out push by anti-abortion groups for a c... Read more

8 Feb 2020

16mins

Ranked #3

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Medicaid Expansion, Abortion In The State Constitution And Taxing Streaming Services

Medicaid Expansion, Abortion In The State Constitution And Taxing Streaming Services

The legislative session in Kansas is just getting underway, but lawmakers are already at odds on the hot-button issues o... Read more

24 Jan 2020

14mins

Ranked #4

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How Abortion Battle Could Boost Wagle's Lagging U.S. Senate Campaign

How Abortion Battle Could Boost Wagle's Lagging U.S. Senate Campaign

Conservative Republicans at the Kansas Statehouse are attempting to block passage of Medicaid expansion until lawmakers ... Read more

21 Feb 2020

14mins

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Abortion And Vaping Laws: The Latest At Kansas Legislature

Abortion And Vaping Laws: The Latest At Kansas Legislature

Kansas is slipping to the back of the pack on some critical economic measures. In this episode of Statehouse Blend Kansa... Read more

14 Feb 2020

14mins

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Halfway Through But A Lot Left To Do - Plus, Getting Young Kansans To 'Nerd Out' On Politics

Halfway Through But A Lot Left To Do - Plus, Getting Young Kansans To 'Nerd Out' On Politics

Kansas lawmakers sped through dozens of bills this past week to keep them alive past a “turn around” deadline marking th... Read more

28 Feb 2020

14mins

Ranked #7

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Abortion, Sports Gambling And Rural Kansas

Abortion, Sports Gambling And Rural Kansas

Kansas lawmakers are nearing decisions on two big issues — Medicaid expansion and a constitutional amendment on abortion... Read more

31 Jan 2020

13mins

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All Wrapped Up — But Not With A Medicaid Expansion Bow

All Wrapped Up — But Not With A Medicaid Expansion Bow

All Kansas lawmakers really had to do to end the 2019 legislative session was pass a budget. They did that, with gusto. ... Read more

7 May 2019

9mins

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School Funding Passed, Commerce Secretary Confirmed, We Are Adjourned

School Funding Passed, Commerce Secretary Confirmed, We Are Adjourned

Things got a little chippy during the final week of the regular legislative session, but Kansas lawmakers came away with... Read more

7 Apr 2019

8mins

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Dollars Vs. Policy — A Clash Of School Finance Titans

Dollars Vs. Policy — A Clash Of School Finance Titans

The Kansas Senate has agreed to give school districts raises. The House has not. Instead, negotiators are headed to the ... Read more

31 Mar 2019

7mins

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