Statehouse Blend Kansas
Statehouse Blend Kansas
Kansas News Service
Medicaid Expansion, Abortion In The State Constitution And Taxing Streaming Services
14 minutes Posted Jan 24, 2020 at 11:02 pm.
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The legislative session in Kansas is just getting underway, but lawmakers are already at odds on the hot-button issues of abortion and Medicaid expansion. Republican leaders are pushing for quick passage of an anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution. Meanwhile, Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning are joining forces to break a nearly decade-long stalemate on expansion.