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Kansas medical panels to discuss implications of antitrust ruling

Supreme Court case involved North Carolina dental board membership, oversight by Ashley Booker, KHI News Service Kansas medical regulatory boards and the state Attorney General’s Office are examining whether a recent U.S. Supreme Court antitrust ruling will have any effects on the boards’ memberships. In a Feb. 25 opinion related to a North Carolina dentistry … Continue reading “Kansas medical panels to discuss implications of antitrust ruling”

Legislative update from Rep. Pam Curtis, D-32nd Dist.

It was a busy week under the dome as joint conference committees of the House and Senate met to negotiate compromises between bills that have passed both chambers. The regular session came to an end on Friday and the House adjourned without voting on a budget. The legislature will reconvene the week of April 27 … Continue reading “Legislative update from Rep. Pam Curtis, D-32nd Dist.”

Lawmakers following ‘unusual’ path to state budget

Legislature reaches first adjournment with work half-finished on unbalanced budget by Andy Marso, KHI News Service Lawmakers negotiating a fiscal year 2016 budget agreed on a framework before leaving town last week for a month-long break. But it’s a shaky one. It rests on a Senate-passed budget bill that tracks closely with the spending blueprint … Continue reading “Lawmakers following ‘unusual’ path to state budget”