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 ...

TOPEKA, Kan. — More than 50 public health workers in Kansas have lost their jobs after the loss of $33 million in federal health and mental health grants, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly said Thursday.

The Kansas Senate passed a bill to shift those powers from local health officials to state lawmakers last week. It now goes to the House. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a similar bill last year .

The targeting of commonplace public health measures comes as the coronavirus omicron wave recedes across the state. But the COVID-19 pandemic isn't over. Kansas surpassed 8,000 deaths attributed ...

The Kansas Legislature enacted a law removing local health officials’ authority to issue orders on masking and public gatherings after the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dangerous trend: the intentional creation of public health law vacuums, in which no ...

Kansas SB29 strips away key tools and the authority that public health officials may need in the event of a major health emergency,” Johnston said. Public health and individual freedom ...

Here are eight Kansas laws that take effect in July 2025. Under this new law, child support payments can start at the date of conception and can include costs of pregnancy and childbirth. Now parents ...

Kansas ranks 33rd among U.S. states for smoking, Ashley Goss, KDHE deputy secretary for public health, told the Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee earlier this month.

“Since our organization is focused on improving health in Kansas, it made sense for our pocket park and statue to highlight public health efforts and a public health leader in the state ...

The Republican-controlled Kansas Legislature approved a bill that restricts the power of public health officials in a reaction to the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Most tuberculosis cases in Kansas have been in Wyandotte County in the northeast part of the state, according to the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The agency said they hope to get ...