As Congress looks to cut billions of dollars in federal spending over the next decade, states are anxiously awaiting how current proposed cuts to Medicaid and other programs may impact their own budgets and benefits…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights advocates prevailed on seven ballot measures across the U.S. in Tuesday’s election and lost on three. The losses are the first on statewide reproductive rights ballot measures anywhere in the…

When Kimberly Kleoppel envisioned the birth of her fourth baby, she pictured warm lighting and a birthing tub. She wanted it to go a lot like the birth of her third baby. Kleoppel delivered a…

TOPEKA — The Kansas budget director said Thursday passage of a proposed Missouri constitutional amendment in November allowing legal sports wagering would cut into Kansas’ gaming tax revenue. Adam Proffitt, who serves as secretary of…

Dozens of election workers examining ballot after ballot, hour after hour. Unofficial results trickling in days after Election Day. If Republican Denny Hoskins wins the race for Missouri secretary of state in November, that scene…

WICHITA, Kansas — The outcome of an effort to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri’s constitution could have sweeping ramifications for access in Kansas and beyond, according to health care providers and analysts. Missourians will vote…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As Missourians gear up for a historic vote to overturn the state’s abortion ban in November, new polling suggests that the constitutional amendment currently has enough voter support to pass. The…

CHICAGO — I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: The Kansas City Chiefs belong to Missouri and Kansas. The two states really shouldn’t be in competition for a team we all love and…

Kansas and Missouri are two of 27 states where levels of COVID-19 are currently “very high” in wastewater, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wastewater testing is used as a tool to…

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson voiced frustration with indecision by the Kansas City Royals over its future and says the team must decide on a path forward by January if it expects the state to help.…