NW Kansas News

Senators introduce bill targeting counterfeit fentanyl-laced pill production

By M. M. Iverson | Sep 23, 2025

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, has joined a bipartisan group of senators to introduce the Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act.

CMS approves higher provider tax rate for Kansas hospitals

By M. M. Iverson | Sep 15, 2025

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has approved Kansas’ 2025 provider tax preprint, raising the state’s hospital provider tax from 3% to 6%.

Kansas receives $5.7 million in federal disaster aid after June storms

By M. M. Iverson | Sep 11, 2025

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and other members of the Kansas congressional delegation have announced that the Trump administration will provide $5.7 million in federal emergency aid to Kansas.