Jim McLean
Political Correspondent, Kansas News ServiceJim McLean is a political correspondent for the Kansas News Service, a collaboration between KMUW, KCUR, Kansas Public Radio and High Plains Public Radio.
Jim was previously an editor for the Kansas News Service and news director and Statehouse bureau chief for Kansas Public Radio. He was also managing editor for the Topeka Capital-Journal. He has received awards for journalistic excellence from the Kansas Press Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Kansas Association of Broadcasters.
You can email him at jim@kcur.org.
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Like a lot of rural hospitals in Kansas, the one in Arkansas City has seen better, more profitable days. It's now losing money and many feel the only way to save it is by scaling back on services. Officials at SCK Health think that by restructuring the hospital, they may qualify for a federal lifeline. -
Federal money will pay for property tax refunds for some small businesses that lost money in the wake of various efforts to control the spread of COVID-19. -
State officials announced that Panasonic Energy chose Kansas for the plant because of its tax rates and taxpayer incentives. -
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed a food sales tax cut into law Wednesday. -
Kansas House lawmakers failed to override a veto from the governor, spelling the end for a ban on transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports. -
Senators voted to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's veto, meaning the ban only needs a House override vote to become law. -
The facility near Manhattan will create 500 jobs and join the animal health corridor in the region. -
Some lawmakers discussed efforts to remove the leader of the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission after reports the group subpoenaed lawmakers and lobbyists as part of an investigation. -
The plan, known as the parents' bill of rights, would let parents object to materials being taught in Kansas classrooms or held in school libraries. -
Kansas nearly passed legislation last year that would have legalized cannabis for medical use. If it does so this year, it may be available by early 2024.
