Kansas health officials say the state is ready to deal with the new coronavirus now that Kansans are starting to get sick.
Lawmakers still aren’t ready to move past a dispute on abortion and Medicaid expansion that is blocking progress on both issues.
Host Jim McLean talks with a legislator at the center of that dispute about why he cast a decisive vote against the anti-abortion amendment.
Also featured on this week’s episode: an interview with the state’s chief health officer on preparations for the coronavirus.
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