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Kansas Officials Steel For Coronavirus; Lawmakers Seek End To Stalemate

KCUR | By Jim McLean

Published March 6, 2020 at 4:06 PM CST

Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Lee Norman discussing state preparedness for the coronavirus at a statehouse news conference.

Hear the episode.

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.

Jim McLean

Jim McLean is an editor and reporter for KCUR 89.3. He is the managing director of KCUR's Kansas News Service, a collaboration between KCUR and other public media stations across Kansas.

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