Megan Hart
Megan Hart joined the Kansas Health Institute in 2015 as a journalist for the KHI News Service, a partner in the Heartland Health Monitor reporting collaboration with KCUR, KCPT and Kansas Public Radio.
Previously, she was a business reporter for the Topeka Capital-Journal, where she also covered the state economy, agriculture and health care. Before moving to Topeka, Megan was a reporter for The Muskegon Chronicle (Michigan) and The State News (East Lansing, Michigan). Megan has a bachelor’s degree in journalism and Chinese from Michigan State University.
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Editor’s note: This story was updated at 4:30 p.m. March 30. Gov. Sam Brownback on Thursday morning vetoed a bill to expand Medicaid eligibility in...
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Kansas has plenty of reports on problems in its foster care system but needs a plan to fix them, according to members of a House committee. The House...
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The leader of the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services wants the state’s two psychiatric hospitals to be exempt from a concealed carry...
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Kansas tax receipts came in about $37 million above estimates in February, chipping away at the state’s budget deficit. The Kansas Budget Office on...
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A bill that would allow treatment centers to detain Kansans in mental health crisis for up to three days moved forward Thursday after months of work to...
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A Kansas House committee overseeing budgets for social services offered appreciation to programs serving the elderly and people with disabilities or...
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Kansas is one of three states that doesn’t allow first responders to carry a drug to reverse opioid overdoses. Rep. Greg Lakin, a Republican from...
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A Senate committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would repeal an income tax exemption for more than 300,000 business owners. The bill, which could go...
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From the Kansas Health Institute:About 12 percent dropped coverage, close to national average.Almost nine out of every 10 Kansans who selected health…
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Funding cuts and changes for children’s programs across the state became a reality at the start of this month — and that means fewer Kansas families...