WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Social Security recipients will get a 3.2% increase in their benefits in 2024, far less than this year’s historic boost and reflecting moderating consumer prices. The cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA,…

TOPEKA — Kansas administrators of the Medicaid program estimate 12,000 adults or children eligible for the health coverage program were stripped of benefits due to problems with processing renewals. The U.S. Department of Health and…

WASHINGTON — One of the “most significant laws ever signed to help veterans” has already assisted over 340,000 former service members and their survivors seeking care for illnesses and cancers now presumed to be connected…

Nearly 30 million Americans who got extra government help with grocery bills during the pandemic will soon see that aid shrink — and there’s a big push to make sure they’re not surprised. Officials in…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is processing claims at the fastest rate in its history, hoping to avoid a significant backlog as hundreds of thousands of veterans apply for health care and…

LAHARPE — Far too many veterans are eligible to receive healthcare services through the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, but don’t for whatever reason, Therese Yetzbacher contends. For some, it’s the hassle of going…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose again last week to 885,000, the highest weekly total since September, as a resurgence of coronavirus cases threatens the economy’s recovery from its…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wages and benefits for U.S. workers grew slowly this summer as employers sought to hold the line on pay gains in the midst of the pandemic.  U.S. workers’ total compensation rose 0.5%…

Roger Marshall must be getting a whole lotta love from his campaign staff.  Cuz he’s certainly not paying them their due.  Marshall, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, provides neither health insurance for the bulk of…

I appreciate that Gov. Laura Kelly cares that people are having a hard time making ends meet and wants to do something about it. Wish others did. On Thursday, the Republican-led State Finance Council rejected…