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There were 88 deaths with cancer listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas during the week ending June 24, a 16.2% decrease from the previous week.

Governor Kelly Appoints Calvin Reed as Secretary of Transportation

~~Greg Schieber to Serve as Acting Secretary Until Reed’s Approval by Senate Committee ~~

Campaign spending: Top Q1 political donation recipients in Kansas

These Kansas political organizations received the most money from campaign donations in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Federal Election Commission.

AG Kobach statement regarding Governor's decision not to enforce SB 180

In response to the Governor announcing she will not comply with the changes commanded by SB 180, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach released the following statement:

Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Kansas declines from Q1 to Q2

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Kansas in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $255,110, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index

VA Purchase Loans in Kansas average $255,110 for Q2

The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Kansas in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 was $255,110, according to figures provided by the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.

97 people die from diseases of the heart in Kansas during week ending June 24

There were 97 deaths from diseases of the heart reported in Kansas in the week ending June 24, making up 19.6% of total deaths by all causes in Kansas.

Tax revenue analysis: Kansas collects $1.5 billion million in sales and gross receipt in Q1

Kansas collected $1.5 billion in sales and gross receipt taxes during the first quarter of 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

ICYMI: Sen. Marshall Slams Biden ATF’s Pistol Brace Ban: “This rule is a dangerous attack on every Americans’ Second Amendment rights”

On June 22, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. spoke on the Senate Floor ahead of a vote on a measure he helped introduce that would prevent the Biden Administration’s Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) from enforcing an unconstitutional ban on pistol braces.

ICYMI: Sen. Marshall On the Biden Admin. Stonewalling Congress’s Covid Origins Investigations: What Are They Hiding?

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. appeared on Newsmax’s On the Record with Greta Van Susteren to discuss President Biden’s lack of transparency with the American people on the origins of Covid-19 and the Biden Administration’s failure to declassify all of the documents Congress needs to fully investigate this virus that killed over a million Americans.

88 people die from cancer in Kansas during week ending June 24

By Sunflower State News | Jun 29, 2023

There were 88 deaths from cancer reported in Kansas in the week ending June 24, making up 17.8% of total deaths by all causes in Kansas.

22 people die in Kansas from cerebrovascular disease in week ending June 24

By Sunflower State News | Jun 29, 2023

There were 22 deaths with cerebrovascular disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas during the week ending June 24, a 18.5% decrease from the previous week.

ICYMI: Kansas’ Largesse Could Generate $300 Million in Interest Revenue From Short-Term Investments

It has been even more important this year than a year ago or at other times to pay attention to where that money is sitting and what it can do for the state,” said Steven Johnson, Kansas State Treasurer.

ICYMI: Sen. Marshall Joins AgriTalk to Challenge California’s Radical Agriculture Regulations, Share Bipartisan Win for Feed Additives

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined AgriTalk on Farm Journal on June 21 discuss his new legislation that would protect American agriculture from radical, anti-agriculture regulations pushed by the state of California.

Sen. Moran Announces $43 Million Federal Investment for New KU Cancer Center Building

U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) announced a $43 million federal investment to plan and help build a new cancer research facility at The University of Kansas Cancer Center.

ICYMI: Sen. Marshall Joins KAKE Morning News In Studio to Give An Update On the Farm Bill

On June 28, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined KAKE live from Wichita to discuss his initiatives in the Senate to protect South Central Kansas, with an update on the 2023 Farm Bill; and the importance of crop insurance, conservation, and nutrition.

22 people die from cerebrovascular diseases in Kansas during week ending June 24

There were 22 deaths from cerebrovascular diseases reported in Kansas in the week ending June 24, making up 4.5% of total deaths by all causes in Kansas.

Kelly Administration Fiscal Responsibility Enables Health Care Commission to Stabilize State Employee Health Benefits Five Years in a Row

Governor Laura Kelly today applauded the Kansas Health Care Commission for continuing its recent trend of not increasing contribution rates for the State Employee Health Benefits Plan.

25 people die in Kansas from chronic lower respiratory disease in week ending June 24

There were 25 deaths with chronic lower respiratory disease listed as the underlying cause reported in Kansas during the week ending June 24, a 31.6% increase over the previous week.

25 people die from chronic lower respiratory diseases in Kansas during week ending June 24