TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's State of the State address (all times local):
8:25 p.m.
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's pitch to expand Medicaid in Kansas to cover up to 150,000 more people has not moved Republican leaders opposed to the idea.
Kelly spent nearly six minutes of her 37-minute State of the State address Wednesday night attempting to make a case that expanding Medicaid will help Kansas families and rural hospitals and communities. She promised to have a plan drafted before the end of January.
But top Republican lawmakers said nothing in her speech made them rethink their opposition.
