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Kansas officials say a 75-year-old man from the Topeka area has died of H1N1, bringing to 19 the state's total deaths related to the illness. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said Friday that the man had an underlying...

Two members of the board that oversees Kansas' higher education system believe the state needs to consider raising new tax revenues. Board of Regents members Dan Lykins and Gary Sherrer made their comments Wednesday after hearing from a top aide...

A former pharmaceutical company executive who returned to Kansas this year announced Tuesday that he's running for governor, giving Democrats a declared candidate. Tom Wiggans, 57, appointed a campaign treasurer Tuesday and filed the paperwork required by the state to...

Kansas is offering low-interest loans to help homeowners and small business owners become more energy efficient. The money could go toward a more efficient furnace or air conditioner, insulation or better doors and windows. The state is using $34 million...

In the federal government’s first weekly allotment of swine flu vaccine, Texas has received about 40 percent less than expected. A statement issued by the Texas Department of State Health Services on Tuesday said it had expected to get 237,000...

The first batches of swine flu vaccine have begun arriving in Kansas. Health departments in Saline and Franklin counties reported Thursday that they had received their first allocations of the vaccine. Midge Ransom, director of the Franklin County Health Department,...

the state took in $67 million less than anticipated, making further state budget cuts more likely. Lawmakers will return to Topeka in January to confront the state’s budget deficit, which some lawmakers predict could reach $500 million or higher if...

The state will have to cut at least $258.8 million to balance the current budget by the end of the fiscal year, revenue estimators said Thursday. The state is expected to bring in about 4.2 percent less in 2010 than...