The state received a rare bit of good news Friday about its budget picture, as the end of election season has given way to stakeholders beginning to consider how best to navigate an uncertain fiscal future.

Hospital capacity and staffing shortages remain acute concerns, Gov. Laura Kelly and Lee Norman, secretary of health and environment, said Tuesday, although statewide mitigation tactics aren't yet on the cards.

The Kansas Corporation Commission held a virtual public hearing Thursday evening on proposed changes to how Evergy, the state's largest utility, would charge customers to accommodate solar users.

State economic experts met Friday to determine estimated revenues into the state's budget for the rest of fiscal year 2021, which ends July 1, and the next fiscal year.

The state is alleging 79 additional victims were harmed by a Leawood man accused of performing medical autopsies despite lacking the necessary medical credentials.