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TOPEKA - The Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee reshaped a bill Monday to remove a provision legalizing use of fentanyl strips to help people avoid overdose deaths and to add language degrading authority of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment and local officials in public health emergencies.

The USDA predicts food prices will continue their climb in 2023. All food prices are projected to increase about 8% over 2022 rates, with at-home food costs slightly higher than restaurant rates.

TOPEKA - Gov. Laura Kelly said the number of adult and child psychiatric beds increased by onethird in Kansas during the past four years as the state responded to the shortage of inpatient services for people struggling with mental illness.