Kansans call for farm bill debate on conservation, nutrition, equity
Kansas Rural Center policy analyst Paul Johnson and Kansas Farmers Union executive director Nick Levendofsky want 2024 debate on the federal farm bill to emphasize crop subsidies, food nutrition and e...
27 Nov 202330min
Kansas governor hires special adviser on water
Gov. Laura Kelly hired Vijay Ramasamy as a special adviser on water to assist with the Ogallala Aquifer and other issues. Ramasamy says his job "is to make water central to a lot of our conversations....
20 Nov 202324min
Fort Hays affiliates with tech schools, with supporting rural Kansas as a goal
Fort Hays State University, North Central Kansas Technical College and Northwest Kansas Technical College have decided to face the challenges of declining rural population and businesses struggling to...
13 Nov 202336min
Marion County Record's Eric Meyer on the raid of his newsroom
It's been nearly three months since the law enforcement raid on the Marion County Record newspaper. Since then, the town's police chief has resigned, and reporters have kept digging into the situation...
6 Nov 202343min
In a new poll, Kansans speak. What do they have to say?
Kansas Reflector opinion editor Clay Wirestone joins senior reporter Tim Carpenter in talking about Fort Hays State University's annual Kansas Speaks poll. The new results show how Kansans are feeling...
30 Okt 202323min
Kansas advocates discuss community-based option for children in care
In the upcoming legislative session, Kansas child advocates want lawmakers to pass a new option for youths who are about to age out of the system. Under the SOUL initiative, youths could choose their ...
23 Okt 202330min
Departing Kansas Rep. Fred Patton takes stock
Outgoing state Rep. Fred Patton spent years serving at the Statehouse and on a school board. Years juggling complex issues of deep public interest left him a changed person. Not the kind of overwhelmi...
16 Okt 202337min
Steve Morris on the need for moderate voices in the Kansas Legislature
Over the past few years, moderate Republicans have seen their numbers dwindle at the Kansas statehouse, as increasingly ideological lawmakers took charge. A new organization, with former Senate Presid...
9 Okt 202327min
