A tour of Kansas’ independent colleges
Scattered across Kansas are an assortment of private colleges ranging in size from 300 to 3,600 students. That list includes Baker and Friends universities, Benedictine and Bethany colleges, MidAmeric...
31 Mai 202128min
Rep. Steven Johnson: Candidate for state treasurer
Kansas voters thought they gained some distance between politicians and all those ads, mailers and speeches during the 2020 election cycle. Not so fast! The 2022 campaign season upon us and fans of th...
25 Mai 202133min
KDHE secretary Lee Norman update on Kansas health amid COVID-19
On Saturday, March 7, 2020, at the Capitol, Lee Norman confirmed the unsettling but inevitable news that Kansas had its first case of the novel coronavirus. Since then, more than 311,000 Kansans have ...
17 Mai 202130min
Veto Session: Business relief, taxes and medical marijuana
After four months of the legislative session, the Kansas Legislature reached bedrock and key areas of public policy. The evidence emerges in the most simplistic forms in the snappy yes or no votes of ...
10 Mai 202122min
Looking ahead to veto session
The Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature covered Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's desk with a pile of bills that turned out to include an unusual amount of veto bait. In all, she vetoed eight bills an...
3 Mai 202110min
The Kansas Legislature through voices of prayer
The House and Senate frequently begin their work on behalf of Kansans standing side-by-side with heads bowed in prayer. In these moments, religious leaders and sometimes legislators urge all 165 membe...
26 Apr 202118min
Energy policy observers examine Kansas securitization plan
A bill overwhelmingly passed by the Kansas Legislature and signed by Gov. Laura Kelly allows investor-owned utility companies to issue ratepayer-backed bonds to retire expensive power plants and trans...
19 Apr 202131min
Don't Tread on Me license plate sparks debate over flag ties, meaning
A seemingly innocuous bill approving a series of new distinctive license plates sparked debate last week in the Kansas Legislature. That’s because one plate included would be based on the Gadsden flag...
12 Apr 20219min
