Wind energy legislation in Kansas
Republican governors Sam Brownback and Jeff Colyer praised it. Democratic governors Kathleen Sebelius, Mark Parkinson and now Laura Kelly concurred. What were they excited about? They were pointing to...
22 Mar 202133min
Sen. Ethan Corson reflects on freshman session
Kansas voters overhauled the Kansas Senate in 2020, filling more than 1/3 of the 40 seats with newcomers. The chamber has 15 new members, a dozen Republicans and three Democrats. One of those freshm...
15 Mar 202130min
Kansas Reflector staff legislative session roundtable
In response to the pandemic and other policy desires, the 2021 Kansas legislative session has been packed with action on several fronts. It’s a long process and the Legislature has weeks left to discu...
10 Mar 202142min
Voices from the debate over Kansas' transgender sports bill
Last week, the Kansas Senate Education Committee held a hearing on a bill forbidding any team designated for females to be open to students of the “male sex.” Champions of Senate Bill 208 said it wo...
1 Mar 202112min
KNEA, KASB reps talk K-12 public education proposals
No Kansas legislative session is without a debate about the academics, leadership and financing of Kansas public education. This session is no exception. The conversations are made more compelling by ...
22 Feb 202127min
Former Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers sees state treasurer role as 'natural fit'
In December 2020, Gov. Laura Kelly appointed then-Lt. Gov. Lynn Rogers to fill the vacancy of state treasurer left by U.S. Rep. Jake LaTurner. Unlike his predecessors, Rogers does not see his new rol...
15 Feb 202130min
Kansas' unfunded brain injury program
For years, Kansas declined to include children with brain injuries and some adults with comparable problems in the state's Medicaid program. Finally, in 2019, the federal government prodded the state ...
8 Feb 202122min
Missing and murdered Indigenous peoples in Kansas
As of Jan. 7, 2021, there are over 696 missing American Indian or Alaskan Native, including three in Kansas, according to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. A 2020 report using data...
2 Feb 202112min
