Journey along the civil rights trail
Selma, Memphis, Little Rock, Montgomery and Topeka: The city names alone are a roadmap of the nation's struggle for equality in terms of voting rights, educational opportunity, and jobs. These landmar...
2 Aug 202135min
Commission on Racial Equity and Justice 2021 interim report
In June of 2020, in the wake of the murder of George Floyd and outcry for social and racial progress, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly established the Commission on Racial Equity and Justice. The first year of...
26 Juli 202131min
Voices from the Frito-Lay picket line in Topeka
Since July 5, more than 500 workers on strike have been posted across from a Frito-Lay plant in Topeka demanding higher wages and more limited hours. Union members rejected a contract offer from Frit...
19 Juli 20217min
Jeff Colyer campaigns for governor
In 2018, Republican Jeff Colyer fell 172 votes short of beating Kris Kobach in the closest statewide GOP primary election in Kansas history. He is confident he would have beaten Gov. Laura Kelly, a De...
12 Juli 202141min
Riverkeeper Dawn Buehler on the thrills of the Kansas River
The Kansas River, or the Kaw, as some say, is a little-known treasure to most Kansans. Riverkeeper Dawn Buehler — advocate, scientist, educator and investigator — speaks to the environmental importanc...
5 Juli 202136min
Political scientists examine mass exodus from Legislature since 2010
In 2010, the Capitol in Topeka was abuzz with 125 representatives and 40 senators eager to take on the state's political challenges. This 165-person group included Sen. Laura Kelly, now the governor, ...
28 Juni 202131min
What the Kids County report means for Kansas
Advocates worry a decade of progress improving the lives of Kansas children could be undermined by COVID-19 if policymakers can't sustain recovery from the pandemic. Even before COVID-19 infected the ...
21 Juni 202128min
Food insecurity in southwest Kansas
A new report by the Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice is re-examining barriers to food access faced by many southwest Kansans. For example, SNAP food assistance participation has decreased e...
14 Juni 202124min
