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
Political scientists evaluate Legislature, governor's race
Political scientists Bob Beatty, of Washburn University, and Michael Smith, of Emporia State University, consider the work of the House and Senate this legislative session, as well as the performance ...
5 Apr 202131min
A week of election reform in the Kansas Legislature
It has been about four months since Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab expressed confidence in state elections. Still, some legislators are considering significant changes to the election system. ...
29 Mars 202115min
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 Mars 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 Mars 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 Mars 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 Mars 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
