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
League of Kansas Municipalities discusses how cities have managed COVID-19
League of Kansas Municipalities representatives have reserved seats to observe how more than 600 cities in Kansas have interacted with other levels of the government hierarchy during the COVID-19 pand...
25 Jan 202130min
Gianfranco Pezzino: COVID-19 from public health perspective
Gianfranco Pezzino served as Shawnee County's health officer for 13 years before stepping down abruptly from the position in December. In the middle of the battle against COVID-19, Pezzino found polit...
18 Jan 202137min
Kansas Rep. Aaron Coleman on calls for resignation, policy goals
Aaron Coleman defeated an entrenched incumbent for a seat in the Kansas House. He did it, extraordinarily, at age 20 while championing a Green New Deal reform agenda. But that accomplishment is over...
11 Jan 202129min
Gov. Laura Kelly on re-election, 2021 legislative session
Gov. Laura Kelly announced in December she would pursue a second term in 2022. Amid the pandemic and with several policy goals yet to be achieved, the Kansas governor said running for re-election was ...
5 Jan 202119min
Hensley remembers good and bad from 44-year legislative career
After 44 years at the state Capitol, 2020 will be the last for Sen. Anthony Hensley, a Topeka Democrat. The longest-tenured legislator, who took office in 1977, has worked with 10 different governors ...
28 Dec 202037min
