Today is Super Bowl Sunday! Most of you are hoping for another win for the KC Chiefs (I know a few are not). Many will gather with friends and family to watch the game and enjoy great food and fellowship. It is however just another sad day in Topeka at the Capitol. Sad because our […]
The Kansas Legislature continues to waste time and ignore the real life problems of REAL LIFE Kansans. This past week saw continued bluster, sound and fury over nothing. Rep. Carrie Barth (5th Dist) signed on to a resolution calling for Governor Kelly to send the Kansas National Guard and law enforcement to Texas to patrol
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A bill introduced by our Republican friends in the Kansas Legislature, HB 2674 , would prohibit the Kansas Department for Children and Families from participating in the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer program. This program provides food assistance to Kansas kids who qualify for free or reduced priced meals over the summer months. This bill was
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As we end 2023 and look to 2024, a number of things come to mind that would make it a brighter year for all Kansans. First, expanding Medicaid would allow thousands now uninsured to obtain a minimal level of healthcare and do a lot to help shore up our healthcare delivery system in Kansas. Don’t
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It was great meeting with folks from Franklin County Democrats in Ottawa today. Great coffee and muffins at Mug Shot Coffee. Tomorrow I will be in Douglas Co for a coffee at Z’s Divine Expresso & Coffee, and I hope to be in Miami & Johnson Counties Soon to sample their coffee and have conversations.
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Today is a special day in our city’s, counties and state, it is Voting day! Each year we have the opportunity to exercise one of the greatest democratic freedoms we have, we chose our leaders for the ensuing term. Every citizen is allowed to cast a ballot for our elected officials and to vote in
The 66th annual Maple Leaf Festival in Baldwin City was a wonderful event! Lots of great booths full of interesting things. Lots of great food from so many businesses, one of my favorites was the handheld “Chicken Pot Pie” from Homestead Kitchen & Bakery. I enjoyed being at the Douglas County Democrats Booth and meeting
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