Articles - Probst for Progress

Hey everyone! On May 16, representatives from the Kansas Geological Survey, the Kansas Corporation Commission and the Kansas Department of Health...

The Kansas State Fair has a long and storied history in Hutchinson. But that history isn’t one of peaceful ease. It’s a story filled with...

Saturday morning I attended the March For Our Lives event in Wichita. Several weeks before, I had been asked by the students organizing the event...

I received this letter today from the Kansas Geological Survey in response to the letter sent regarding the recent earthquakes in our community...

So, after the previous two weeks of earthquakes with an epicenter just outside of Hutchinson – and after hearing from a number of people...

I started this newsletter earlier in the week, but I had to come back in and change it, because on Friday the world sort of spun off its axis, and...

This was a short and relatively uneventful week. The House only debated two bills – both related to strengthening the state’s cyber security...

This week was “turnaround” in the Kansas legislature – the time of year when the Senate and the House tag team and switch out bills. From...

Hey there! It’s been a busy and interesting couple of weeks here in the Kansas Legislature. I had kids from Lincoln Elementary visit for a day...

Sometimes my memory is a little slow. But most of the time, after a bit of jostling around, it kicks out some of the most useful information...

This week, I voted for House Bill 2042, and I want to do two things here – one is to explain the reason for my vote, and the other is to...

I made it through my first week in the Kansas Legislature, without too many major mishaps. The key word here is major. I’ve certainly experienced...

I experienced my first State of the State address tonight. Well, not the first, since I’ve watched it on TV about 100 times, but the first time...

One of the things I’ve learned in the past five months is how big a role money plays in politics, and in political campaigns. I’ve heard time and...

I’m not so good at the video. Yet. But I did one where I talked about my thoughts about the recent announcement that Hutchinson’s Target store was...