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When I hear opponents of Medicaid expansion talk about all the reasons we shouldn’t do it, and how it will benefit so-called able bodied adults...

I’m going to wade into waters I’d rather not be in. But I’ve not been given a choice – thanks to the determination by a handful of people...

On Thursday and Friday, the House of Representatives voted on a tax bill. Actually, we voted on a number of wildly different tax provisions, all...

I fell behind last week, so this week is an edition of my newsletter, with bonus content for free. Or it’s a BOGO newsletter, a 2-for-1...

Normally, I’d start off by talking about the work we’ve been doing in the Kansas Legislature. But this week, I have to start off by showing you a...

Hey everyone! We’re two weeks into the 2019 legislative session, and so far there hasn’t been too much to report. The first week was largely...

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...