Kansas took a giant leap forward in accountability, accessibility, and transparency in our government. Thomas Witt, chair of the Kansas Equality Coalition, this morning, addressed the Senate State and Federal Affairs Committee asking for the introduction of a bill that would close the loopholes I think we can all agree have undermined our democracy.
After this [...]
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Last Friday, the Kansas Coalition for Workplace Safety held a rally in the old Supreme Court chambers at the Kansas State Capitol. The rally was well attended by many of us who want to see injured Kansas workers given a fair shake for a change. Rep. Paul Davis, the House Minority Leader and Sen. Anthony [...]
Activists, geeks, business owners, all of us are lending our voices to one common cause: Bringing Google to Kansas. Today CNN picked up the story of all of the hard work everyone has been doing to ensure we rallied around Topeka as a center spot for the super fast 1GB internet that Google will bring [...]
Despite lackluster speaker draws (compared to Governor Schweitzer or Barack Obama in 2006) the KDP’s annual convention Washington Days had one of the largest turnouts in recent years. Kansas Equality Coalition lobbyist Tom Witt and US Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee gave a special tribute to activist Steve Brown who passed away last week.
Witt [...]
As young people in politics, we hear it all – we’re not experienced enough, we’re naive, we should listen to our elders, we shouldn’t show them the error of their ways. At the same time, we get the message that we’re the future, we’re bright, we’re innovative, changing the world doesn’t pay enough – we [...]
I applaud the fact that the State of Kansas will be cutting back its budget by $92 million. I think that most of us were thinking, “It’s about time.” Knowing that our state is in such a financial crisis while watching improvements being made to the state capitol at the same time seems unethical to [...]
I’m glad they’re taking a stand on this. I can’t see how denying Kansans health insurance makes them more free. Such a problem to have; being all tied up with health insurance. Here’s the press release:
The Topeka Branch NAACP and the Kansas State Conference of Branches NAACP will hold a Press Conference on Wednesday, February 24, [...]
The following post was sent to me by Elliot Lahn, a candidate for the Kansas House (District 14).
While calling constituents this weekend, I talked with a woman whose story highlights the desperate need for true healthcare reform. I will not use her name out of courtesy, but I believe that her story is one that [...]
The caps for permanent and total disability payments in Kansas haven’t been adjusted for inflation since 1987, remaining at only $125,000. As a state, we are among the worst in the nation when you look at workers’ compensation policies. Reform on a large scale is needed, but there’s one common-sense measure that we [...]
Yesterday I was in Topeka for the hearing on SCR 1626, which is the so called “Health Care Freedom” amendment, which aims to take away access to healthcare for the uninsured.
Proposed last fall by Sen. Mary Pilcher-Cook and Rep. Brenda Landwehr when the public option was still on the table in DC, the amendment was [...]
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