Time to Care: A New Coalition Address Paid Leave in Kansas

A father holding his newborn infant during paid leave.

12 Weeks of Paid Leave in the United States Would Result in Around 600 Fewer Infant Deaths a Year. Parents are being forced to choose between bonding with their new baby or putting food on their table. Impossible choices like this hurt Kansas families and the state’s economy. Children’s first relationships, especially with their parents, […]

Survey shows Kansas voters worry about health, child care, hunger — and out-of-touch lawmakers

A February study of Kansas voters found widespread concern over rising costs and child care issues, among other statewide concerns. (Sam Bailey/Kansas Reflector)

TOPEKA — A survey of Kansans’ attitudes on lawmakers, health care and economic issues found a wellspring of support for expanding Medicaid eligibility — along with a prevailing belief that lawmakers aren’t tuned into the financial challenges Kansas families are facing and are not passing policies that help Kansans. Nonpartisan research firm Perry Undem conducted the study […]

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