Kansas Republicans vowed to make our lives easier and cheaper. How’s that working out?
Prices continue to rise. At the grocery store, the gas pump, in rent and utility bills—Kansans’ wallets are hurting, and we have yet to see any relief. Just the other day, I received my new property tax appraisal—my home value increased by almost 15%! Since January 2021, the average Kansas household has spent $33,275 more […]
Time to Care: A New Coalition Address Paid Leave in Kansas
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
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 […]
