WIBW-TY About half of Kansas’ legislators took a break from the Statehouse for a bipartisan civil discourse workshop. This is the first time the ‘Next Generation’ program held the workshop…
KSNT News TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT) – A little less than half of the state legislators gathered on Friday at Washburn University to learn how to get along. This group braved…
Jonathan Shorman, The Wichita Eagle “Politics ain’t beanbag,” the famous saying goes. But Kansas lawmakers hope it doesn’t have to be mean, either. Some legislators would like to brush up…
Topeka Capital-Journal By Ron Ryckman Jr., Special to Gannett Kansas When my kids were little, they’d come running when they fell off the swing set. We’d put a Band-Aid on…
Columbus Dispatch By Ted Celeste, Director of State Programs, NICD Thank you for the excellent Wednesday Dispatch editorial “New Year brings opportunity for real effort to solve problems.” Clearly 2020…
Columbus Dispatch Forget the usual New Year’s resolutions to lose weight, exercise more and quit bad habits. Those may all be worthwhile personal goals, but in the larger scheme of…
By Carolyn Lukensmeyer, Opinion Contributor, The Hill Watching the hyperpartisan impeachment unfold in Congress, it is no wonder public faith in government is reaching historic lows. The petty rancor on…
By Michael De Bonis & Leticia Wiggins, WOSU Public Media The landmark 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision on “Obergefell v. Hodges” legalized same-sex marriage. In the case, Cincinnati real estate…
By Rep. Chris Abernathy, Idaho State Journal The leaves are starting to fall from the trees and temperatures across Idaho are dropping. January is quickly approaching and, before we know…
By Ellen Fike, Wyoming Tribune Eagle CHEYENNE – Erin Taylor joked that there were movie stars present in the Little America Hotel and Resort ballroom early Wednesday afternoon during the…