2024
December 2024
December 4, 2024 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: I love the promise of our country, but we have work to do in Kansas
- December 5, 2024 - Iola Register version
November 2024
November 26, 2024 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: University of Kansas health system addresses rising food insecurity with new programs
November 25, 2024 - THE BEACON: Child hunger rose 6%, and it isn’t clear what Kansas lawmakers will do
- November 25, 2024 - Kansas Public Radio version
November 20, 2024 - THE JOURNAL: Child care experts weigh in on state subsidy program and potential improvements
November 14, 2024 - KANSAS PUBLIC RADIO: Report: Kansas Mothers Getting Inadequate Prenatal Care
November 8, 2024 - HUTCH POST: Wilson: 2022 data says kids were more food insecure
November 3, 2024 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Sunday Reader: Early voting demographics, KanCare lawsuit nears end
November 2, 2024 - THE EMPORIA GAZETTE: New study sheds light on Kansas child food insecurity
October 2024
October 31, 2024 - KANSAS PUBLIC RADIO: Report: Childhood Food Insecurity on the Rise in Kansas
October 30, 2024 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas child care providers say subsidies difficult to access, survey finds
- November 9, 2024 - Hutch Post version
October 29, 2024 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Food insecurity rises among Kansas children, report finds
- November 4, 2024 - Derby Informer version
- November 5, 2024 - Linn County Journal version
October 29, 2024 - WIBW: Food insecurity among children increases across all Kansas counties, report says
October 17, 2024 - KANSAS PUBLIC RADIO: Review Board: Kansas Needs More Affordable Child Care to Lower Risks for Children
October 4, 2024 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas governor keen to ‘revamp’ cash assistance program in 2025
September 2024
September 12, 2024 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Kansas health insurance rates flatten; children without coverage up slightly
August 2024
August 9, 2024 - KOAM: New Early Learning Center in Neodesha
July 2024
July 30, 2024 - MAZON: MAZON announces nearly $3.5M in new grants to organizations working on food insecurity (eJewish Philanthropy)
July 18, 2024 - Pioneers in Health Podcast: John Wilson - Kansas Action for Children
July 17, 2024 - KMUW: A Kansas program could help thousands of families pay for child care, but very few sign up
July 16, 2024 - THE BEACON: Only 12% of eligible Kansas families signed up for programs to make child care cheaper
- July 26, 2024 - Topeka Capital-Journal Version
July 7, 2024 - TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Kansas hopes changes in child care regulations will ease critical shortage of providers
June 2024
June 25, 2024 - KANSAS PUBLIC RADIO: New report shows Kansas and Missouri kids are still recovering from the pandemic
June 20, 2024 - LIVE INSURANCE NEWS: Health insurance gone for 24,000 kids on Kansas Medicaid
June 17, 2024 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kids Count report shows Kansas children struggling with poverty, reading and math
- June 19, 2024 - Garden City Telegram Version
- June 23, 2024 - Hays Post Version
June 17, 2024 - JC POST: Kansas education data still a concern
June 14, 2024 - NEWSWEEK: Thousands of Kids Lose Medicaid Health Care
June 14, 2024 - THE BEACON: Redefined infant ages and new to child-to-staff ratios: Kansas changes child care regulations
- June 17, 2024 - Derby Informer version
June 13, 2024 - INSURANCE BUSINESS MAGAZINE: Thousands of children in Kansas lose Medicaid insurance coverage
June 12, 2024 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: 24K Kansas children lose health insurance in Medicaid ‘unwinding’ review
June 10, 2024 - PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Annual report finds room for improvement for KS kids' lives, education
May 2024
May 24, 2024 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Children losing Medicaid coverage during unwinding: Study shows how Kansas ranks
May 8, 2024 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas Office of Early Childhood concept fizzles out following legislative inaction
- May 12, 2024 - Hays Post Version
- May 15, 2024 - Garden City Telegram Version
April 2024
April 15, 2024 - OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Kansas Child Care Leaders Support Medicaid Expansion During Kansas Legislature’s Hearings: Here’s What They’re Saying
April 3, 2024 - KANSAS PUBLIC RADIO: Headlines for Wednesday, April 3, 2024 (Race for Results Report)
March 2024
March 28, 2024 - KANSAS CITY STAR: Major overhaul of Kansas’ child care system advances as state grapples with big shortage
March 23, 2024 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Statehouse scraps: Kansas may lean Republican, but it’s not conservative. Medicaid and weed.
March 18, 2024 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: With early childhood office, lawmakers can launch better lives for littlest Kansans
March 6, 2024 - WIBW: Advocates for early childhood education speak up for improvements at the Statehouse
March 5, 2024 - WIBW: Shawnee Co. students start morning with read aloud for Read Across America Week
February 2024
February 22, 2024 - THE SENTINEL: Health officers could no longer order isolation or quarantine under proposed legislation
February 16, 2024 - TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Kansas bill would ask feds for permission to ban candy and soda purchases with food stamps
February 12, 2024 - HUTCH POST: KAC watching anti-Summer EBT bill
February 5, 2024 - JOHNSON COUNTY POST: Capitol Update: Sen. Ethan Corson urges ‘common sense’ child tax credits
February 1, 2024 - KSN: Kansas parents may see new tax relief as soon as 2025
February 1, 2024 - HUTCH POST: State Child Tax Credit bill introduced
January 2024
January 29, 2024 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas child welfare advocates talk resistance, lawmaker attitudes to fixing broken system
January 25, 2024 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Opinion: Working parents still can’t find affordable health insurance coverage in Kansas
January 22, 2024 - GOVERNOR PRESS RELEASE: Governor Kelly Calls for the Cutting Healthcare Costs for All Kansans Act to Get a Hearing by Kansas Day: Here’s What They’re Saying
January 18, 2024 - PEABODY GAZETTE-BULLETIN: Views on Expanding Medicaid
January 11, 2024 - KANSAS CITY STAR: Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly proposes $56M for child care amid statewide ‘capacity shortfall’
January 11, 2024 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Kelly lays out new budget: Proposes spending on child care, employee raises, capital projects
January 9, 2024 - THE MORNING SUN: Governor Kelly unveils tax plan
2023
December 2023
December 29, 2023 - TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Opinion: Legislature could enact this tax cut to help Kansas parents make ends meet
October 2023
October 24, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: With temporary federal supports giving way, Kansas must do better for children in poverty
- October 27, 2023 - The Joplin Globe version
October 23, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Foster care advocates say ‘innovative new option’ will help Kansas kids as they age out of system
- October 23, 2023 - Hiawatha World Online version
- October 23, 2023 - KAKE version
October 16, 2023 - ATCHISON GLOBE: Kansas action for Children says more must be done
October 2, 2023 - WIBW: Kansas children spared effects of poverty, food insecurity during pandemic
October 2, 2023 - Fort Scott Biz: COVID-19 Supports for Kansas Kids Dropped Poverty and Food Insecurity
September 2023
September 29, 2023 - KANSAS CITY STAR: A government shutdown is looming. How would it affect people in Kansas and Missouri?
September 22, 2023 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Kansas failed to properly carry out automatic Medicaid renewals, report shows
September 17, 2023 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Sunday Reader: GOP meeting opened; Ballot hand-count initiative (Kansas Poverty Rate)
September 11, 2023 - KANSAS RELFECTOR: Kansas earmarks pandemic-era funding for social services data software
August 2023
August 26, 2023 - CNN: An ‘obscene’ number of kids are losing Medicaid coverage
August 24, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas child advocates, state officials call for deeper understanding of family welfare
August 15, 2023 - KANSAS CITY STAR: Dolly comes to Kansas. Parton promotes reading program as it expands to JoCo, WyCo
August 4, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas official points to mistakes, improvements in processing Medicaid eligibility renewals
August 3, 2023 - KANSAS CITY STAR: Tens of thousands of Kansas kids are losing health care — over a paperwork problem | Opinion
August 1, 2023 - WIBW: Governor Kelly signs ‘Kansas Breastfeeding Month’ proclamation for August
July 2023
July 31, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Report: Children comprise two-thirds of Kansans removed from state’s Medicaid program
- August 1, 2023 - The Iola Register version
- August 3, 2023 - The Newton Kansan version
July 25, 2023 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: State pauses Medicaid disenrollments amid ‘unwinding’ process
July 16, 2023 - KANSAS CITY STAR: Kansas lacks licensed child care for 84,000 kids. The shortage may get even worse
July 3, 2023 - KPR: More than 75% of eighth graders in Kansas and Missouri weren’t proficient in math in 2022
- July 4, 2023 - Salina Post version
- July 4, 2024 - Hays Post version
June 2023
June 29, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Opinion - Kansas child care crisis puts the state’s economic future at risk. Solving it will take everyone.
- July 1, 2023 - Joplin Globe version
- July 2, 2023 - Newton Kansan version
June 22, 2023 - ATCHISON GLOBE: Health, family, community and education ranked low for Kansas
June 18, 2023 - JC POST: Survey highlights childcare need in Kansas
June 16, 2023 - PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: High Ranking On 'Economic Well-Being' Not Helping All KS Families
June 14, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas families struggle to find child care, according to annual Kids Count report
- June 16, 2023 - Iola Register version
June 12, 2023 - TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Here's what Kansas is doing as thousands lose Medicaid as pandemic-era flexibility ends
June 11, 2023 - TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Health care for 500,000 Kansans — and $4 billion — is now at stake. Here's why.
May 2023
May 15, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas Action for Children sounds alarm on anti-vax, food security and child care bills
May 12, 2023 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Kelly vetoes bill restricting state, local health official powers
May 8, 2023 - KWBW: Interview with John Wilson about the 2023 Session
April 2023
April 26, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas Senate falls short in attempt to override governor’s veto of flat tax proposal
April 25, 2023 - KSNT: Kansas Gov. vetoes ‘flat tax,’ pushes $450 tax rebate
April 25, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Opinion: Kansas child care shortage won’t be solved by jeopardizing kids’ safety
April 24, 2023 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Kelly vetoes new food-assistance requirement
April 24, 2023 - KANSAS CITY STAR: Kansas Gov. Kelly vetoes Republican plan for flat income tax, setting up override fight
April 19, 2023 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Kelly vetoes bill aimed at expanding childcare; says it relaxes safety standards
April 19, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas governor vetoes bills dealing with ‘abortion reversal’, mail-in ballots, child care
March 2023
March 31, 2023 - TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: 'Continuing down this path will kill Kansas kids': Anti-vaccine bills pass Kansas Senate
March 29, 2023 - KANSAS RELFECTOR: Kansas Senate defeats bill leveraging food stamp access to generate child support payments
- March 29, 2023 - The Lawrence Times version
- March 30, 2023 - JC Post version
March 28, 2023 - KANSAS PUBLIC RADIO: Headlines for Tuesday, March 28, 2023
March 26, 2023 - TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: 'We can't wait' — Kansas lawmakers narrowly advance overhaul of child care regulations
March 24, 2023 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Vaccine bill reemerges amid accusations of rules manipulation
March 23, 2023 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: House committee passes out new tax bill after trimming cost
March 23, 2023 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Bill expanding vaccine exemptions fails to get out of committee
March 23, 2023 - KANSAS CITY STAR: KS Senate passes bill to reduce child care regulations. Critics say it decreases safety
March 19, 2023 - TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: How safe is too safe? Kansas lawmakers want to tackle child care regulations
March 15, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas statute determining access to child care subsidy conflicts with federal regulation
February 2023
February 23, 2023 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Senate passes bill limiting power of health officials to fight contagious diseases
February 23, 2023 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Senate passes bill moving state to single tax rate
February 22, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas Senate flat tax would cut $1 for low-wage earners, hand windfall to top 1%
- February 22, 2023 - The Lawrence Times version
- February 23, 2023 - KAKE News version
February 20, 2023 - THE MERCURY: Local legislators talk flat tax proposal, education vouchers at Legislative Coffee session
February 18, 2023 - KANSAS RELFECTOR: Statehouse scraps: A toothpick factory on the moon, punishing the poor, elevating conspiracies
February 16, 2023 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: New food assistance restrictions win committee approval
February 16, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: With families struggling, Welfare Reform Committee focuses on making life harder for Kansans
- February 21, 2023 - The Gardner News version
February 14, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas lawmaker questions fairness of flat tax plan that would benefit state’s top earners
- February 14, 2023 - The Lawrence Times version
February 13, 2023 - TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Kansas Republicans want welfare reform. Here's what it means for food stamp work requirement.
February 8, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: House Republicans explore new way to punish low-income, aging Kansans seeking food
- February 8, 2023 - The Lawrence Times version
February 7, 2023 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Kelly administration opposes proposed welfare change
January 2023
January 30, 2023 - WICHITA BEACON: Beyond payday loans: What other options exist when you need financial help?
- February 17, 2023 - Good Men Project version
January 30, 2023 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Flat tax proposal would cost more than $3 billion over three years
January 18, 2023 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Chamber introduces flat tax bill buying down rates with excess revenue
January 16, 2023 - HUTCH POST: Kansas Action for Children supports Kelly budget priorities in education
- January 16, 2023 - JC Post version
January 13, 2023 - KSNT: New legislation eases vaccine exemption requirements in Kansas daycares; advocates respond
- January 14, 2023 - FOX4 News version
January 13, 2023 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Will flat tax ‘revolution’ take hold in Kansas?
January 13, 2023 - KWBW: Interview with John Wilson about 2023 KAC Policy Priorities
January 12, 2023 - CENTER SQUARE: Kansas governor signs executive order aimed at improving early childhood care
January 11, 2023 - FORT SCOTT BIZ: Governor Establishes Early Childhood Transition Task Force
January 10, 2023 - TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Kansas governor creates task force for cabinet-level child care office via executive order
January 10, 2023 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kelly creates early childhood task force with first executive order of second term
2022
December 2022
December 22, 2022 - KANSAS CITY STAR: Kansas Gov. Kelly campaigned as the ‘childcare governor.’ How will she confront crisis?
November 2022
November 27, 2022 - TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Thousands could be kicked off Medicaid next year in Kansas. Here's why.
November 25, 2022 - TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Kansas lawmakers must do more to support policies to improve all Kansans' health outcomes
September 2022
September 5, 2022 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Supporting working parents will help Kansas kids thrive, this Labor Day and beyond
August 2022
August 8, 2022 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas ranks 17th in U.S. on child well-being in terms of economic, health, education metrics
- August 8, 2022 - Lawrence Times version
- August 8, 2022 - Iola Register version
- August 8, 2022 - Sunflower Radio version
May 2022
May 30, 2022 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas Action for Children focuses on early education, food security and health insurance
- May 31, 2022 - Wyandotte Daily version
- June 2, 2022 - Dodge City Daily Globe version
May 15, 2022 - TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Lawmakers heading in right direction to support child care, which is at crisis level in Kansas
April 2022
April 28, 2022 - KANSAS CITY STAR: Kansas will eliminate its grocery tax — slowly: Governor agrees to Legislature’s plan
April 13, 2022 - ABILENE-RC: Dickinson County Childcare Taskforce presented childhood care and education documentary
April 2, 2022 - TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: With record-low unemployment amid 95K open jobs, lawmakers pass bill to move Kansans off food stamps
March 2022
March 24, 2022 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Constitutional amendment limiting taxes fails in Senate
March 24, 2022 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas Senate GOP fails to secure enough votes to pass anti-tax constitutional amendment
March 11, 2022 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Senate committee advances constitutional amendment limiting new taxes, rate increases
March 10, 2022 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Out-of-state group’s drive to limit federal benefits in Kansas meets pointed opposition
March 10, 2022 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Trio of Kansas Senate redistricting maps introduced by committees with little fanfare
March 5, 2022 - TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Is a food sales tax cut compromise in the works? Kansans 'need to be contacting their legislators'
March 3, 2022 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas Republican wants food tax relief for grocers competing with senior centers, schools
February 2022
February 22, 2022 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: House health committee approves one-year ban on reworking KanCare provider contracts
- February 22, 2022 - The McPherson Sentinel version
February 21, 2022 - THE SENTINEL: School officials oppose Parents’ Bill of Rights, transparency
February 21, 2022 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas childhood anti-vax bill slams into wall after falsehood-packed hearing
February 21, 2022 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Senate panel signs off on Kansas income tax deduction increase, credit for teachers
- February 21, 2022 - The Lawrence Times version
- February 22, 2022 - The JC Post version
February 8, 2022 - SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Senate panel seeks to protect religious vaccine exemptions
February 8, 2022 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Masterson muscles gerrymandered map through Kansas Senate, at the price of school kids’ health
February 2, 2022 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: By ending Kansas’ sales tax on food, our state can live up to its ideals and help those in need
- February 2, 2022 - The Hays Post version
- February 3, 2022 - The Newton Kansan version
- February 8, 2022 - The McPherson Sentinel version
February 1, 2022 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Senate panel's debate on ending Kansas food sales tax focuses on finances
- February 3, 2022 - The Newton Kansan version
JANUARY 2022
January 23, 2022 - KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas bill would broaden scope of investigation into maternal deaths
January 6, 2022 - GREAT BEND TRIBUNE: A good idea: Kansas should drop the sales tax on groceries
2021
DECEMBER 2021
December 28, 2021 - KWBW RADIO: Interview with KAC President & CEO John Wilson
December 22, 2021 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Governor proposes $445 million in tax rebates
NOVEMBER 2021
November 8, 2021 – KANSAS CITY STAR: Kansas governor's race turns to ending food sales tax. Will it finally happen in 2022?
November 8, 2021 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas governor plans to 'axe' sales tax on food, joins AG in urging legislative action
AUGUST 2021
August 3, 2021 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: Expanded child tax credit could transform lives — but we have to make it permanent
JULY 2021
July 26, 2021 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas racial equity panel calls attention to early childhood, maternal health disparities
July 13, 2021 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: As Kansas expands paid leave for state employees, advocates look to private sector
July 11, 2021 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Sunday Reader: Rural COVID surge feared; GOP straw poll
JUNE 2021
June 25, 2021 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: Audio Astra: ‘Grassland Groupies,’ Wichita homesteaders, summer school blues
June 21, 2021 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas ranks 18th nationally in annual report measuring well-being of children
June 21, 2021 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: What the Kids Count report means for Kansas
June 21, 2021 – PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE: Report: Economy Good for Kansas Kids; Health Coverage Needs Improvement
MAY 2021
May 19, 2021 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Business group requests stop to federal unemployment aid
May 13, 2021 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: Racial disparities in infant mortalities persist despite record low rates in Kansas
May 11, 2021 – KANSAS CITY STAR: In KC region, hundreds of thousands of children qualify for expanded tax credits
May 3, 2021 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Legislature overrides Kelly on tax bill
APRIL 2021
April 30, 2021 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Legislature can’t return to the self-inflicted budget crises of the past
- Butler County Times-Gazette version
- Dodge City Daily Globe version
- Garden City Telegram version
- Hays Daily News version
- Hutchinson News version
- Kiowa County Signal version
- McPherson Sentinel version
- Newton Kansan version
- Ottawa Herald version
- Pratt Tribune version
- Salina Journal version
- St. John News version
- Wellington Daily News version
April 23, 2021 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Kansas economy is poised for big things. Let's not mess it up now.
April 16, 2021 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Governor vetoes tax bill
April 11, 2021 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: How Kansas kids – and their families – could benefit from the American Rescue Plan
MARCH 2021
March 29, 2021 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Broad coalition unifies against vaccine bill
March 18, 2021 – COFFEE, LUNCH, BEER: The Nonprofit President and Former State Representative - John Wilson
March 8, 2021 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: A year of COVID-19 in Kansas has taught us these 4 lessons
March 8, 2021 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: Clay Wirestone, author
March 1, 2021 – SHAWNEE MISSION POST: Rep. Jarrod Ousley says Statehouse partisan split impacting committee work
FEBRUARY 2021
Feb. 22, 2021 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: Mother asks Kansas lawmakers to roll back restrictions on food assistance, child care support
Feb. 15, 2021 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: A veteran of Kansas’ disastrous tax-cutting era says Republicans have taken ‘several steps backwards’
Feb. 12, 2021 – BILLINGS GAZETTE: Guest opinion: Montana, don't do what Kansas did
Feb. 6, 2021 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: The Kansas Legislature’s power imbalance stifles legitimate debate
Feb. 3, 2021 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: Let’s be brave enough to not learn the Kansas tax-cut lesson all over again
Feb. 2, 2021 – KWBW-AM: John Wilson interview on the Morning Show
Feb. 2, 2021 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Senate panel approves less costly tax bill
Feb. 2, 2021 – OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR: Governor Laura Kelly Announces Medicaid Expansion and Medical Marijuana Bill: What They’re Saying
JANUARY 2021
Jan. 31, 2021 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Shift in tone at the Kansas Statehouse includes impatience and contempt toward colleagues and constituents
- Butler County Times-Gazette version
- Dodge City Daily Globe version
- Garden City Telegram version
- Hays Daily News version
- Hutchinson News version
- Kiowa County Signal version
- McPherson Sentinel version
- Newton Kansan version
- Ottawa Herald version
- Pratt Tribune version
- Salina Journal version
- St. John News version
- Wellington Daily News version
Jan. 30, 2021 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: Governor’s tax council warns against proposals by Republicans to diminish Kansas revenue
Jan. 28, 2021 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Majority leader says DCF not complying with HOPE Act
Jan. 25, 2021 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Republicans again want a tax overhaul. COVID-19 gave them a new sense of urgency.
- Garden City Telegram version
- Hays Daily News version
- Hutchinson News version
- McPherson Sentinel version
- Newton Kansan version
- Salina Journal version
Jan. 23, 2021 – LAW 360 TAX AUTHORITY: Kan. Lawmakers Will Pass GILTI Decoupling Bill, Senator Says
Jan. 22, 2021 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: New tax bill totals more than $300 million in first year
Jan. 12, 2021 – KANSAS PUBLIC RADIO: Headlines for Tuesday, January 12, 2021
2020
DECEMBER 2020
Dec. 25, 2020 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: Here’s to the opinionated Kansans who spoke up in 2020
Dec. 24, 2020 – KANSAS PUBLIC RADIO: Headlines for Thursday, December 24, 2020
Dec. 20, 2020 – INSURANCE NEWS NET: Kansas Action for Children Issues Public Comment on HHS Proposed Rule
Dec. 15, 2020 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: Read & Reflect Morning Newsletter
Dec. 14, 2020 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: New report indicates struggles accessing basic needs extend beyond pandemic
- Butler County Times-Gazette version
- Dodge City Daily Globe version
- Garden City Telegram version
- Hays Daily News version
- Hutchinson News version
- Kiowa County Signal version
- McPherson Sentinel version
- Newton Kansan version
- Ottawa Herald version
- Pratt Tribune version
- St. John News version
- Topeka Capital-Journal version
- Wellington Daily News version
OCTOBER 2020
Oct. 31, 2020 – CASPER STAR-TRIBUNE: We can learn from Kansas’ mistakes. Wyoming citizens shouldn’t suffer a revenue disaster because of poor policy
Oct. 23, 3030 – IOLA REGISTER: For change, we need to look beyond Election Day
Oct. 22, 2020 – KANSAS RELECTOR: John Wilson: To make big changes in Kansas, look beyond Election Day
Oct. 9, 2020 – WIBW NEWS NOW: Many Children Not Getting Vaccinations
October 2020 – TECTONICA: Kansas Action for Children
SEPTEMBER 2020
Sept. 1, 2020 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: To avoid disaster for Kansas communities, federal government must send aid
Sept. 1, 2020 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: Emily Fetsch, author
AUGUST 2020
August 31, 2020 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: John Wilson: Ensure your family counts in next 30 days
- Butler County Times-Gazette version
- Dodge City Daily Globe version
- Garden City Telegram version
- Hays Daily News version
- Hutchinson News version
- McPherson Sentinel version
- Newton Kansan version
- Ottawa Herald version
- Salina Journal version
- Wellington Daily News version
August 27, 2020 – FOURSTATES HOMEPAGE: Kansas Action for Children working for more resources for children
August 24, 2020 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansas’ vulnerable children can’t afford to absorb state budget cuts
JULY 2020
July 31, 2020 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Sue Lockett, driving force behind CASA of Shawnee County, dies
July 28, 2020 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: Kansans must ask leaders to support child care
July 28, 2020 – KANSAS REFLECTOR: John Wilson, author
July 22, 2020 – KANSAS CITY STAR: Eleanor Ann (Hawkinson) Lowe obituary
July 8, 2020 – WIBW-TV: Kansas Health Foundation approves $5.39 million to improve access to food for children
JUNE 2020
June 27, 2020 – HUTCHINSON NEWS: Reno County Schools Respond to Community Need
- Hays Daily News version
- Kiowa County Signal version
- McPherson Sentinel version
- Ottawa Herald version
- Pratt Tribune version
MAY 2020
May 28, 2020 – BLOOMBERG NEWS: Bickering and Confusion Stall $150 Billion Meant to Boost States
May 25, 2020 – HOLTON RECORDER: Legislature’s final meeting shameful, KAC leader says
May 11, 2020 – ALLIANCE FOR A HEALTH KANSAS: Facebook Live Town Hall: COVID-19 and the State Budget
May 10, 2020 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Sunday Reader: Abortion lobbying; Kobach & 2022 Olympics
May 9, 2020 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: David Jordan and John Wilson: As crisis hits Kansas, existing federal funds can help families
- Dodge City Daily Globe version
- Garden City Telegram version
- Hutchinson News version
- McPherson Sentinel version
- Salina Journal version
APRIL 2020
April 24, 2020 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Horn not seeking re-election to House
April 21, 2020 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Kansas coronavirus update: Invest in people
- Butler County Times-Gazette version
- Dodge City Daily Globe version
- Garden City Telegram version
- Hays Daily News version
- Hutchinson News version
- McPherson Sentinel version
- Newton Kansan version
- Ottawa Herald version
- Salina Journal version
- Wellington Daily News version
April 3, 2020 – KMUW: Anxious Kansas Parents Keep Kids Home From Day Care Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
MARCH 2020
March 16, 2020 – KANSAS ACTION FOR CHILDREN: A message from KAC
March 10, 2020 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Kansas House panel considers $63M tax credit for food
- Dodge City Daily Globe version
- Garden City Telegram version
- Hutchinson News version
- McPherson Sentinel version
- Salina Journal version
FEBRUARY 2020
Feb. 21, 2020 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Social services reorganization stumbles in Senate
JANUARY 2020
Jan. 23, 2020 COFFEE COUNTY REPUBLICAN: Kansas families face challenges
Jan. 14, 2020 – KANSAS PUBLIC RADIO: Kansas State of the State Address 2020
Jan. 6, 2020 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: No shortage of controversial ideas for reshaping Kansas tax policy
Jan. 3, 2020 – THE HOLTON RECORDER: Top stories in our New Year’s edition
2019
DECEMBER 2019
Dec. 18, 2019 – WIBW-TV: New data shows how economic, health, and education indicators are affecting Kansas kids
Dec. 13, 2019 – LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD: New reports show Kansas’ health ranking is plummeting, rate of uninsured children is on the rise
Dec. 12, 2019 – WIBW NEWS NOW: Not Expanding Medicaid Appears to Leave Fewer Kids Insured, Even if They Are Eligible
Dec. 9, 2019 – THE KAC PODCAST: KAC President John Wilson (special preview episode)
Dec. 4, 2019 – GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY: Kansas Tax Council Supports Internet Sales Tax Changes
Dec. 3, 2019 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Gov. Laura Kelly’s tax council supports internet, digital tax changes
NOVEMBER 2019
Nov. 28, 2019 – WICHITA EAGLE: Kansans likely to get food tax relief in 2020, but will it be rate cut or refund?
Nov. 8, 2019 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Revenue estimates skyrocket more than half billion dollars
Nov. 7, 2019 – KSNT-TV: Former Kansas Rep. working to improve state policies for children and families
Nov, 4, 2019 – WICHITA EAGLE: Ending Brownback tax experiment gave Kansas a cash boost. But spending is catching up
Nov. 2, 2019 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: John Wilson: Poverty challenges present, future of Kansas children, families
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OCTOBER 2019
Oct. 17, 2019 – KCUR-FM: Lawmakers Say Sex-Trafficked Kansas Teen’s Story Is ‘Heartbreaking’
Oct. 15, 2019 – KCUR-FM: Kansas Foster Care Instability Led To Surge In Runaways, Left Children Vulnerable To Sex Traffickers
Oct. 14, 2019 – KCUR-FM: Kansas Made This Sex Trafficking Survivor A Criminal — She Wants Another Chance
Oct. 6, 2019 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Capitol Insider podcast: Kansas Action for Children backing partial paid leave for child, family care
Oct. 6, 2019 – THE MESSENGER: Education is key foundation in Nancy McCarthy Snyder’s life
SEPTEMBER 2019
Sept. 29, 2019 – LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD: New data shows fewer Kansas children live in areas of concentrated poverty; 51,000 still do
Sept. 29, 2019 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Sunday Reader: Pricey noncampaign; Kansas lawsuit culture
Sept. 26, 2019 – WIBW NEWS NOW: Concentrated child poverty still an issue in Kansas, new numbers say
Sept. 25, 2019 – WIBW-TV: Data shows more than 50,000 Kansas kids live in concentrated poverty
Sept. 25, 2019 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: New report: Rate of Kansas children in concentrated poverty dips to 7%
Sept. 23, 2019 – LAWRENCE JOURNAL-WORLD: Former Lawrence Rep. Wilson to lead Kansas children’s advocacy group
Sept. 22, 2019 – KANSAS PUBLIC RADIO: Headlines for Sunday
Sept. 21, 2019 – ASSOCIATED PRESS: Former Kansas House member to lead children’s advocacy group
Sept. 20, 2019 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Former lawmaker to lead children’s group
Sept. 10, 2019 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Kelly introduces members of tax reform commission
Sept. 10, 2019 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Wichita anti-tax organization bashes Gov. Laura Kelly’s new tax reform council
Sept. 9, 2019 – KSAL: Gov. Kelly Begins Overview of Kansas Taxes
Sept. 2, 2019 – HUTCHINSON NEWS: Trio named to HHS Wall of Honor
AUGUST 2019
August 26, 2019 – KCUR: Kansas Sees A Path To Prosperity By Getting More Kids Into Child Care And Preschool
August 16, 2019 – WICHITA EAGLE: Kansas boots reading company after it wrongly got millions, used welfare cash for trips
August 16, 2019 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Kansas drops literacy program provider for allegedly bilking welfare fund to inflate salaries
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August 13, 2019 – HAYS POST: Kansas Interfaith Action condemns Public Charge Policy change as ‘inhumane and unjust’
August 2, 2019 – WIBW: Governor signs proclamations
JULY 2019
July 28, 2019 – SALINA POST: Salina’s Wearing among 28 appointed to Kansas Complete Count Committee
JUNE 2019
June 19, 2019 – MORNING EDITION: From A Napkin To A White House Medal — The Path Of A Controversial Economic Idea
June 18, 2019 – WIBW NEWS NOW: KIDS COUNT Survey Strong, But Medicaid Expansion Would Have Made It Better, Says Kansas Action For Children
June 17, 2019 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Kansas falls to 15th in annual Kids Count report on health, education, economics, family
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June 17, 2019 – WIBW-TV: New report says Kansas fell in children’s health ranking
June 17, 2019 – KVOE-AM: Kansas slips to 15th in Kids Count Data Book
MAY 2019
May 29, 2019 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Kansas House falls short in bid to override governor’s veto of tax bill
May 29, 2019 – ASSOCIATED PRESS: Kansas lawmakers fail to override tax bill veto
May 29, 2019 – LAW 360: Kan. Lawmakers Fail To Override Veto Of Fed. Conformity Bill
May 2, 2019 – KANSAS CITY STAR: Stephen Moore, an adviser on Brownback’s tax cuts, won’t serve on Federal Reserve
APRIL 2019
April 29, 2019 – TWITTER: Sen. Sherrod Brown’s account quotes Annie McKay
April 18, 2019 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Lawmakers consider tougher fines against unlicensed day cares
April 7, 2019 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Capitol Insider podcast: Children’s Cabinet strives to magnify early childhood safety net
MARCH 2019
March 17, 2019 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Annie McKay: Quality early education holds key for Kansas’ future
FEBRUARY 2019
Feb. 25, 2019 – LAW 360: Kansas Panel Rolls Food Tax Cut, Remote Tax Into GILTI Bill
Feb. 19, 2019 – ASSOCIATED PRESS: Lawmakers hear testimony on lowering sales tax on groceries
Feb. 18, 2019 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Advocates for reducing Kansas sales tax on food make case before tax committee
Feb. 18, 2019 – KSNT-TV: Bill promises cheaper food for Kansas families
Feb. 7, 2019 – KANSAS CITY STAR: Former State Rep. Melissa Rooker named executive director of Kansas Children’s Cabinet
JANUARY 2019
Jan. 25, 2019 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Governor’s Council on Education members introduced
Jan. 24, 2019 – TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL: Gov. Laura Kelly issues order authorizing education advisory council
Jan. 18, 2019 – WALL STREET JOURNAL: Kansas’ New Gov. Kelly Aims to Unwind Brownback Legacy
Jan. 15, 2019 – KCUR: Now That Kansas State Employees Get Parental Leave, Advocates Are Eyeing The Private Sector
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Jan. 12, 2019 – HAYS POST: Rep. Hineman part of ceremony to open new State Capitol lactation room
Jan. 11, 2019 – KSN-TV: Capitol opens new lactation room
Jan. 9, 2019 – SUNFLOWER STATE JOURNAL: Kelly administration takes shape with key appointments
Jan. 7, 2019 – THE AMERICAN PROSPECT: States of Change
Jan. 3, 2019 – KCUR: Kansas Governor-elect Halting Deals With Private Foster Contractors, Names New Welfare Agency Boss