BPU to meet Jan. 3

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities will meet for a regular session at 6 p.m. Jan. 3 at the BPU headquarters, 540 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas.

Before the 6 p.m. meeting there will be a swearing-in ceremony of BPU board members Mary Gonzales, Tom Groneman and Ryan Eidson. A reception for them will follow the board meeting.

On the agenda for the 6 p.m. meeting are a preliminary report on the customer survey; board comments; and general manager comments.

Rally planned Jan. 13 on expanding KanCare

A rally on expanding KanCare is planned from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, at Donnelly College, 608 N. 18th St., Kansas City, Kansas.

It is sponsored by the Alliance for a Healthy Kansas, which is planning rallis across Kansas that will discuss what KanCare expansion would mean to Kansas.

KanCare is the state’s Medicaid program.

For more information, and to make reservations, visit http://www.expandkancare.com/event/expand-kancare-rally-kck/.