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Former Johnson County lawmaker Rooker will head Kansas panel on children’s issues

by Jim McLean, Kansas News Service Kansas Democratic Governor Laura Kelly named former Republican Rep. Melissa Rooker on Thursday to help lead one of her signature initiatives. Kelly chose Rooker to head the Kansas Children’s Cabinet, a 15-member group created in the late 1990s to guide state investments in early childhood programs. Rooker, a moderate … Continue reading “Former Johnson County lawmaker Rooker will head Kansas panel on children’s issues”

Letter to the editor: Kansas child welfare is slavery

To the governor of Kansas, the Kansas state legislators and the Kansas citizens, I must say to you with all due respect, Kansas child welfare is slavery. After many years of going to community meetings, legislative hearings and work sessions, I have concluded that the child welfare laws, policies and procedures are broken. The system … Continue reading “Letter to the editor: Kansas child welfare is slavery”

Analysis: The stories behind the fights brewing in the Kansas Legislature

by Jim McLean, Kansas News Service Three weeks into the 2019 legislative session, the battle lines are becoming clear. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is keeping a relatively low profile (for a new governor) and sticking to her plan of triaging state needs and responding to the most urgent among them. Toward that end, she’s told … Continue reading “Analysis: The stories behind the fights brewing in the Kansas Legislature”