Congratulations, graduates. With a diploma in hand, you are about to discover how much you thought you knew about the real world and how little you actually know. There’s no need to feel bad. This…

“If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, does it still make a sound?” The essence of the popular conundrum is not the travel of sound waves, but if the fact…

Prior to my time as secretary of commerce, you could see me under the dome of the Capitol leading rallies with a pickle jar in my hand talking about the need for Medicaid expansion. Why…

I recently gave a lecture to students at the University of Colorado about my childhood experiences as a refugee survivor from the days of the Holocaust. Aside from relating my story, I had a message…

Long before she became governor, Laura Kelly advocated eliminating the sales tax on food. In 2012, 2015 and 2016 then-Sen. Kelly introduced various measures — including a constitutional amendment — to phase out the punitive…

Can I get something on the record? I love moms. I really love moms. A caring mother provides the best chance, sometimes the only chance, a young person has of turning into a responsible, self-reliant,…

Last week, Moderna became the first manufacturer to officially ask the Food and Drug Administration to approve its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 6 years old.  As with all things COVID-19, sentiments about vaccinating kids…

It was a dramatic moment for U.S. involvement in the Ukraine war. Nancy Pelosi, one day after her surprise meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, told the press in Poland on Sunday: “America…

It could have been worse. That’s not the kind of statement that inspires excitement and applause, or rouses one’s fellow Kansans to ecstasies of celebration. It’s still an accurate summary of the 2022 Legislature, which…

In February, United WE released a report highlighting the growing gender inequalities in our state, particularly in healthcare. Last week, state lawmakers made a small step towards progress on this issue. The newest budget funds…