Rob Larew, NFU Senior Vice President for Policy, provided the annual Washington Update at the 2019 KFU State Convention. It’s no secret to most folks – National’s Farmers Union’s biggest issues right now are all related to the current state of the farm economy. “Times are really tough out there. [...]
Tim Carpenter, statehouse bureau chief at The Topeka Capital-Journal, moderated a panel taking a look at the significant issues for the upcoming 2020 legislative session. Panelist included: Rep. Eileen Horn, Sen. Marci Francisco, KRC’s Paul Johnson, Sen. Dennis “Boog” Highberger, and Rep. Rui Xu. When four Kansas state legislators and [...]
From population changes to rural healthcare and farming and food access. On January 9, Gov. Laura Kelly announced that she had reached a deal with Republicans who control the Legislature to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. Senate Bill 252 to expand Medicaid is scheduled to have four days of hearings in the [...]
by Amy Hadachek When four Kansas state legislators and a policy analyst converged in front of an overflowing public audience, predicting the ‘hot topics’ for the 2020 Kansas legislative session came as easily as a Kansas breeze. The event was the well-attended panel discussion during the Kansas Farmers Union state convention Wednesday, December 4th [...]
Grassroots policy development took center stage at the annual Kansas Farmers Union (KFU) State Convention in Lawrence earlier this month when more than 100 members gathered to debate and adopt policy for the 2020 legislative session. KFU has a rich history of working to protect and promote the interests of family farmers and ranchers [...]
