"The nation is looking at Missouri. They're looking at that boy in North Kansas City and what happened to him on Thursday night, and then we go and pass something like this?"
Assistant Minority Leader Richard Brown spoke passionately last night against a bill that would permit concealed carry on public transportation and mandate that houses of worship to accept concealed carry as well.
Watch his full speech below. #moleg
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed a law guaranteeing free breakfast and lunch for all students in the state, regardless of how much money their parents make. Tens of thousands of food-insecure kids will benefit.
Weston Mazey suffered a scary brain injury while playing baseball. He thought he'd never play again, but doctors got him back on the field within a few months.
This is what the opposing team did in his first game back.
Life is bigger than sports.
Every day, my administration is working to help Kansas students succeed. Today I announced KEEP, a program that will give qualifying families $1,000 per child to pay for educational goods & services โ from tutoring and school supplies to language classes and musical instruments.
If we want to make Kansas the best place in America to raise a family, we must invest in early childhood care, fully fund schools and special education programs, and support a robust workforce to sustain our growing economy.
A school in Dallas put out a call for stand-ins to attend a breakfast for young boys, many of whom didn't have father figures of their own. They thought a few dozen people would come.
More than 600 dads showed up.
The 9-8-8 suicide prevention hotline will provide Kansans immediate access to qualified mental health care providers during moments of crisis. We're working to make Kansas' mental health supports the best in the nation.
https://t.co/JLt0piZBoH
ICYMI: I am fully funding our public schools for the fourth consecutive year. Providing schools with the funding & resources they need will create lifelong learners -- the foundation of our stateโs strong workforce & future economic growth.
https://t.co/ogIpZtM77p
Now that weโre back in the office I run in a constant state of fear that my neighbors can hear me blasting Megan Thee Stallion into my AirPods all day :-)
#Big12SD is ๐โผ๏ธ
Raise your hand if youโre excited, weโll start: ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ๐โโ๏ธ
The struggles that come with retiring from a sport are real and they linger. Be open about what you're going through, talk to people who have done it before, and try to understand you're not the only one trying to figure out life after athletics. I'm still working on it as well.