It’s a new year and a new legislative session in Kansas. On Monday, the new statewide, house members, and senators will be sworn into their new positions. Elected officials’ families will attend. A lot of pictures will be taken. Everyone will be trying to catch up after not having seen each other since last May.
Early, in-person voting ends today at noon! And TOMORROW is election day! Your mailbox will finally stop being flooded with campaign mail. But we need you to go vote this morning or tomorrow! This election is incredibly important for the direction of our state and our nation. GET PREPARED! ‘Check out all our
The California legislature has sent a bill to their governor that has huge implications for every state in the nation. SB 107 allows California to take emergency custody of kids so that the kids can go through gender transition without their parent’s knowledge or consent, even if they are residents of other states. This sort
We left the Statehouse around 2:30 Friday morning, after a roller-coaster week in Veto Session. While the Senate overrode Gov. Kelly’s vetoes on Fairness in Women’s Sports and the Parental Bill of Rights, the House fell short of overriding the veto. This is a huge disappointment for our organization but also for the majority of
“At Kansas Family Voice we believe that children are given to parents and families, not the state. The government, schools, and even the church do not own children, though they may have a role to play in their development. Families are designed to nurture, love, educate, and prepare children to engage the world around them.”
As the Senate continues to debate overriding the Governor’s veto of the redistricting map, I have two exciting pieces of news! Several of our top priority bills were introduced in committees yesterday: the Parental Bill of Rights and the Fairness in Women’s Sports. This is the first year that a Parental Bill of Rights
It’s a new year and a new legislative session. Today, I will begin my daily commute to and from the Capitol. It’s a little like the first day of school, excitement to see everyone combined with days of preparation for the work ahead. We know with everything going on in the world, there is a
Most families are preparing for their kids to go back to school. This year seems fraught with even more issues than normal, especially as local school boards are taking more and more power away from parents under the guise of the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether you agree with the decisions the boards are making about mask
Dear Friends, As we reflected on our nation’s rich history of liberty and our declaration of independence from Great Britain this past week, we also spent time reflecting on our history of freedom-minded, family-oriented work in Kansas. Starting in the 1980s and gaining momentum in 2015, Kansas Family Voice of Kansas has worked to promote
The following OpEd by Brittany Jones and Elizabeth Patton was published by the Wichita Eagle on March 11, 2021. The past year has highlighted how important it is to bridge the opportunity gaps in our educational system. As these gaps were exacerbated by pandemic-related school closures, working parent, single parents, students, teachers, and thousands of
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