Unfortunately, a lot of water is covering farmland and towns and roads, … The good news is our emergency plan worked just the way it was supposed to.

Gordon, welcome to the front row,

But wishing our Kansas soldiers ‘God speed’ is not enough. We need to comfort, care for, and protect their families. And we should ease the financial burdens that these families often face.

It takes a community-wide effort, and that’s what we’ve seen in both of these communities. Businesses working with schools, volunteers working with local leaders; these are the partnerships that make our communities stronger and healthier,

Although black and white Americans live, work, and learn together now, there is still injustice in America.

just the latest in a series of troubling decisions by the Board of Education.

so we don’t, after the fact, cover up abuse of children.

If we’re going to continue to bring high-tech jobs to Kansas and move our state forward, we need to strengthen science standards, not weaken them, … Stronger public schools ought to be the mission of...

But the dollars spent on economic incentives and new investment strategies are wasted unless we seriously address the two most important economic issues in Kansas: education and health care.

It is encouraging to see major companies like DHL expand and invest in Kansas, … With this new investment in our state, our community will benefit by the creation of new jobs and increased revenue...

A healthy state encourages many voices – and lots of listening.

Policyholders can rest assured knowing that the insurance industry in the United States is a $1 trillion industry with assets of more than $3 trillion, … Therefore, preliminary loss estimates of $20 billion represent only...

I believe we all agree that, for the health of Kansas, nothing is more important than education.

The essence of good government is trust.

Imagine. You’re rushed into the emergency room. Your chest is tight. Your breathing, labored. Your pulse is faint. A cardiologist appears at your side. Immediate surgery is your only hope. The surgeon’s hand reaches toward...

If your voices are not heard, you can be sure that many others will be – in particular those who are paid to present a point of view, and often do it most effectively.

Let’s think of new opportunities, not past constraints, as we visualize the future of the state that we call home.

What is potentially harmful about this whole situation is that people lose faith in the fact that the government can be a protector, … I’m hopeful that we can use this as an opportunity to...

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of the commemorative coin sets today will be used to help children who are victims of Hurricane Katrina. There are thousands of kids who have been affected...

We’re taking notes very seriously.

The men and women who serve this great nation, whether they are stationed in Iraq, Fort Riley, or the Korean Peninsula, or they serve us at home as our community first responders, serve because they...

With two of our state’s symbols, the buffalo and the sunflower, the Kansas quarter celebrates our state’s past and is a representation of the heritage and traditions of our state.