What is a Food Bank? A food bank is a nonprofit, charitable organization that stocks and stores food that includes basic provisions and non-perishable items. This food is then distributed to food pantries, where the items are provided to individuals who are in need or are unable to purchase food. Food banks are an integralContinue reading “Farm to Food Bank Projects”
Category Archives: Briefing Book 2025
Kansas Businesses: Jobs for Kansans
Businesses in Kansas The Department of Commerce’s stated mission is to empower individuals, businesses, and communities to achieve prosperity in Kansas. The agency has announced more than 20 new or expansion business opportunities that are expected to require over 4,800 jobs across the state. This article will highlight some of the upcoming projects. Economic ProjectsContinue reading “Kansas Businesses: Jobs for Kansans”
Community Eligibility for Free Lunch
What is the Community Eligibility Provision? The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a school meal funding option authorized by the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. CEP is designed to provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to students at schools, school districts, and local educational agencies (LEAs) in low-income areas. Schools, school districts,Continue reading “Community Eligibility for Free Lunch”
Student Loans and Financial Aid
Current National Debt Statistics and Policy As of 2024, the national student loan debt is $1.7 trillion and is now the second-highest consumer debt category. Many factors contribute to this high figure, such as interest rates, but experts identify the rising cost of college tuition to be the primary cause. According to data from EducationContinue reading “Student Loans and Financial Aid”
Federal 340B Drug Pricing Program
The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B) allows certain entities that serve low-income patients to receive discounted outpatient drugs from manufacturers that participate in Medicaid and Medicare. Manufacturers must sell covered drugs at 340B prices for Medicaid to cover the drugs. The 340B Program is intended to enable covered entities to use federal resources toContinue reading “Federal 340B Drug Pricing Program”
Home Rule
Dillon’s Rule vs. Home Rule Arising in the late 19th Century, the issue of from where local units of government derived their power was debated and established in the ideological concepts of “Dillon’s Rule” and “Home Rule.” Dillon’s Rule focuses on local units of government as being subdivisions of the State that are dependent uponContinue reading “Home Rule”
Foster Care Update
New Case Management Provider Contracts State fiscal year (SFY) 2025 is the first year of the newly negotiated contracts between the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) and case management providers (CMPs) of foster care. DCF will continue working with TFI, KVC Kansas, Cornerstones of Care, and Saint Francis Ministries. New to this contractContinue reading “Foster Care Update”
Political Committee Major Purpose Test
Political Committees The Campaign Finance Act, KSA 25-4142 et seq., sets rules for the financing of campaigns in Kansas. The Act applies to elections of the state, counties, cities of the first class, unified school districts with more than 35,000 pupils, and the board of public utilities of Kansas City, Kansas, but does not applyContinue reading “Political Committee Major Purpose Test”
Long-term Care Facilities Minimum Staffing
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule creating new requirements for staffing levels in CMS-certified long-term care facilities on May 10, 2024, in the Federal Register, effective June 21, 2024. The final rule makes the following changes: Hardship Exemptions Facilities may qualify for a temporary hardship exemption if the facilityContinue reading “Long-term Care Facilities Minimum Staffing”
Recall of Local Elected Officials
Defining a Recall Procedure Recall is a procedure that allows citizens to remove and replace an elected official before the end of the official’s elected term. Generally, the recall procedure for states is specified in a state’s constitution. The constitutions of 18 states specifically authorize it. In Kansas, Article 4, Section 34 of the KansasContinue reading “Recall of Local Elected Officials”
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