In recognition of her long-term commitment to improving health care access, the Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved (KAMU) has awarded Senator Laura Kelly, D-Topeka, with the 2008 Community Health Champion Award.

Kansas delegates have invested in the greening of Greensburg to offset the carbon footprint created by attending the 2008 Democratic National Convention. In doing so, Kansas Democrats not only met the Democratic National Convention Committee’s “Green Delegate Challenge,” but also demonstrated a commitment to a secure energy future in Kansas, Kansas Democratic Party Chairman Larry Gates announced today.

The Kansas Democratic Party will be offering a limited number of tickets to give Kansans the opportunity to see Sen. Obama accept the Democratic nomination for President – LIVE – in Denver on August 28th, 2008.

For months, Lynn Jenkins has fallen far short of living up to her “new Republican” brand. Instead, she has offers more of the same failed Ryun/Bush policies on immigration and the economy.

Hours before T. Boone Pickens met with Kansans to discuss his plan to meet 20% of our nation’s energy needs with wind energy, Sen.

In an effort to draw attention away from his own history of voting repeatedly against renewable energy tax incentives and for billion dollar tax breaks for big oil companies, Pat Roberts’ latest attack ad tries to pinpoint the rising gas prices on one person – his opponent.

“The last thing Pat Roberts can afford is to have voters asking questions about his record. But the pattern is clear. Pat Roberts will always vote for Big Oil and then use their campaign contributions to attack his opponent so he doesn't have to defend his own actions,” said Kansas Democratic Party Executive Director Mike Gaughan.

The National Federation of Independent Business, the nation’s leading small business association, announced today that the U.S. House vote on H.R.

Today, Senator Pat Roberts voted against the Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act. Experts believe market speculation is contributing to the high price of oil.

The bill would have been an important first step towards reducing the price of gas.

"When you have Sen. Pat Roberts outsourcing energy policy to the big oil companies, it’s no wonder we get $4 gas and they get $600 billion profits," said Kansas Democratic Party Executive Director Mike Gaughan. "Sen. Roberts have proven that he cannot be trusted to help break America’s dependence on oil."

Hispanic registered voters support Democrat Barack Obama for president over Republican John McCain by 66% to 23%, according to a nationwide survey of 2,015 Latinos conducted by the Pew Hispanic Center, a project of the Pew Research Center, from June 9 through July 13, 2008.

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius has endorsed Donald Betts Jr. for Congress citing his leadership on issues important to Kansans.