Matt Hodapp
Producer, Statehouse Blend Kansas, Statehouse Blend Missouri and Midwesternish-
All the commotion around a school funding plan may have overshadowed the fact that Kansas lawmakers are also working on a controversial tax cut bill. Some…
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As students rally nationwide for more gun regulation, Missouri legislators are considering — and advancing — several bills to make firearms more legal,…
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Lawmakers and Governor Jeff Colyer have written another chapter in the story of this ongoing debate by authorizing a $500 million increase in school…
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On Wednesday, a Missouri House committee released an explosive report about an affair Gov. Eric Greitens has admitted having with his former hairdresser…
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After months and months of debate, it’s finally happened. The Kansas Legislature has passed a school funding plan. Now, the questions are whether…
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In some states, abortion is on the agenda just about every year. Missouri is one of those states, and it is one where efforts to regulate or restrict…
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The clock is ticking for the Kansas Legislature to agree on a new school finance formula. One lawmaker in the middle of the debate says while progress is…
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The Missouri House has approved its budget for the 2018 fiscal year, and the ball is now in the Senate's court. It's no small thing getting all the…
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Is this the right time for a new political party in Kansas? Can an independent candidate win the governor’s race? The coming election could give us…
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As the Missouri General Assembly takes a spring break, we take a look at the term so far and what's left to be done. But like everyone else, we have a…