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Brett Parker was born and raised in Johnson County. A graduate of Olathe East, he has worked in the Olathe School District as an English language teacher at Countryside Elementary School and Pioneer Trail Middle School...
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How did Kansas Medicaid expansion die? Here’s the view from inside the House

"In the end, health care for Kansans took a back seat to Republican partisan loyalty and personal political interests. For a fleeting moment, the Kansas House functioned as it was meant to, only to come crashing back to a reality that justifies … Read More

Why won’t the Kansas Legislature outlaw spousal sexual battery and sexual extortion?

“This was deemed not important enough,” to even be debated this year, said state Rep. Brett Parker, a Democrat from Overland Park who wrote the measure that would have outlawed non-consensual spousal sexual contact short of … Read More

Kansas lawmakers strive to improve transparency

"I tried to be optimistic that everyone is ready to do the right thing every single day. But I can't say I was terribly surprised that they (the bills) didn't move because the people who benefit from a lack of transparency are those in the … Read More

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