Daniel C. Vock, Author at Kansas Reflector

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Daniel C. Vock is a correspondent for the States Newsroom Washington, D.C., bureau.

Agriculture

Marshall seeks ties with farm-state Democrats on Senate agriculture panel

Daniel C. Vock - February 28, 2021

Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly pledges to veto any emergency management law passed by the 2021 Legislature that jeopardizes the state's response to COVID-19, while the Kansas Senate positions itself for a GOP-inspired veto override. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)for expansion of Medicaid with revenue drawn from legalizing medicinal marijuana. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)

Health

Billions of dollars for Medicaid expansion dangled in front of holdout...

Daniel C. Vock - February 10, 2021

Environment

Buttigieg puts greenhouse gas reduction at center of Biden transportation policy

Daniel C. Vock - January 22, 2021

Agriculture

Farmers likely to see more multinational trade deals crafted in Biden...

Daniel C. Vock - November 21, 2020

Business

Immigration agency cuts of 800 Kansas City jobs expected to trigger...

Daniel C. Vock - September 10, 2020

Under new rules adopted in May, representatives can designate a proxy rather than vote in person from the floor of the U.S. House, seen here in a file photo from October 2019. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

COVID-19

Why D.C. lawmakers are voting remotely during the pandemic

Daniel C. Vock - September 3, 2020

Latest News

New law pushes Kansas school districts to reconsider health protocols

Courts and Crime April 18, 2021

End-of-session package installs framework for investigating elder abuse in Kansas

Courts and Crime April 17, 2021

Amber Shultz took the oath of office Friday to serve as secretary of the Kansas Department of Labor, which has been under a microscope for more than a year during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)

Shultz formally takes reins of labor department plagued by challenges

Business April 16, 2021

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 50 containing tax reform provisions sought by the Republican majority in the Legislature but labeled by the Democratic governor as "fiscally irresponsible." (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)

Gov. Kelly vetoes massive tax reform bill pushed through by GOP

Business April 16, 2021

The unemployment rate in Kansas declined by 0.1% in March to 3.7%, which was far below the COVID-19 peak of 11.9% in April 2020 but above the 3.2% rate in March 2020. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)

Kansas unemployment rate declines to 3.7% in March

Business April 16, 2021

Latest Commentary

Kansans have only ourselves to blame for the embarrassment of these...

Opinion April 18, 2021

Reforms to the Kansas child welfare system should focus on keeping...

Opinion April 17, 2021

Latest Podcasts

Don’t Tread on Me license plate sparks debate over flag ties,...

April 12, 2021

Bob Beatty, political science professor at Washburn University in Topeka, says emergence of major candidates in the 2022 contest for Kansas governor got the contest off to an early start. (Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)

Political science professors evaluate Legislature, candidates for governor

April 5, 2021

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