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Susan Osborne

Susan Osborne

Susan Osborne is a member of the state leadership team of Women for Kansas. With chapters throughout the state, Women for Kansas is a non-partisan organization that supports moderation in political issues and cooperation between political parties. She is retired from teaching and administrative positions at Wichita State University, Friends University and Newman University.

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After years of delay, Kansas should expand Medicaid coverage

By: - February 28, 2023

When it comes to expanding Medicaid, Kansas is quickly becoming one of the last states that continues to lose money and lives because of its refusal to change. Kansas is surrounded by states that have expanded, and those states are experiencing economic and job growth, along with a much lower rate of rural hospital closures. […]

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Abortion-rights activist Jamie McIntyre reacts to the ruling that overturns the landmark Roe v. Wade case in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24, 2022, in Washington, D.C. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

State constitutional amendment on abortion promises far-reaching consequences for Kansans

By: and - July 19, 2022

The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Marla Flentje and Susan Osborne serve on the State Leadership Team of Women for Kansas. The “Value Them Both” constitutional amendment on the Aug. 2 ballot […]

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Kansas House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins has Medicaid expansion all wrong. Here’s why.

By: - May 18, 2022

The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Susan Osborne is a member of the state leadership team of Women for Kansas. Kansas House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins recently wrote an opinion piece about Medicaid […]

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What’s still the matter with Kansas? How to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.

By: and - June 15, 2021

The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Ethel Edwards is co-leader of the Women for Kansas Northeast Chapter. Susan Osborne is a member of the state leadership team of Women for Kansas. With respect […]

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Republican leaders must stop making excuses for failing to expand Medicaid in Kansas

By: - April 13, 2021

The Kansas Reflector welcomes opinion pieces from writers who share our goal of widening the conversation about how public policies affect the day-to-day lives of people throughout our state. Susan Osborne is a member of the state leadership team of Women for Kansas and president of the Women for Kansas Education Foundation.   I am incredibly […]