Briefly noted: Xu says education funding, Medicaid expansion are top priorities;

Rui_Xu — Democratic Representative Rui Xu voiced concerns that the Kansas House failed to pass a mask mandate, and passed a Constitutional Amendment on abortion. Still, he said he has hope in a new year, with a new presidential administration. Above, Rep. Rui Xu in a file photo.

Xu says education funding, Medicaid expansion top list of priorities. Interviewed the Topeka Captial-Journal as part of a piece on freshman legislators, District 25 Democrat Rui Xu said that he plans to make education funding and Medicaid expansion his priorities when he gets to the capitol, but that he hopes to be able to focus on energy policy and climate change as well. [Kansas House newcomers burst on political scene eager for reform — Topeka Capital-Journal]

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Jay Senter

Jay Senter is the founder and publisher of the Johnson County Post.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at the University of Wisconsin – Madison, where he worked as a reporter and editor at The Badger Herald.

He went on to receive a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Kansas. While he was in graduate school, he also worked as a reporter for the Lawrence Journal-World.

His reporting has appeared in the Kansas City Star, The Pitch and The New York Times, among other publications.

Senter was the recipient of the Johnson County Community College Headliner Award in 2023.

Briefly noted: Xu says education funding, Medicaid expansion are top priorities;

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