Weekly Legislative Update
This week’s highlights:
Top News - Kansas Governor Laura Kelly unveiled plans to generate 458 additional childcare slots through an investment of nearly $28 million in Capital Projects Fund Accelerator (CPF Accelerator) awards across seven communities in the state.
Missouri Update - Week 6 is in the books and it was a doozy. On Tuesday, the General Assembly received a joint address from the Israeli Consul General, Maor Elbaz-Starinsky, who called for continued support of the Israeli state by Missourians while highlighting similarities in the economies, values, and history of Israel and Missouri.
Kansas Update - Aligned is thrilled to report that HB 2774. which creates the Kansas Workforce Pathway Act, was introduced and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Labor, and Economic Development this week.
Additional Highlights - Last year, Aligned toured Operation Breakthrough and received an inside look at the electrifying environment at the Ignition Lab, which is a real-world learning space for students aged 14-18 years that was made possible through Eighty-Seven and Running, a foundation started by Kansas City Chief Travis Kelce. The organization’s mission is to empower disadvantaged youth to achieve success by providing resources to cultivate their talent in the areas of education, business, athletics, STEM, and the arts.