OLETHA FAUST GOUDEAU
YOUR State Senator
FOR THE
29th Kansas Senate District
When Your Future is at Stake
Choose the Leader Who CARES About Your Future
| HOME | ||||
| About Oletha | ||||
| Service | ||||
| Productivity | ||||
| NEWS: | ||||
| • RECENT NEWS | ||||
| • PRIOR NEWS | ||||
| People Say | ||||
| Topics | ||||
| Campaign Support | ||||
| Contact Oletha | ||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
CLICK to ENLARGE.
To Join the Support for
Oletha
Call 652-9067
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Updates on the latest
issues & concerns of yours, and Oletha's work for you. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
from Oletha, CLICK HERE.
For Previous Newsletters
Driver's License Law:
Oletha's years of work to restore limited driving privileges to those with revoked drivers' licenses -- so they can drive to work, to earn their way out of court debt -- has led to this year's
Senate Bill 500,
which she pushed through to victory. The bill passed both houses in the Legislature with nearly unanimous bi-partisan support (just a single Senator voted "no") -- and even support from the state's leading law-enforcement organizations. On Friday, May 10, Governor Kelly signed the bill into law!
This
revolutionary
change in Kansas traffic law breaks the cycle of desperation in which poor and working class drivers are crippled by fines they cannot immediately pay in full -- resulting in the suspension of their driver's license, which -- ironically -- keeps them from meeting their basic needs and obligations, ...including the need to get to work, to earn the money, to pay off those fines, and to get to court to resolve the issue.
Now, both "revoked" and "suspended" drivers can have limited driving privileges to meet these needs,
ending most driver's license suspensions in the State of Kansas -- and breaking the law's self-reinforcing cycle of despair that has impovershed so many Kansans and their families.
This year, Sen. Faust-Goudeau
broadened her campaign
to extend these needed privileges to those with revoked licenses. To this end, this year, Sen. Faust-Goudeau introduced Senate Bill 500,
The new law...
After much political wrangling, in both House and Senate, Sen. Faust-Goudeau managed to coax an overwhelming
BI-partisan majority of legislators -- backed by the state's top law enforcement organizations -- to support, even strengthen, the bill, passing it overwhelmingly, and earning a prompt signature from Governor Kelly.
That's Progress !
See:
Dec. 22, 2023:
"Bill proposes allowing some suspended Kansas drivers to get restricted licenses"
Jan. 24, 2024:
"Broad coalition urges Kansas lawmakers to amend law on driving license revocations"
May 8, 2024
"Broad Changes in Kansas License Suspension Law Will Prove Helpful to Many"
May 10, 2024:
"Kansas approves restricted driving privileges for people with traffic violations"
"New Kansas law to allow drivers paying citations to drive on restricted licenses"
"New bill signed by Kansas governor will change driving suspension rules"
May 13, 2024:
"Traffic tickets in Kansas can cost low-income drivers their licenses. There's a new law to help"
"Kelly signs law shifting Kansas toward driving license restrictions rather than suspensions"
Anthony Hensley Award
At the Kansas Democratic Party convention -- "Washington Days" -- Sen. Faust-Goudeau was honored with the Anthony Hensley Legislative Award for outstanding service in the Kansas Senate.
The honor is named for the former longtime Senate Minority (Democratic) Leader, Anthony Hensley, who -- along with current Minority (Democratic) Leader Dinah Sykes and Lt. Governor David Toland -- participated in the presentation of the award to Oletha.
Presenting award to Sen. Faust-Goudeau (center) are
The awards banquet, held this year at the Wichita Art Museum, helps raise funds for Storytime Village’s mission to inspire a "lifelong love of literacy in
The One Heart Project
The U.S. is one of the major countries that most frequently imprisons its kids,
and leads the industrial world in locking up young people.
And Kansas is usually
one of states most likely to do so.
Senator Faust-Goudeau is pushing for juvenile justice reforms to break the cycle of poverty, crime, jail, re-offense, prison, failure and tragic waste.
The One Heart Project
is a national juvenile offender rehabilitation program that provides second chances for youth who've been convicted of serious crimes, but show real potential for reform. It began in Texas, and has spread to major cities in several states, particularly in the heartland, including Topeka and Kansas City -- providing real rehabilitation, lasting freedom, and constructive lives for convicted kids.
The inspiring story of the dramatic events that led to the One Heart Project is now a motion picture -- "One Heart" -- shortly to be released in theaters.
At Oletha's urging, lobbyist Ryan Irsik delivered a $30,000 check from Walmart to help with the project.
One Heart Project leaders were
impressed with the reception and support,
and are now eager to start a program for Wichita-area youth.
FEBRUARY, 2024
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED,
Following her success in previous sessions, removing the state sales tax on food, Sen. Faust-Goudeau introduced Senate Bill 435, which allows for a sales tax exemption for certain critical personal-care items (feminine hygiene products, and baby and adult diapers) -- adding it as a floor amendment to Senate Bill 60. Following her supporting testimony in the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee, it passed.
SB 500
Driver's License bill - Limited restoration of revoked driving privileges.
A major problem facing poorer Kansas citizens has been the onerous burden resulting from traffic tickets and fines that exceed their ability to pay. Under such circumstances, their driver's licenses are often suspended -- causing the majority of driver's license suspensions in Kansas.
Ironically, this prevents the suspended driver from getting to work, to earn the money that they need to survive and to pay off their fines, and thereby get their licenses restored.
Those who, in desperation, continue to drive, often find themselves arrested,
The snowballing effects of this problem are often catastrophically destructive to the lives of impoverished drivers, and also to their families, employers, and community as well.
She's
broadened her campaign
to extend those same needed privileges to those with revoked licenses, as well. To this end, this year, she introduced Senate Bill 500.
In the Senate hearing, Feb. 15th, Oletha testified in the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of SB 500...
...which is now on its way to passage, with strong bipartisan support!
Delta Day at The Capitol
A RESOLUTION recognizing the members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., for their outstanding service to the citizens of our state, our nation and the international community and their promotion of sisterhood, scholarship and service. WHEREAS, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is a private, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to provide assistance and support to local communities throughout the world in diverse fields relating to public service through the organization's established five-point programmatic thrust: SR 1739 was adopted
JANUARY, 2024
January 24:
Kansas Senate Democrats, including Oletha -- loyal to working Kansans and their labor union movement -- were proud to attend the Kansas AFL-CIO’s Solidarity event at the Statehouse. Legislation that promotes the safety, well-being, and rights of Kansas workers will always be a top priority for Kansas Senate Democrats.
January 12:
Senator Faust-Goudeau joined with the Kansas African American Affairs Commission, at the Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at the state capitol, where Governor Kelly read the proclamation. Dr. King's legacy continues to improve the hope for freedom and justice in America.
January 11: In the Senate Committee on Federal and State Affairs, Sen. Faust-Goudeau was granted a hearing on SB36 ("The Crown Act"), proposed to foster freedom in hairstyles for people of diverse cultures -- particularly countering challenges faced by African-Americans in schools and the workplace. The bill has garnered a exceptional amount of support. See:
"'Fro or No?' Supporters of the CROWN Act seek support for bill from Kansas lawmakers."
2023:
OLETHA WELCOMES E.M.S. NATIONAL MEMORIAL TOUR On July 3rd, 2023 -- as a member of the Kansas State EMS* Board (*Emergency Medical Services) -- I was honored to join the members of the National EMS Memorial Service who stopped in Wichita, during their nationwide "Moving Honors" tour, for a ceremony, at Exploration Place, to remember and acknowledge those who died during their work serving others. EMS workers -- the men and women of America's ambulance and rescue services -- are the first responders who most directly, and continuously, deal with life and death on a weekly basis -- often daily, sometimes hourly -- and face not only the dangers of rushing to and from disaster, and within it, but also exposing themselves to every imaginable disease, horror and grief, often with lasting, sometimes deadly, consequences. Sedgwick County EMS officials and workers, and others from around the state, joined in the ceremony, which honored 59 EMS workers who lost their lives during their career of service, including two from Kansas: Woodson County EMS Paramedic Tina Evenson, and McPherson EMS EMT Randall “Randy” Willems. Their service, and that of their brothers and sisters in service, is not forgotten. ~ Oletha
OLETHA BACKS ELECTION REFORM Sen. Faust-Goudeau joined with a bipartisan majority of Kansas Senators in a move to reform and modernize the election system with Senate Bill 221. This new Election Modernization law improves election administration in Kansas, enhancing transparency in the State's election process, and increases election security for voting.
OLETHA CO-HOSTS NEIGHBORHOOD AWARDS In the community, on June 3rd, 2023, Oletha co-hosted the 3rd Annual Wichita Neighborhood Awards event at the Dunbar Theatre -- honoring those in the city who are making a difference in the lives of others.
OLETHA SAVES FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FROM GOP ATTACK. 
The majority party sought to throw a wrench into the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ("SNAP" -- originally the Food Stamps program), by adding another restriction to it. The bill would have blocked anyone who was behind on child-support payments from getting food assistance -- ironically compounding hardships for people who have fallen on hard times. Sen. Faust-Goudeau, with an impasssioned speech on the floor of the Kansas Senate, Wednesday, March 29th, 2023, overcame the force of the Republican supermajority -- not only bonding all Democrats to the defense of the SNAP program, but also a decisive number of Republicans (one of them openly declaring that her speech changed his mind). Despite the Senate's overwhelming Republican majority, she defeated the bill with a 20/20 Senate tie vote. When a few GOP lawmakers attempted to tie food stamp eligibilty to child-support payments, Faust-Goudeau argued against the idea, noting it was just another way that conservative lawmakers were trying to undermine the program. She pointed out that needy non-custodial parents facing economic hardships would be even less able to meet their child-support obligations, or to feed their visiting children, if food stamps were taken away -- worsening their economic struggles. The extraordinary success of her emotional appeal to Republican lawmakers drew state-wide media attention. Click one of these newspapers to see its article covering the floor fight Oletha won:
OLETHA PUSHES FOR SALES TAX HOLIDAY FOR SCHOOL SUPPLIES 
Many parents, especially those with multiple children, struggle with the sudden steep cost of the annual back-to-school shopping required to get all the needed school supplies for their children.
Senator Faust-Goudeau -- recognizing the importance of fully equipping students for school success -- urged the Kansas Legislature to exempt purchases of school supplies from state sales tax, on the weekend before school starts. The idea quickly gained traction in the Legislature, with other legislators promoting similar bills. Oletha's though, was the first to gain Senate committee approval.
2022: FAUST-GOUDEAU DEMANDS QUALITY STANDARDS FOR FOSTER CARE 
The Kansas child protection & foster care system has long been a source of torment for many of the children in foster care. Part of the problem has been a system that operates with too little accountability, and a reckless indifference to scientific evidence on what constitutes quality child protection and foster care. Politics and convenience (for adults) has taken priority over the actual needs of the abused and neglected children in state custody. This has included foster children being moved as many as a 50 times during their government-interrupted childhoods -- the main reason most Kansas children in foster care never finish high school. Responsibility for the fate of individual chidren was handed from bureaucrat to bureaucrat, each making parental-level decisions for the foster child -- with little or no accountability for outcomes, and often with the child never even knowing what person was really in control of their life. The problem was made even worse in 2000 when Kansas became the first state in the nation to "privatize" its foster care system -- turning the fate of Kansas foster children over to private enterprises, managed for financial performance rather than safe and effective child care and sucessful child development. Children suffered hardship, chaos, illness (physical and mental), neglect, abuse, injuries, and some even died in custody of the private contractors, who were never really held accountable. When a child rebelled against this, or simply became inconvenient, the contractor often turned them over to police, who dumped them into the the states' juvenile prisons. With her Senate Bill 12, Faust-Goudeau began pressuring the state authorities to start implementing real systems of quality control for foster care -- using programs based in scientific evidence -- with foster care contractors (and the state social work bureaucracy) facing real accountability for outcomes in the lives of the state's most vulnerable children. Thinking ahead, Sen. Faust-Goudeau called for a shift towards quality, evidence-based programs for abuse-and-neglect prevention -- preserving and improving troubled families, rather than the state system's traditional tendency to simply seize at-risk children and put them into foster care. Her proposed measures were eventually passed into law, signed by Governor Kelly.
OLETHA PUSHES BACK AGAINST AUTHORITIES WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THE DEATH of TROUBLED TEEN, CEDRIC LOFTON, ...or... WHO LOOKED THE OTHER WAY. CALLS FOR DCF, JUVENILE JUSTICE & POLICE REFORM. In September 2021, troubled Wichita teen Cedric Lofton -- distraught over the death of his grandmother, while he was living with her -- was placed by authorities into the custody of a foster parent, who called the police when Lofton began having a mental breakdown.
Citing Kansas’s “Stand Your Ground Law” -- claiming the many officers all acted in self-defense -- Sedgwick County District Atty. Mark Bennett refused to charge any of the officers for Lofton's death. However, authorities promised reforms to prevent future such tragedies. A community task force was assembled to guide the reforms, producing 50 recommendations. Sen. Faust-Goudeau was among the officials engaged with the debate from the beginning. In a December 2022 Joint hearing of the Kansas Legislature's Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee, to assesss the progress of those reforms, Senator Faust-Goudeau spoke forcefully for changes. Sen. Faust-Goudeau countered DA Bennett's "Stand Your Ground" defense by saying the law was meant to empower a person defnding their home against an intruder -- not to empower authorities to kill a captive they had dragged into their facility aginst his will. She proposed changes to the law to make that clear. To prevent situations like Lofton's from ever occuring in the first place, the communty task force recommended Faust-Goudeau's SB12 child-protection bill be passed into law.
2021: GOVERNOR KELLY SIGNS SENATE BILL 127, WITH OLETHA'S DRIVERS' LICENSE SUSPENSION RELIEF AND REFORMS. 
Sen. Faust-Goudeau, surrounded by the coalition of supporters for her drivers' license supsension reforms, watches Governor Laura Kelly sign them into law, in Wichita. Suporters present include fellow legislators, local government officials, Wichita Police Chief Gordon Ramsey, and members of the city's Racial Profiling Advisory Board. The new law sharply reduces the hardships imposed on over 100,000 Kansans -- the largest group of them here in Sedgwick County -- whose driving priveleges have been withheld for too long, at too great a cost to them and to society. The theme of the event: "Getting Kansans Back on the Road and Into the Workforce".
For more about this bill, see "DRIVERS LICENSE SUSPENSIONS," below. DUNBAR COMMUNITY CENTER: WALMART SUPPORT & GROUNDBREAKING 
With Sen. Faust-Goudeau's encouragement, Walmart has again donated another $50,000 to the Dunbar Theater Project -- this time to kick off the addition of a new community center to be added next door, as part of the expanding project. Joining Oletha for the ceremonial ground-breaking were Governor Laura Kelly, Mayor Brandon Whipple, Vice Mayor Brandon Johnson, and Walmart representatives.
To support to the project, through POWER CDC (the project leader), CLICK HERE;
"KIFA 2021 LEGISLATOR of the YEAR" 
Kansas InterFaith Action — a civic action partnership of many religious leaders from throughout Kansas — selected Senator Faust-Goudeau as their 2021 Legislator of the Year — recognizing her work to advance their faith-driven justice, service and humanitarian goals.She will be honored, along with others, at the group's Annual Meeting, Tuesday, June 1 at 7pm -- which, this year, will be conducted "virtually," online, over Zoom. Guest speaker will be Minnesota Attorney General (and 7-term former Congressman) Keith Ellison.
For tickets to the online meeting,
CLICK HERE;
"DRIVERS LICENSE SUSPENSIONS" Senator Faust-Goudeau brought her license-restoration bill back to life -- and got it through the Legislature, with overwhelming support -- and the Governor's signature. It takes effect July 1.
The bill addresses the revolving-door problem of people who, for lack of resources, are unable to pay their traffic fines on time, and -- as a result -- their licenses are suspended. This keeps them from getting to work, to earn the money, to pay their fines -- essentially trapping them forever, unable to drive, unable to get to work, and plummeting deeper into hardship, and hopelessness. Senator Faust-Goudeau's bill (this year, the product of her collaboration with numerous legislators and factions, left and right) -- along with her bill from a few years ago -- works to break that self-reinforcing cycle of unemployment, poverty and failure. Her earlier bill provided for temporary restricted drivers licenses, to allow people with suspended licenses to at least drive to and from work, while paying off their fines. This year, the bill:
Last year, Faust-Goudeau's bill passed the Senate overwhelmingly, before being halted in the House (along with all other business) as the Legislature switched exclusively to COVID-19 pandemic issues. During the lead-up to the 2021 legislative session, and in its early phases, Sen. Faust-Goudeau engineered deals with Democrats and Republicans to enable the bill (SB 100) to get out of the Transportation committee, and (in a tweaked form) out of the Federal and State Affairs committe, and and on to a rare bipartisan UNANIMOUS vote in the Senate -- integrated into Senator Petersen's SB 127, which addressed normal driver's license renewals. It passed through the House, and went on to the governor's desk -- where Governor Kelly signed the bill into law Friday, April 23rd, 2021.
The revived bill, and its passage, is the subject of
Kansas Week:
(on PBS.org) (on Google/YouTube) Supporters of Sen. Faust-Goudeau's bill included such diverse backers as: For more about the bill, and the way it gets more people back to work, CLICK HERE. 
2021 SENATE BILLS PROPOSED BY SEN. FAUST-GOUDEAU: 2021 Session of the Kansas Legislature
Medicaid Expansion
Elimination of State Sales Tax on Food:
Economic Development and COVID-19 Recovery:
SB 9 - Requiring newly certified law enforcement officers to attend diversity meetings organized by the Kansas commission on peace officers' standards and training.
SB 12 - Requiring the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) to implement performance-based contracts.
SB 42 - Concerning the study and investigation of maternal deaths in the state of Kansas.
SB 100 - Excluding the additional 90-day wait period and providing for the elimination and delay of payment for certain fees for restricted driving privileges.
SB 130 (CROWN Act) - Amending the definition of "race" in the Kansas act against discrimination to include traits historically associated with race, including hair texture and protective hairstyles.
2020: 
DUNBAR THEATER - WALMART SUPPORT:
Revitalizing the North-Central Community July 15, 2020 ABOVE: Sen. Faust-Goudeau receives $50,000 check, for the Dunbar Theater's restoration, from Walmart representative Ryan (inset). In the larger photo, Lieutenant Governor Lynn Rogers addresses the crowd, expressing delight at the community support -- and Walmart contribution -- for the Dunbar Theater restoration, while Senator Faust-Goudeau, Mayor Whipple, Councilman Johnson, Walmart representatives and community leaders await their turns to join in the praise. Senator Faust-Goudeau invited Walmart to contribute to the Dunbar Theater restoration project, to help bring back Wichita's historic Dunbar Theater at 9th and Cleveland -- the theater that was the social and entertainment hub of Wichita's African-American community from 1941 through the end of segregation in the 1960s. The Dunbar is the centerpiece of what some call "Wichita's black Wall Street" -- the once-thriving "black downtown" of Wichita's segregation era.
Power Community Development Corp.,
the inner-city's federally-chartered revitalization organization, has set its sights on bringing back the Dunbar as a venue for the whole community, with special meaning and availability to the inner-city public. (See architect's rendering, below.)
PowerCDC -- on whose board the Senator serves -- has regular fund-raisers for the project. With a July 20th fundraising party approaching, Oletha invited Walmart to contribute. They considered her request for modest support, but then responded with an extraordinary $50,000 check!
To celebrate the extraordinary gift, Senator Faust-Goudeau organized a grand reception for Walmart to present their check, amongst the dignitaries of the community -- with Lieutenant Governor Lynn Rogers choosing this event to make his first public appearance in months. Mayor Brandon Whipple, and City Councilman Brandon Johnson, joined former Vice Mayor Lavonta Williams (now on the Dunbar restoration board), and Senator Faust-Goudeau, with Power CDC and Dunbar project dignitaries, and other community leaders --
Senator Faust-Goudeau, with Rev. Holder -- who gave the benediciton at the event -- later presented the check to Power CDC's elder founding director, James Arbertha, Sr. Mr. Arbertha directed
Power CDC's acquisition of the theater,
saving it from demolition, and
initiated the renovation effort,
which he continues to oversee today -- with growing results, and hopes of a grand re-opening next year.
For more information, contact POWER CDC. 
DRIVERS' LICENSE SUSPENSIONS:
Reducing Enforcement Excesses February, 2020 Sen. Faust-Goudeau, in her office, negotiates SB 275 with Sen. Braun, to reduce excesses in drivers license suspensions. I introduced Senate Bill 275 during the 2020 legislative session -- a bill regarding Suspended Drivers Licenses -- which allows a restrictive license for individuals whose licenses have been suspended for non-payment of fines. My proposal would allow them to drive back and forth to work, so they can provide for their families -- while making payments on traffic fines. It builds on a bill I pushed through in 2009, which began introducing a path to driver's license reinstatements. A hearing was held on January 30th in the Senate Transportation Committee. The bill headed to the Senate floor for debate, where, in late February, it passed 39-0. Shortly thereafter, it passed in the House, overwhelmingly. It was scheduled to go to conference committee, to iron out some technicalities before being sent to the Governor for signing. However, the COVID-19 crisis forced a shutdown of the Legislature.
When the Legislature re-opens in January 2021, it will be a top priority for me to ensure the bill completes its journey to the Governor's desk, where Governor Kelly (who has been an enthusiastic supporter of this bill) awaits to sign it into law — relieving court congestion, stopping the hopeless cycle of revolving-door convictions and hardships,
For updates on the bill, in 2021 CLICK HERE. 
HOSTING YOUNG CITIZENS Senator Faust-Goudeau hosts students interested in government. I believe it's important to host students at the Capitol so that they can see how the legislative process works up close.
2019: VOTE-ANYWHERE LAW 
Surrounded by Oletha's bipartisan supporters -- state legislators and Sedgwick County Commissioners -- Gov. Kelly signs her bill into law -- fundamentally simplifying voting for everyone in Kansas -- one of the most progressive expansions of voter rights in recent Kansas history. GRANDPARENTS' RIGHTS LAW 
Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau introduced a bill to ensure grandparents the right to be included in many child-custody and visitation-rights cases, helping to preserve family integrity and stability, and the well-being of their grandchildren. Surrounded by Oletha's bipartisan supporters, Gov. Brownback signs Oletha's bill into law.
2018: MURAL: BROWN vs. BOARD of EDUCATION 
In May 17, 2018, Senator Faust-Goudeau joined fellow Democratic Senators Anthony Hensley (Topeka) and David Haley (Kansas City), on the thrid floor of the State Capitol, for the unveiling of the grand mural depicting one of the most historic events in Kansas history -- and American history: the Brown vs. (Topeka) Board of Education case. 
On that date in 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Topeka schools could not be racially segregated -- declaring that the practice of "separate but equal" schools was inherently UNequal.
That revolutionary, historic ruling effectively outlawed racial discrimination in education
The new statehouse mural was the product of years of competition and artwork resulting from legislation that Senator Faust-Goudeau, and her two Senate colleagues, introduced in 2009. It joins other famous murals, throughout the Capitol, illustrating pivotal trends, events and people in the history of Kansas. BAN THE BOX: 
KANSAS NATIONAL GUARD SCHOLARSHIPS: 
WICHITA FLAG TAG: 
Oletha Faust-Goudeau
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
SB500 - VICTORY !
Senator Faust-Goudeau had, in prior sessions,
Those poor and working-class families caught in the downward spiral of traffic-fine debt, and strangled freedom of movement, can now have a sound, reasonable way to work their way out of the predicament, and earn restoration of their full driving freedom -- improving the future for them, their families, employers, and the community -- while relieving a senseless burden on law enforcement and the courts.
On
International Women's Day, March 8th,
fourteen women were presented with the 2024 Shine Awards,
which honor
under-served children" in Kansas, through
The Project grew out of an extraordinary incident in the 1990s, when a Texas Christian high school partnered with the football team of their state's maximum security juvenile prison, to provide a positive experience in sports that revolutionized the lives of the prison's most promising-but-disadvantaged youth.
Senator Faust-Goudeau, seeking to build local support for bringing this program to the Wichita area, partnered with leaders in both parties, with help from Walmart and others, to arrange a private pre-screening of the movie for Wichita-area community leaders -- and to give them a chance to meet and learn from One Heart Project leaders.
At the Dunbar Theater, Feb. 24th, in one of the biggest local bi-partisan political events of the year, over 150 dignitaries -- including Congressman Ron Estes, City Council member Brandon Johnson, Police Chief Joe Sullivan, a half-dozen legislators (including Juvenile Justice Oversight Committee Chair Stephen Owens), community activists, and more -- showed up for the event, learning about a new way to keep our community's kids from a life wasted in prison.
Sales tax exemption for certain essential hygiene products.
establishing the office of minority and women business development within the department of commerce to develop such program and assist state agencies and postsecondary educational institutions to establish plans and goals for such participation;
Wichita's Exploration Place, a non-profit institution, is the state's premier science museum for young people -- providing intellectually stimulating recreation and fascinating learning opportunities for thousands of children annually, from throughout Kansas.
Senator Faust-Goudeau welcomes the Deltas' sorority
January 31:
Senator Faust-Goudeau welcomed Wichita ROTC’s visit to the Capitol.
Union workers teach our children, maintain our roads, provide us food, and ensure a prosperous future for our families. They're also integral to the policymaking process. Labor voices provide experience and expertise legislators need to craft and implement forward-thinking, fiscally responsible investments in our state.
to welcome Walmart's delegation, and their generous gift
-- a focus of the local broadcast news stations (
Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau introduced a bill to enable Kansas voters to vote at any Kansas polling location, regardless of their address.
-- all across America -- and set the stage for generations of legislative and judicial victories in the battle for equality in America.
applications (except for positions requiring a clean record, such as law enforcement) -- to
help reintegrate former felons into the workforce, so they can earn an honest living...
deterring a return to crime.
signs the bill, that she introduced, to allow people to order the Wichita Flag on their car's Kansas license plate, to show Wichita community pride.
| • HOME • About Oletha • Service • Productivity • NEWS • People Say • Topics • Campaign Support • Contact Oletha • |
Oletha Faust-Goudeau
YOUR Kansas State Senator
for a BETTER future in Sedgwick County!
DESIGN © 2009, 2010 BY RICHARD HARRIS & ASSOCIATES