Mission: To protect the residents of Wichita/Sedgwick County from the adverse effects of tobacco.
“It’s a budget that, in many ways, begins the process of transforming what this government is, what it does and how it serves our community.” Chris Chronis, Sedgwick County CFO The question we need to answer boils down to “Is this the Sedgwick County we want?” We watched as three county commissioners turned down a $2M grant for the health
Read moreKansas’ historically-long legislative session has come to a close, and I’m sorry to report that lawmakers missed a huge opportunity to stand up for kids. The Legislature approved only a $0.50 cigarette tax increase, far short of what’s needed. Big Tobacco can easily counter such a low tax with discount promotions. And our total state cigarette tax remains well below
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