Orman, an an independent, is offering an alternative

Greg Orman, independent candidate for governor, campaigning in Concordia yesterday, said that he is an independent because he doesn't believe our current system is working for the American people or the citizens of Kansas.
Orman said that the two major parties seem to care more about seeing the other party fail then they do about our country succeeding.
The Fairway independent said he believed his strength is his ability to manage companies. After graduating from Princeton in 1991, the following year he founded Environmental Lighting Concepts.
He built the company into a multimillion-dollar business with 120 employees in four years before selling a majority interest in the company to KP&L in 1996.
As an entrepreneur, Orman claims that he has turned around at least two dozen companies and is currently managing six companies and he wants to be able to use those skills in turning around the Kansas economy.
Orman says his plan if elected, would be to grow the economy by wisely investing the state's $17 billion in revenues so there would be no need to raise taxes. On the other hand, his Republican opponent Chris Kobach would lower taxes, while Democrat Laura Kelly would no doubt raise taxes, he said.   
As governor, Orman pledges to focus on results for the people of Kansas that are sustainable. His will be a transparent administration because he believes the voters have a right to know how their taxes are being spent.  
Orman, who was on his way to visit Cloud County Community College's wind energy program, said Kansas has the second-best wind resource, but only ranks fifth in the production of electricity.
Currently, Kansas is producing more electricity than the state can sell because the wind farms are located too far from the marketplace, Orman said. What needs to be done is to foster an increased demand for electricity, possibly by building an interconnect between Kansas and the Mountain West to allow the sale of electricity to Colorado, he said.
Orman said his administration would explore building large batteries to store electricity generated during nighttime hours for use during the day. In addition, by 2020 long-haul trucking companies will be using renewable energy to run their trucks and Kansas should be exploring the creation of massive semi re-charging stations to reinforce the state's leadership in transportation and create a demand for off-peak wind energy, the candidate said.
As Orman travels the state, he hears that access to affordable health care is one of the most critical issues on the minds of many Kansans. Since 1991, Kansas has gone from being the eighth healthiest state in the nation to the 25th in 2017, he said.
The independent candidate points the effectiveness of the Mayo Clinic which provides comprehensive health care treatment at one-half the cost of others. Coverage gaps in Kansas lead to higher system-wide costs as patients get care in the wrong place for the wrong reason at the wrong time, Orman explained.
Orman favors expanding Medicaid. "We can expand Medicaid in a reasonable way and ensure some level of patient participation in the cost as their income increases," he said. "The net result should be significantly expanded coverage for the 240,000 Kansans without health care insurance at very little cost to the state of Kansas," he said.
In talking with health care administrators across the state, it has become clear that many of the regional hospitals are on the brink of failing financially, Orman said. Expansion of Medicaid would help shore up our health care infrastructure so many Kansans rely on, he said.
Orman supports access to women's reproductive health care services consistent with current law because the state should not return to the time when women did these procedures in unsafe or unsanitary environments.
The candidate not only favors enhanced background checks for purchasing guns but would also like to establish an eight-hour gun safety training for those who obtain a carry and conceal license.