Within Reason With Mike Matson: Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt (R-Topeka)

Within Reason with Mike Matson: Jeff Wick, WTC Fiber CEO, Manhattan Chair Eco Devo Committee Chair

In any community, expansion requires a bolstering of infrastructure in order to support that development and continued growth., and that is no different in the rapidly expanding Manhattan. We're joined today by the president and CEO of WTC Fiber, Jeff Wick, who is in charge of providing fiber internet to the Flint Hills region. Additionally, Wick also chairs on the economic development committee of the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce, and joins the show today to share his expertise in public development, and private public partnerships.

Within Reason with Mike Matson: Joe Knopp, Manhattan attorney

The Kansas State Edge 3.o proposal would expand the north campus with extravagant amenities aimed at boosting jobs, tourism, and private investment in Manhattan. Joe Knopp, a local Manhattan attorney, joins the show today to share his expertise on the project, and what possible outcomes of the new Edge 3.0 District could mean for the Flint Hills area.

Within Reason With Mike Matson: Jared Tremblay, Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization

The Flint Hills Metropolitan Planning Organization has been having conversations for years, but they have now started making some significant moves. Jared Tremblay, Director of the FHMPO, joins the show today to share what recent work has been done to make concrete steps towards a new connection as well as a recent study conducted to test connection viability.

Within Reason With Mike Matson: Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt (R-Topeka)

As the gubernatorial primary grows closer, we have invited the candidates onto the show to share their positions, and how they plan to earn your vote. Today, we're joined by Vicki Schmidt, a republican candidate from the Topeka area gunning for the Governor's seat. She will share what she wants to see from her government, and how she plans to get those changes through.

Within Reason With Mike Matson: Sarah Hancock + Erica Buckwalter, Friends of the Sunset Zoo

Sarah Hancock and Erica Buckwalter, with he Friends of The Sunset Zoo, join the show today to share the joys of being a zoo keeper here in Manhattan, and how they inspire curiosity in the next generation.