Kansas City's Northeast Newscast

On this week’s episode of Women Speak — a segment on Northeast Newscast — hosts Northeast News Editor-in-Chief, Julia Williams and former Missouri House Representative for District 19 Ingrid Burnett sat down with Active Northeast Community Member Patricia Hernandez to continue our series on women who influence policy. Throughout this episode, Hernandez shares her story as a Northeast resident, former Indian Mound Neighborhood Association president — with neighborhood pioneered programs including the Urban Homesteading Project — community activist and business owner. She additionally discusses her experience as a committee woman, her efforts to advocate for the unhoused population in Kansas City and the women who have inspired her along the way.Burnett and Williams discuss happenings within the Missouri State House in Jefferson city. This episode discusses Prescription Benefit Manager (PBM) advertisements — including express grips — its connection to pharmacies and a related bill making its way through the Mis