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This can be your focal point for keeping abreast on the latest information from the Kansas Legislature. From here you can sign up to receive Mike's Legislative Newsletters, as well as catch up on the latest news from the Kansas Legislature.

Mike's Town Hall Meetings

I am happy to announce that we have scheduled Town Hall Meetings for the 2012 Legislative Session. I host these meetings to provide an opportunity for constituents to share issues and concerns on their minds, as well as discuss options for improving our state and community. The meetings will be held at 10:00 am each date at the Sylvester Powell Jr. Community Center in Mission (at Martway and Lamar).

Saturday, February 2, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Saturday, May 26, 2012

I hope you can join me at the upcoming meetings.

Mike's Newsletters

Mike's most recent Legislative Newsletter is his "2012 Legislative Newsletter #1", was sent via email on January 25th. Read Mike's "Legislative Newsletter newsletter...

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News Update:

Kansas Immigration Proposals Spark Cries Of Hypocrisy From Democrats: Democrats in Kansas are describing new proposals to recruit undocumented workers for the state's agriculture industry as "hypocrisy" and "profiteering." Their opposition surrounds proposals from the state Department of Agriculture and the state's business community to make it easier for agricultural-related businesses to recruit undocumented workers to fill positions that advocates say are hard to fill with American citizens. "The people who will end up supporting this in the Legislature are the people who are against immigration," said state Rep. Mike Slattery (D-Mission). "This is profiteering."

Latest Legislative News

Plan to hire illegal immigrants complicates Kob...

An architect of state and local laws cracking down on illegal immigration is a leading Republican officeholder in Kansas, but business groups in his home state are asking legislators to move in the opposite direction by starting an unusual program designed to give illegal immigrants hard-to-fill ...

Blue Cross of Kansas won't bid to be Medicaid m...

The state's largest insurance company has decided it doesn't want to participate in Gov. Sam Brownback's plan to move Medicaid patients into privatized managed-care programs.In a letter addressed "Dear provider,"; Angie Strecker, director of institutional relations for Blue Cross Blue Shield of K...

Bill would allow utility rate hikes before appr...

Kansas lawmakers have been considering a proposal that would allow utility companies to raise rates before the state approves an increase.

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Legislative Highlights:

2012 "State of the State". Kansas Governor Sam Brownback delivered his 2012 "State of the State" address to the Kansas Legislature on Wednesday evening, January 11th. In his address, Governor Brownback highlighted his agenda for the 2012 Legislative Session in the context of "...we are a state in transition...".
Text of Governor Brownback's State of the State speech...