Representative Mike Slattery
Kansas Legislature News
The following Kansas Legislature news articles are compiled from online news sources via RSS feed. The individual items are not edited, and any Kansas legislative news item may or may not necessarily reflect Mike's views on any particular issue.
Kansas schools may again face funding issues
Posted on 19 Aug 2010 at 6:23am
A top financial expert in the Kansas Department of Education is predicting another difficult funding year for public schools. Deputy Commissioner Dale Dennis told a group of educators in Hutchinson that the state is likely to face additional revenue gaps next year. Dennis says that's because federal stimulus money will have run out and property valuations have declined. "I don't know of one specific game plan to solve that," he said Tuesday. "I know some (legislators) are sure hoping that t...
$1.2 million in funds to help clear health care backlog
Posted on 19 Aug 2010 at 1:00am
The state has received a $1.2 million bonus that will be used to clear a backlog of 16,000 applications for health care, officials said Tuesday.
Thousands of Kansans wait for services
Posted on 18 Aug 2010 at 1:05am
Thousands of Kansas residents are on waiting lists for services, a problem caused by deep cuts to the state budget, according to state social service agencies. The problem was compounded when Democrat Gov. Mark Parkinson and the Legislature were forced last year to reduce Medicaid reimbursements to providers by 10 percent. Those reductions were eliminated in the 2011 budget, which began July 1. A legislative committee heard comments from social-service providers during a Statehouse meeting ...
Disabled Kansans stuck on wait lists
Posted on 17 Aug 2010 at 1:00am
Thousands of Kansans with disabilities remain on waiting lists for crucial services because of unprecedented budget cuts during the past couple of years, officials said Monday.
Kansas A.G. defends state´s law
Posted on 17 Aug 2010 at 1:00am
Attorney General Steve Six issued the following statement on Monday following an opinion by a federal judge in Missouri ruling that state´s ban unconstitutional.
Fed bailout helps state budget - for now
Posted on 13 Aug 2010 at 1:05am
TOPEKA — Federal legislation has prevented a new financial crisis in Kansas, but questions remained Thursday about how long the state's current budget would stay balanced.Officials estimate Kansas will receive $179 million from legislation enacted this week to help states and prevent layoffs of teachers and government workers. Without it, the state would have faced a $131 million shortfall in its $13.7 billion budget.But the relief isn't exactly what state legislators anticipated when they...
Kansas expects $179 million in federal jobs legislation
Posted on 12 Aug 2010 at 8:53am
Kansas officials expect the state to receive $179 million from recently approved federal legislation.
Kansas treasurer returns $65,000 of unspent 2010 budget
Posted on 9 Aug 2010 at 9:14am
Kansas State Treasurer Dennis McKinney says his office didn't need its full budget in the past fiscal year, so he's returned more than $65,000 to the state.
Kansas is ahead of the curve on water plans
Posted on 18 Jul 2010 at 3:39am
Dallas Morning News writer William McKenzie discussed the importance in water resource planning and collaboration in America .
Sunflower Electric joins group seeking development of nuclear ...
Posted on 16 Jul 2010 at 11:31am
The consortium is promoting the technology to build smaller commercial nuclear reactors and the regulatory changes needed to bring them to market.
People final focus of 8 Wonders of Kansas
Posted on 16 Jul 2010 at 3:54am
It is all about the people now as the last in a series of contests begins for the Kansas Sampler Foundation.