Kansas Legislature 1994 leading issues status update
Summary of key 1994 Kansas Legislature actions across higher education gambling health reform and welfare. SB 590 funding for regents faculty pay advances through Senate approval 27 13 March 18 with House action pending. SB 779 to place Washburn in regents system killed 13 23 March 9. Death by lethal injection bill HB 2578 passed House 70 55 February 11 Senate 22 18 March 4, conference without agreement, House 54 69 March 18. still in conference. Gambling moves include Senate Resolution 1608 amendment for casinos with pari mute tracks and House HR 5038 restricting to instant lottery keno lotto and electronic variants. hearings and debates held mid March. Health reform bills SB 816 creating joint committee for health mandates passed Senate 26 14 March 2. assigned to House committee with hearings March 16 and 1:30 pm Wednesday. HB 3075 proposes Kansas Health Council and Health Care Purchasing Cooperative with hearing scheduled. Welfare reform HB 2929 restricts benefits to minors unless living with parents. passed House 115 7 March 18. assigned to Senate committee Monday.
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Legislature cool to reorganization plans for Ag board
Gov. Joan Finney will likely retain control as legislators show little support for six bills to reorganize state agriculture. A federal court found the previous 12 member board unconstitutional, but no bill has been endorsed or moved. Finney calls the current system working, while critics urge action to resolve the impasse.
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Kansas
Governor laments shoddy journalism on water project
Garden City AP report: Gov. Joan Finney condemns Harris News Service December series on a 1.8 million Kansas water project. Claims conflict with state Sen. Gus Bogina through an engineering firm contract and questions Finney’s knowledge. Shields defends coverage and has won 1994 Burton W. Marvin Award.
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Joan Finney
Harris News Service
Kansas
Gus Bogina
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Water District
Finney
Regina
Mike Shields
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