Press Releases
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House Speaker votes for fee sweeps, contradicts himself
Feb 11, 2010From the Offices of House Democratic Legislative Leaders Sen. Anthony Hensley and Rep. Paul Davis: O’Neal votes for fee sweeps, contradicts himself Republican House Speaker voted for nearly 40 fee fund sweeps from 2002-2010 TOPEKA – Today, Kansas Speaker of the...
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House D's to GOP: It's time to do our part
Jan 22, 2010Democratic caucus unveils proposal to cut legislative spending by nearly 10 percent Kansas has endured five rounds of budget cuts in the last year, with another shortfall expected in the next fiscal year. As a result, every state agency has been significantly scaled back- except the...
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Gaming bill will grow jobs, economy in southeast Kansas
Jan 20, 2010Rep. Doug Gatewood, D-Columbus, and Rep. Bob Grant, D-Cherokee, today introduced a bill to make a destination casino and casino-gaming at race tracks in southeast Kansas more attractive to business investment. The bill would do the following: Lower the minimum investment in casinos...
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Seel For Kansas reports strong 2009 fundraising total
Jan 11, 2010Seel for Kansas reports strong 2009 fundraising total Scott Seel, Candidate For Kansas 54th, Reports Bipartisan Fundraising To Put Good Policy Before Politics AUBURN, Kan. -- Scott Seel received more than $10,000 in donations in 2009 to support his candidacy for the seat in the Kansas...
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November revenue estimates fall $230M short
Nov 9, 2009Davis comments on November revenue estimates “The people of Kansas need to brace for the consequences of this economic downturn and the billions of dollars worth of special interest tax cuts that the Republican-controlled Legislature has passed over the last decade. The result...
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Davis comments on GOP opposition to health reform
Oct 27, 2009Today, Republican legislative leaders in the House and Senate- Rep. Peggy Mast (R-Emporia), Rep. Brenda Landwehr (R-Wichita) and Sen. Mary Pilcher Cook (R-Shawnee)- introduced major legislation in criticism of a federal health care reform bill that is nowhere near passage. House Democratic...
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21 House Democrats achieve perfect attendance in 2009
Aug 7, 2009Twenty-one House Democrats have been recognized for achieving perfect attendance in the 2009 legislative session. In total, 59 of 125 members in the House of Representatives achieved this distinction. Additionally, 19 of the House's 49 Democratic members maintained 100 percent voting...
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House Democrats announce interim committee appointments
Jul 20, 2009TOPEKA - House Minority Leader Paul Davis, Lawrence, announced today the appointment of House Democrats to 2009 legislative interim committees. These committees will study specific issues throughout the fall and make recommendations to the 2010 Legislature. "The next legislative session...
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Davis comments on Governor's budget allotments
Jul 6, 2009In May, Republicans and Democrats joined together to pass a budget using the most current revenue estimates available from the Consensus Estimating Group. Unfortunately, the economic condition of the country caused revenues to slip below estimates provided to the Legislature last spring....
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Unemployment insurance bill benefits workers, businesses
Apr 2, 2009Thousands of unemployed Kansas workers and struggling businesses will benefit from today's passage of House Bill 2374, which draws down $69 million in federal stimulus dollars for the state's Unemployment Insurance Trust Fund. The legislation, introduced by Representative Raj Goyle,...
