July 2012
9 posts
Always give a 100% at everything you do! …….. except when you are donating blood.
Congratulations to the University of Kansas...
Congratulations to the University of Kansas Hospital for its ranking as one of the best hospitals in the nation in U.S. News and World Report. This is a significant honor for Kansas and for the hospital. These rankings are broken down into 12 different categories and specialties. The KU Hospital was listed as the No. 1 overall in both the state of Kansas and the Kansas City region. It is now...
July/18/2012 - Kansas House District 94 Reports Drought: Drought conditions continue to worsen across the state; Governor Brownback has issued a Drought Declaration classifying all of Kansas’ 105 counties into emergency, warning or watch status. Sedgwick County is in Drought Warning status. The below average precipitation has resulted in reduced stream flow, depleted soil moisture levels, and...
July/18/2012 - Kansas House District 94 Reports Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services, Department on Aging, the Disability and Behavioral Health Services Division at SRS, and parts of the Health Occupations Credentialing Division Reorganization: The Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF) and the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) were commissioned as...
July/18/2012 - Kansas House District 94 Reports Dear Friends, The Kansas Economy: June was the final month of the 2012 Fiscal Year. Our economy is reviving, although slowly. This is reflected by the increasing tax collection numbers. Fiscal Year 2012 collections were $465 million or 8.4 percent above the$5.543 billion collection of last year. Governor Brownback’s vision of reducing taxes to...
July/17/2012 - Kansas House District 94 Reports New Healthcare Law: The United State Supreme Court finally issued its long awaited decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, sometimes referred to as Obamacare. The Court determined that the individual mandate provision was constitutional. However, the expansion of the Medicaid programs was overturned, providing the ability for...
July/17/2012 - Kansas House District 94 Reports Dear Friends, To say that”this campaign is hot” is an understatement. I am not just talking about the 100 degree heat. As a result of redistricting we have had radical changes in many districts. In numerous cases we have incumbents running against each other. My particular district changed from 100 to 94. This resulted in a change of about...
I'm enjoying the cooler weather.
After that heatwave it’s nice to see it cool down a bit. For the candidates who are out knocking on doors the cooler weather is a blessing.
I hope you all had a wonderful Independence Day!
