House to House #6 Posted on February 24, 2010.
House to House # 6
Pat Maloney, State Representative
District 116
We have reached the halfway point of the 2010 legislative session. This halfway point of the session is referred to as the Turn-Around Deadline. At this point, House bills that were adopted by the House will go to the Senate and the Senate bills will come to [...]
From The Statehouse: Week 6 Posted on February 21, 2010.
We spent most of the week on the House floor in an effort to push through bills before the halfway point of the session, referred to as the Turnaround Deadline. At this point, House bills that were adopted by the chamber will go to the Senate and Senate bills will come to the House. These [...]
Kitchen Remodeling, Not so Exciting…… Posted on February 15, 2010.
While Karen helps out at a friend’s business during Valentine’s week, Zoey the cat is writing this week’s column and gives her opinion on the ongoing kitchen remodel.
I know this will come as quite a shock to many of you that this missive is grammatically correct and free of spelling errors. Cats have been mocked [...]
Ice Fishing Tips Posted on February 15, 2010.
Although we reside in the southern tier of counties in Kansas some of you have considered that trip north to do ice fishing. We look forward to the warmer weather that is just around the corner. But those that do ice fishing being outside sitting on a frozen body of water is a step out [...]
House to House #5 Posted on February 15, 2010.
House to House Letter #5
Pat Maloney, State Representative, District 116
There was a lot of action in Topeka this week, February 8-12. One more week, and we will be half way through the 2010 ninety-day legislative session. The issues that surfaced in Topeka this week that have an impact on our district are the 2010 [...]
From The Statehouse: Week 5 Posted on February 14, 2010.
I am happy to report that the pace picked up significantly in the Statehouse last week. Committees had a full schedule all week on a variety of high profile issues, including: the FY 2010 rescission bill, tax policy, school funding lawsuits, health care, smoking bans, and liquor sales. The budget situation remains precarious, but I [...]
State Rep Vince Wetta January 18, 2010 Posted on February 11, 2010.
We are off and running in 2010. This is expected to be the most challenging session since the Great Depression. We anticipate a $400 million shortfall in the budget for 2011. Even after five rounds of crippling budget cuts, revenues are still too low to keep the state operating at current funding [...]
Kitchen Remodeling Blues Posted on February 8, 2010.
We are in the middle of a kitchen remodel. When I began pitching this idea to Dear Husband some months ago, he reluctantly agreed,with one stipulation. We would not eat out during the renovation. I love a good challenge, I’m pretty competent in the kitchen and we have a microwave. How hard could it be? [...]
Expanding Turkey Populations Posted on February 8, 2010.
Since the first Turkey hunting season in 1974 in Kansas the turkey population has been increasing. Many hunters that drew one of those first hunting season permits were lucky to put that permit on the leg of a gobbler. Thirty-six years later we find habitat, turkey numbers, and hunters increasing. Kansas Department of Wildlife and [...]
House to House #4 Posted on February 8, 2010.
House to House Letter #4
Pat Maloney
District 116
I think of myself as the eternal optimist. One of my fellow legislators has a sign over his desk that reads “It is better to be optimistic and proven wrong than pessimistic and proven right.” After four weeks in Topeka it is a challenge to be optimistic. We see [...]