Issues & Initiatives

Executive Orders

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Facilities Closure and Realignment Commission

Facilities Closure and Realignment Commission Meeting

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Discussion on Rainbow Mental Health Facility
October 27, 2009
Topeka, Kansas

Chair Rochelle Chronister called the Facilities Closure and Realignment Commission meeting to order in Room 143-N in the Statehouse at 9:00 a.m. The Commission members in attendance were: Rochelle Chronister, Representative Bob Bethell, Representative Nile Dillmore, Secretary Duane Goossen, Mike Hammond, Secretary Don Jordan, Martin Keenan, Elizabeth Kinch, Bonnie Lowe, Representative Richard Proehl, Lee Wages and staffers Gavin Young and Delberta Pfeifer.

Facilities Closure and Realignment Commission

Facilities Closure and Realignment Commission Meeting

Discussion on Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired,
Kansas Neurological Institute and Parsons State Hospital
October 26, 2009

Topeka, Kansas

Chair Rochelle Chronister called the Facilities Closure and Realignment Commission meeting to order in Room 143-N in the Statehouse at 10:00 a.m.  The Commission members in attendance were: Rochelle Chronister, Representative Bob Bethell, Representative Nile Dillmore, Secretary Jim Garner, Secretary Duane Goossen, Mike Hammond, Senator Jay Emler, Secretary Don Jordan, Martin Keenan, Elizabeth Kinch, Bonnie Lowe, Representative Richard Proehl, Lee Wages and staffers Gavin Young and Delberta Pfeifer.

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Governor Parkinson and KHRC President Steve Weatherford chat with Bernice Jones of Wichita. Her home was the first in Kansas to be weatherized with funds from the Recovery Act.

"The weatherization program will not only better our environment and build a new energy workforce, but it can help prevent Kansans from having to choose between putting food on the table or paying their utility bills." - Governor Mark Parkinson

Click here to read the media release.

Balancing the Budget

Governor Mark Parkinson discusses strategy to balance the budget

Facing lower than expected revenue receipts, Governor Mark Parkinson discusses his strategy to balance the Kansas budget.

Education

Use the link below to learn more about the Kansas Mentors Program

• Kansas Mentors Program

Energy and the Environment

Governor Parkinson Signs Landmark Energy Legislation

Governor Parkinson has signed legislation that codifies the state's Renewable Energy Standard and allows Kansans to generate their own power through net metering.

Health and Fitness

• Healthy Kansas