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by Rep. Pam Curtis This past week has been especially busy with turnaround deadline on Thursday, Feb. 28th. We are officially halfway through session. Turnaround is when all bills in non-exempt committees must be passed through their committee, and the House. Only “blessed” bills, outside of the exempt committees may continue to be worked. The … Continue reading “Legislative update from Rep. Pam Curtis, D-32nd Dist.”
by Madeline Fox, Kansas News Service Twice, Rep. Jarrod Ousley introduced bills that would create a watchdog over the Kansas agency in charge of looking after children from troubled families. It’s a massive department hounded by stories of overlooked abuse cases and foster children caught in punishing patterns of shifting from one temporary home to … Continue reading “A watchdog for Kansas’ child welfare agency? Not this year”
by Rep. Pam Curtis Last week was the final week for committees to meet as we head toward the “turnaround deadline” where we push bills from the House to the Senate and vice versa. We will spend most of this week on the “floor” voting on bills that have advanced through the committee process. The … Continue reading “Legislative update from Rep. Pam Curtis, D-32nd Dist.”