As the 2008 Legislative Session concludes, Governor Kathleen Sebelius discussed the proposals she made during her 2008 State of the State Address in the areas of quality education, the innovation economy, centers for rural opportunity, increasing access to affordable health care and seizing our opportunities in renewable energy.

This Saturday, Congresswoman Nancy Boyda will help deliver mail to Topeka residents in the Potwin area from 10 a.m. until noon. Rep. Boyda will also be collecting non-perishable food items along her Saturday morning trek as part of the Postal Service’s efforts to “Stamp Out Hunger.”

With the 90th Day of Session just one day away, Republican Leadership continues to hold a number of legislative priorities hostage in a last-ditch effort to pass irresponsible energy legislation.

The following statement is from Governor Kathleen Sebelius in response to the Legislative leaders’ recent ultimatum on coal:

To ensure that Kansans in long-term care facilities can participate in our democracy, Governor Kathleen Sebelius signed a bill allowing long-term care facilities to serve as mobile voting sites.

Citing her leadership and long-time involvement in the Lawrence community, Senator Marci Francisco, D-Lawrence, has been named recipient of the 2008 Helen Fluker Open and Accessible Government Award by the Lawrence-Douglas County League of Women Voters.

“Legislators who promote the expansion of coal-fired plants in Kansas made a strategic decision with SB 148. Rather than working toward a compromise solution or having any conversation about energy policy, this bill was drafted behind closed doors. It contains the same onerous elements of the previous bill that I vetoed; and again, these are elements I cannot accept and will not support.

In honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week and the 11th Annual Kansas Crime Victims’ Rights Conference, Attorney General Steve Six spoke with professionals and volunteers about the importance of working together to serve victims. Six also presented the Attorney General’s 2008 Victim Service Awards.

Scientists have long debated climate change. Now the debate has shifted course. Whether or not climate change is real is no longer the question.

The question we now face is: what can we do to combat it?

Congressman Dennis Moore (Third District – Kansas) and Congresswoman Deborah Pryce (Fifteenth District - Ohio), introduced legislation Tuesday to help bring down prices and increase coverage availability in the commercial property insurance marketplace.