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House Amends Late-Term Abortion Regulations

 

Disparity Dollars for Deferred Maintenance

House Majority Leader Ray Merrick released preliminary numbers addressing the deferred maintenance backlog today. The budgetary information from the Kansas Board of Regents shows disparity between Kansas’ flagship universities’ tuition in relation to their peer institutions.

Rep. Merrick Recognizes Outstanding Schools

At the close of the school year, Rep. Merrick toured the schools in the 27th District which achieved outstanding results on Kansas Assessments.

Merrick's "hunters for hunger" successful

Soon after Rep. Merrick was elected to the House, he successfully passed legislation for a Hunters for Hunger program which just reported a banner year in 2005.

Rep. Merrick introduces immigration legislation

Rep. Merrick has introduced a bill to enforce federal immigration law in Kansas

House panel makes final changes

Rep. Merrick succesfully redefines "at risk" students as students who are not passing exam standards

Panel rethinks changes

Rep. Merrick successfully adjusts the school finance forumula after the committee balks

School finance plan taking shape

Wichita Eagle reports on the school finance plan evolving in the select education committee. Rep. Merrick successfully changes the definition of "at-risk" students.

Lawmakers back revised formula for "at risk" pupils

"Rep. Ray Merrick, a Stilwell Republican, persuaded a slim majority of the House Select Committee on School Finance to change that definition to any student who scores below proficient on state math or reading tests."

Investing to fight cancer

Rep. Merrick promotes investing in a National Cancer Institute in Kansas

Merrick pushes for county interests

Rep. Merrick continues his fight to represent Johnson County school districts in the state finance formula

Risky business

Hutchinson News article on changing "at-risk" weighting in school finance plan

House plan gains critics

Topeka Capitol Journal article, Marcy 7, 2006

Districts asking for more control

Johnson County Sun article, March 9, 2006

Blue Valley School District supports finance adjustments

Blue Valley reports on Ray's work to make the school finance model more accountable.

Overland Park Chamber recognizes Ray's hard work

The Overland Park Chamber reports on Ray's efforts to fix the "at-risk" weighting in the school finance formula.

Majority Leader Merrick Works to Put Annexation Vote to the People

Majority Leader Ray Merrick (R – Stilwell) and Representative Ann Mah (D – Topeka) announced today that they will file a bill to allow the people to vote when their property is affected by proposed unilateral annexation.

Merrick Calls Attention to Economic Impact of Holcomb Expansion

House Majority Leader Ray Merrick (R-Stilwell) distributed excerpts from Former Congressman Jim Slattery’s March testimony before the U.S. House Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee. Merrick believes the remarks demonstrate the complexity of the coal plant debate and the long term impacts the deal will have on the local and national economy.

Energy Testimony

In one of his last acts as a lobbyist, Congressman Slattery, speaking on behalf of the “Nucor Corporation…American Iron and Steel Institute and the Steel Manufacturers Association,” testified that: