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District Survey
Representative Deena Horst
Dear Friends and Neighbors:
As always, your opinion on current issues is very important to me. Legislative Committees are currently studying issues that are key to the 2007 legislative session.
Please take a few minutes to complete this survey so my decisions will reflect your input. The survey is set up so if there is more than one individual at a home both can share their views with me. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on these issues! Please email me your answers and thoughts to horst@house.state.ks.us
Best wishes for a superb year!!!
Deena Horst
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(1) Please take a moment to share your priorities. I will share them with standing committees that are studying these issues. If there is more than one voter in the home than both can fill out this form by using the voter A and B spaces provided. Check a box based on the priority you feel these issues are to you. Check AH@ for High Priority, check AM@ for Moderate Priority and check AL@ for Low Priority.
Voter: A B A B A B
State Agency Spending:YYYYY. ( ) H ( ) ( ) M ( ) ( ) L ( )
Tougher Criminal Laws:YYYYY ( ) H ( ) ( ) M ( ) ( ) L ( )
Health Care Accessibility
For EveryoneYYYYYYY ( ) H ( ) ( ) M ( ) ( ) L ( )
Education Quality:YYYYYYY. ( ) H ( ) ( ) M ( ) ( ) L ( )
More restrictions/Oversight of
Abortion Access;...YYYY ( ) H ( ) ( ) M ( ) ( ) L ( )
Water Availability Issues:YYYYYY ( ) H ( ) ( ) M ( ) ( ) L ( )
Higher Education (tuition expense ( ) H ( ) ( ) M ( ) ( ) L ( )
and crumbling classrooms)
Economic Development.
(Increased Jobs):YYYYY ( ) H ( ) ( ) M ( ) ( ) L ( )
Build New Prisons:YYYYYYY ( ) H ( ) ( ) M ( ) ( ) L ( )
Renewable Energy…………….. ( ) H ( ) ( ) M ( ) ( ) L ( )
Other:________________:YYYY ) H ( ) ( ) M ( ) ( ) L ( )
2. WATER: The availability of water has become more critical for citizens in the state as well as in Salina. A comprehensive study of current and future water availability and usage has been proposed. Do you believe that the state should undertake such a study?
Yes No Yes No
Voter A ( ) ( ) Voter B ( ) ( )
Comments:__________________________________________________________________________
3. HEALTH CARE INSURANCE: Health care costs continue to rise and more and more individuals and small businesses can not afford insurance to cover these costs. Check one statement below that best reflects your opinion on how this issue should be handled:
Check only ONE Voter A Voter B
The State should provide health insurance for low income workers. ( ) ( )
The State should provide insurance for everyone ( ) ( )
Insurance companies should allow pools for small
businesses to get the same benefits as large businesses. ( ) ( )
Nothing should be done; I like it how it is. ( ) ( )
Other: ______________________________________________________________________________
4. Kansas allows private citizens to be licensed to carry concealed firearms if they do not have a felony record or a history of mental health problem and have successfully completed a required training program. The law intended that there be consistency in the law in every location of the state. There is a bill to remove from the cities the ability to pass a stricter concealed firearm law than has been passed by the state. Should cities be barred from enacting ordinances that conflict with state laws regarding concealed carry?
YES NO YES NO
Voter A ( ) ( ) Voter B ( ) ( )
5. The issue of different types of casino gambling will most likely be introduced this legislative session. Which option/options do you support?
Check one or More Voter A Voter B
I do not want any gaming expansion; the current Indian casinos and the lottery are enough. ( ) ( )
Allow additional destination casinos in Wyandotte County only ( ) ( )
Allow a casino in Wichita only ( ) ( )
Allow state-owned casinos across the state. ( ) ( )
Allow casinos on the borders of the State of Kansas ( ) ( )
6. Retired public employees who retired under KPERS which is a defined benefit plan (that means that the amount a person was promised when they retired at is all that the state is required to provide.) At times, the state has given a cost of living increase (COLA) to retirees who have been retired for a fairly long period of time. There are a number of retirees who believe the state should implement another COLA for them. The plan was not designed to provide COLA’s so in order to stay actuarially sound the state would have to take several million dollars a year from the General Fund to meet such an obligation. Do you believe that the state should use taxpayer money to give another COLA to the retired public employees?
YES NO YES NO
Voter A ( ) ( ) Voter B ( ) ( )
7.. Are there any other issues which you feel the legislature should be considering?
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THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS ON THESE ISSUES WITH ME!