[Home-on-the-Range] Newsline sponsorship bill dead for the year

Sat Apr 6 01:58:15 UTC 2024

Hi Everyone,

Rob, so we can have as many of our ducks in a row, what will need to be done if there is a chance of getting a second year of funding? We need to be prepared and know, if possible, who will need to receive more letters. I know we all are tired of this, but $30,000 is worth fighting for. As Dr. Journigan always said, “We might lose a battle, but not the war.” I should remember what we had to do last year, but it is escaping me at the present. We all appreciate all you have done and might need a little more guidance.

Susie

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Subject: Re: [Home-on-the-Range] Newsline sponsorship bill dead for the year

Hello Rob,

This is sad news. Thank you for sharing this information. As you stated in your email, this battle may be over for 2024, but the war and fight continues on, as we move forward into 2025 and beyond. This gives us the opportunity to regroup as we move forward with a good plan of attack for the new elected legislatures coming in to office.

I want to say thank you Rob, President Page, and everyone for all your hard work in fighting to keep this bill active on the capitals floor and bringing it to this point in Topeka. As for me, I can think of no one else I want to follow in this continued fight in making the bill a reality, with you as our  “Legislative leader.” Please let us know what needs to be done as this bill will be coming up for the next 2025 vote.

Blessings to all, as we continue fighting for our goal to, “live the life we want!“ 

Michael

Michael A. Nava 

Chapter Vice President

Johnson-Wyandotte County Chapter 

National Federation of the Blind of Kansas

(913) 777-8615

manava at thecanegang.org <mailto:manava at thecanegang.org> 

www.nfbks.org <http://www.nfbks.org> 

Live the life you want! 

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Subject: [Home-on-the-Range] Newsline sponsorship bill dead for the year

Good afternoon Federation colleagues and cohorts, 

The subject line says it all. Unfortunately, the blind information access act (Senate sub for HB 2176), did not survive the house Senate conference committee deliberations. according to our information sources, the house bill which the original Newsline funding bill was paired became unexpectedly controversial. this is always a risk,when two or more measures are combined into one package piece of legislation. Rest assured, however, that Senator Mary Ware is a true champion of our causes, and had the best of intentions in attempting to accelerate the bill through the legislative process. One does not always know when a proposed bill might become controversial, so this kind of development was totally unexpected. 

So what does all this mean? Unfortunately, we will have to begin a new with a 2025 legislative session when a new legislature is elected to office, and will be seated. In the meantime, we have an excellent chance of getting another appropriation from the state general fund (SGF), Which will provide funding for the service for the next state fiscal year. This is not a done deal yet, so it will probably happen when the legislature reconvene to consider the usual omnibus funding measure. 

On behalf of our state president and board of Directors, I sincerely thank everyone who took the time to contact the Senate utilities committee, and the members of the House Senate conference committee to urge passage of the bill. But as you can probably guess, either myself, or whoever is the legislative Director next year will be asking you to do this again. Our state legislators will learn as Congress has learned, that federation-ists do not just go away when we need a deserve to have something done. We are getting ever closer to the finish line, but persistence is definitely the key. I find it quite encouraging to learn that Senator fag, who shares the senate, utilities committee, Realizes that Newsline sponsorship is very important to us and wants to hold a hearing early in January next year. We we are prepared to remind him of his promise should that become necessary. 

Thanks again to everyone for all of your efforts to get permanent funding for Newsline. as always, rest, assured I will keep you up to date when we learn about the potential Newsline stopgap funding measure. 

Best regards, 
Rob Tabor, | first vice president/legislative Director national Federation of the blind of Kansas 
PH: (785) 865-9959 
Rob.tabor at sbcglobal.net <mailto:Rob.tabor at sbcglobal.net>  

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