What are Kansas lawmakers smoking?
Barb ShellyBudget? What budget?
The Kansas House is supposed to get around to passing a budget any time now. But first, apparently, some members want to discuss rolling back the state’s smoking ban.
House Bill 2690, which is on the docket to be discussed Friday, would allow smoking in bars and other businesses that serve patrons 21 or older. A separate bill would require a study to see if smokeless tobacco products should be carved out of clean air legislation.
It’s really disheartening to see lawmakers wasting time on these kinds of bills with so many important issues up in the air. The statewide smoking ban is one of Kansas’ legislative jewels of the last decade. It has already made a difference in health outcomes, which will save the state millions of dollars in health costs.
If lawmakers want to spend time on smoking legislation at this point in the session, they should talk about extending the ban to the state’s casinos.
George Hunsucker
Northland
1 year agoAh yes, another ms. shelly parody to close-out a long day.
Why I remember her many columns bemoaning the U.S. Senate not passing a budget the last THREE friggin years and other crucial things. Wait, there hasn’t been such a column.
Now, KS has the chance to restore PROPERTY RIGHTS but to ms. shelly, this is wrong, wrong, double wrong. She would much prefer libs cram their ideas down peoples’ throats, much like 0’care was done. Why can’t adults CHOOSE to frequent a smoking establishment or not?
Hopefully KS will show America that property rights mean something and repeal the obvious crappy bill…..
Sheila Martin
1 year agoLegislative jewel? Barb must have empty nest syndrome, she wants to be everybody’s momma. I don’t need her to take care of me, and to those who buy the boloney that smoking at home is healthier than smoking in an adult only bar, I have a bridge to sell you. Oh, but you have already bought a bridge from Barb?