Movement on judges, not liquor sales  I would like to thank
everyone that contacted me during the session this year. The
input from the 120th District constituents is very important to
me. There are many issues that I receive both sides of a
concern, but it helps me get a feel for how northwest Kansas
wants to be represented.  I have answered each email received --
if the email is from our district and is not a form letter. I
try to answer the day I receive the contact.  Receiving hundreds
of emails that are form letters from a lobbying group really
does no good, as every legislator I know simply deletes them.
The other email concern is when a response is forwarded to a
lobbyist group.  A few updates on some of the major areas that I
received contacts:  Judiciary: The governor signed into law a
bill granting Kansas governors greater influence over selection
of judges to serve on the Kansas Court of Appeals. The federal
model will enable governors to nominate judges for vacancies,
pending confirmation by the s