Legislative Promise vs. Executive Reality | Topeka News

Topeka News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 18, 2026 · 1m

Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins is sounding the alarm on stalled progress in expanding intellectual and developmental disability services, demanding answers from the governor’s administration after two hundred new waiver slots were promised to slash the waitlist to four thousand. While Secretary Laura Howard acknowledges the goal, she insists real funding is the missing piece — highlighting the ongoing power struggle between legislature and executive over resource allocation for vulnerable populations. With legislative intent stalled by budgetary realities, the race is on to see if those…