Kansas Homeless Help Still Waiting 2024

There's a chance this might move forward in the special session.

The reality is that homeless numbers are spiking in the Sunflower State and there remains a great deal of argument about the solution . . . Check-it:

"Senate Bill 542 would have created a grant program with a $40 million budget to create or improve homeless shelters across the state. The Senate Committee on Ways and Means recommended the bill be passed on March 25, but the House version never got the same green light . . .

"The Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated that more than 2,600 people in Kansas experienced homelessness on a given night in 2023, a 10% increase from the year before."

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Kansas bill on homelessness fails after special committee studied the issue before session

Kansas lawmakers didn't approve a grant funding on homeless, despite a special committee looking into the issue.