Two statewide coalitions representing a broad cross-section of Kansans are sponsoring a town hall meeting Thursday evening at 6:30 in the Hays Public Library concerning state budget decisions and their impact on communities.

The Big Tent Coalition is an association of organizations and individual advocates who believe in enhancing choices for Kansans with disabilities, the elderly, and those with mental illness.

Kansans for Quality Communities is a coalition of organizations representing education, health care, people with disabilities, and state employees, working to keep Kansas communities strong and healthy.

Kathy Rome with the Hays chapter of  Kansas National Education Association and Bob Barker of Hays with Western Kansas Association on Concerns of the Disabled, encourage concerned residents to attend.

Area legislators participating in Thursday’s meeting include 111th District Representative Eber Phelps (D-Hays), 110th District Rep. Dan Collins (R-Plainville) and 36th District Sen. Allen Schmidt (D-Hays).

The meeting will be webcast live below: