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Kansas ‘Flat Tax Bill’ dead after Governor’s veto is sustained in the House

The attempt to override Governor Kelly’s veto of the flat tax bill failed 81-42. (It takes 84 votes to override.) We oppose the flat tax bill because it is too large of a tax cut with too much of the benefit going to the wealthiest Kansans. The average Kansan would have received 75 cents per year in tax benefit from the flat tax. Please thank those who resisted pressure to override the veto and ask whether those who voted for this plan, including Democrat Rep. Robinson of KCK, are representing you. Please thank the following Representatives for voting...
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Testimony needed for SPED bill; late notice for hearing and disregard of SPED task force work

So, remember how Rep. Williams pushed for a SPED task force to study the SPED formula during the 2023 legislative session? Remember how she avoided calling a meeting of the task force until her hand was forced by some of the committee members? Remember how Rep. Williams scheduled the meeting on the last possible day and scheduled only a half-day meeting at that? Remember how the majority of the committee voted to continue to meet either as a task force or a subgroup so they could continue their work? Despite all that, at the end of last week...
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Advocacy group starts petition, seeks testimony asking Kansas lawmakers to oppose summer EBT ban

Would you be willing to testify on a bill that targets hungry kids? Comment or message us. Read more from our friends at Kansas Action for Children. “Under HB 2674, Kansas would be prohibited from participating in the new, permanent Summer EBT program. The federal program would provide just $120 in summer grocery benefits for children who are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. That modest benefit, 100% federally funded, would help fill the gap that many Kansas families face when their children are on summer break and no longer have access to school breakfast and lunch....
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