Did you contact committee members Monday? Kansas municipalities and KASB managed to get to Topeka to oppose the ban on lobbying for public entities. Note the hearing was added to the schedule after 5:00 pm Friday and scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Monday. That’s not very democratic. http://cjonline.com/news/2013-02-11/opposition-mounts-bill-barring-city-county-lobbying...
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No comments Monthly Archives: February 2013
ALEC’s in Kansas
ALEC influence is strong in Kansas, and bad for Kansas education. Once they’re done with the union busting, watch for a move onto ALEC’s education policy-vouchers (aka “scholarships” and online education). http://cjonline.com/news/2013-02-11/dems-decry-alec-influence-working-kansans...
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“When you wage war on the public schools, you’re attacking the mortar that holds the community together. You’re not a conservative, you’re a vandal.” ― Garrison Keillor, Homegrown Democrat: A Few Plain Thoughts from the Heart of America ...
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No comments Celebrate Freedom Week Wrong for Kansas Public Schools
House Bill 2280 Celebrate Freedom Week brought to you by Rick Green of TEXAS as part of a national push for such bills. The Kansas bill specifically states “The religious references in the writings of the founding fathers shall not be censored when presented as part of such instruction.” Green’s...
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