“Diane Gjerstad, lobbyist for the Wichita district, said she’s not sure what the bill will mean, fiscally or policy-wise, for the district because on Monday it had not even been published. ‘The dilemma is that because the legislative process was short-cut, we did not have the opportunity … for input,’...
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No comments Monthly Archives: April 2014
Excellent editorial in Butler County Times Gazette explains what just happened in Topeka
“If you want to see the origin of this bill, follow the straight line between the Koch bothers, AFP, Brownback and the Senate. This lineage truly comes into focus when Sen. Marci Francisco (D-Lawrence) questioned Sen. Tom Arpke (R-Salina) about the amendment he allegedly authored. When Fransico asked why the...
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“Sen. Tom Holland, D-Baldwin City, questioned why the bill contains provisions that were never vetted in committee hearings in the Senate. He said no amount of cameras would resolve this lack of transparency. ‘At the end of the day, who really wants these policy pieces?’ he asked.” http://www.kansas.com/2014/04/06/3388925/kansas-senate-convenes-sunday.html#storylink=cpy Unfortunately we...
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No comments Thank you to 57 Representatives who voted against the education finance bill
Please thank these 57 legislators who voted against the education finance bill in the House: Alcala, Alford, Anthimides, Ballard, Becker, Boldra, Bollier, Bridges, Burroughs, Campbell, Carmichael, Clayton, Concannon, Curtis, P. Davis, Dierks, Doll, Edmonds, Ewy, Finch, Finney, Frownfelter, Gonzalez, Henderson, Henry, Hibbard, Hineman, Jennings, Kelly, Kuether, Lane, Lusk, Lusker, Meier,...
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