What can you do? There are many things, and we’ll post them over the next few days, but first on the list is run for office or convince a friend to run for office. The filing deadline is June 2. We have too many legislators who do not share our...
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No comments Monthly Archives: May 2014
Florida expands corporate tax credit scholarship by tacking it on unrelated bill final day of session
Here’s the latest on Florida’s corporate tax credit scholarship. Note to Kansans: in the future, even if the program is fraught with problems, ALEC legislators will press for expansion of the program beyond the original limitations. The procedure for passage sounds similar to what happened here in Kansas. “Joanne McCall,...
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Note that Kansas is not on this list. Why? Because we keep tighter controls on opening charters. If we do not change some attitudes or faces in the 2015 legislature, that will no longer be the case. The ALEC legislators had two major education agenda items-corporate tax credit scholarships and...
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No comments Women for Kansas urging women to get involved politically
We recommend this new group! Some of us will attend their rally and convention Labor Day weekend in Wichita. Join us! Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2014/05/04/3439157/newly-formed-group-urging-women.html. Find their website here: http://womenforkansas.org. Find them on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/WomenForKansas....
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