““Legislators want to hear from people,’ [KASB’s Mark] Tallman said. ‘They want to hear from the people that elected them. Most importantly, they want to hear from people that do not have even a perceived sort of conflict of interest. Community members, parents, if you are concerned by what you...
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Game On testifies against SB 71
Here’s our testimony in opposition to SB 71. Testimony before the Senate Ways and Means Committee in opposition to SB 71 – School districts; amending the supplemental general state aid calculation by Game On for Kansas Schools grassroots advocacy organization, 501c4 February 3, 2015 Mr. Chair, Members of the Committee:...
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Sharing from our friends at Educate Lawrence. We fully support student engagement on the current issues facing Kansas public education and would be happy to support efforts of youth throughout Kansas (including Johnson County). “We suggested in November that teens become really interested in voting. But participation in government is...
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Senator King is announcing his intent to block a common sense change in Kansas politics. Last week the House passed a bill prohibiting the bundling of more than 2 bills. We only recently came to understand how bad bill bundling is. In Topeka, legislatures will put together important bills that...
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