We focus on education policy, but right now it is inextricably linked with tax policy. We’ve heard reference recently to the “lost decade” argument and found this explanation helpful. “Clearly, the actual record of Kansas’ economy between 2000 and 2010 shows the inaccuracy of calling it a “lost decade.” Two...
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No comments Monthly Archives: February 2016
State using KDOT loans to hide inability to pay bills
We are among those who believe that the lifting of the cap on KDOT bonding is (1) a way to move money we don’t actually have into the general fund to cover state expenses until after the 2016 elections, and (2) bad economic policy for a state. “Last week, Gov....
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We’re in! The game is on. Distract, divide and conquer is the playbook being used by Governor Brownback and his allies in the Kansas Legislature. Join Us. www.joinusks.org...
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No comments KASB President Shimkus to challenge Abrams
Don Shimkus, a school board member from Oxford and current president of the Kansas Association of School Boards, announced Wednesday that he will run as a Democrat for a seat in the Kansas Senate. Shimkus is challenging incumbent Republican Steve Abrams of Arkansas City in the 32nd District in south-central...
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