We’re sharing the content of a newsletter from Rep. Patton on the judicial selection constitutional amendment. We agree with his statement. Keeping politics and corruption out of our Kansas courts Dear Friends: Today, the Legislature debated a controversial Constitutional amendment that would have dismantled the Kansas system of judicial selection...
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No comments Monthly Archives: March 2016
Bill to amend Kansas constitution judicial selection provisions fails to get 2/3 majority in House
On February 3rd, the House voted on the bill to change how Supreme Court Justices are appointed in Kansas. The bill had a simple majority which means it went up for final action on February 4th. Between those days, leadership was expected to twist the arms of 15 “no” votes...
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No comments Expansion of tax credit scholarship subject of controversy
“But Ford, the outgoing superintendent of Topeka public schools, said in her testimony said the legislation would further deplete state funds and make it difficult to fairly evaluate student progress in private and public schools. “Ford also cited the concept of separation of church and state, noting the program takes...
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No comments Playing games with our government
“Attorney General Derek Schmidt briefed the House Judiciary Committee and the Republican House caucus on the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the infamous 2000 Carr brothers murder case in Wichita – in which the top court affirmed the brothers’ death sentences and overturned a previous ruling from the Kansas...
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