Dear Rep. Ryckman, Sen. Wagle, Sen. Denning and others, the problem is not the Kansas constitution, and the problem is not the Kansas courts. You have had options for dealing with our school funding situation. You didn’t have to pass a disastrous tax plan, which many told you would blow...
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No comments Monthly Archives: November 2017
Denning and Ryckman voice support for reviewing constitutional amendment
We oppose a constitutional amendment to change the language requiring the legislature to make suitable provision for the funding of public schools. We note that a previous effort to amend the constitution failed in 2016, and that Kansans voted to retain the supreme court justices on the ballot in the...
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No comments KC Star runs important series on secrecy in KS government
The Kansas City Star is running an important series on secrecy in Kansas government. While we note that there has been some improvement in the legislature over the past couple of years, we have experienced frustration on multiple levels, including the use of the “gut and go procedure,” lack of...
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No comments KC Star warns readers not to be fooled by AFP postcards
“Americans for Prosperity, the anti-tax, Koch brothers-funded political group, is carpet-bombing Kansas mailboxes with campaign-style fliers to discredit lawmakers who voted for tax increases this year. “Both political parties are being targeted. “But the conservative organization has it wrong. The lawmakers in their sights — about 60 across the state...
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