We have a guess as to the why-it’s to ratchet up the pressure and try to increase the likelihood they can insert some of their pet policies like vouchers like they did in 2014. This is not responsible legislating. “But we’re left with the unnerving reality that lawmakers are waiting...
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No comments Monthly Archives: March 2019
Lack of progress on school funding
Fund the inflation adjustment and don’t alter the formula that has successfully undergone judicial review. We are concerned by leadership’s lack of commitment to this course. “The lack of movement on school funding raises the most questions about whether lawmakers are dawdling too much. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled last year that...
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ACTION ALERT: Tell your representative to vote NO on SB 22! SB 22 is another tax cut bill at a time when Kansas is still climbing out of the hole created by the last tax cut. We cannot afford to move backwards right now, and we need to fund our...
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No comments Oppose costly SB 22
From the Twitterverse Clay Wirestone: SB 22 gives up some $245M over three years to corporations. Another $170M goes to high-income folks. That’s $415 million not available for health or education – or balancing the budget. You might call that a lot of things. But it’s not fiscally conservative. #windfail #ksleg The...
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