Contact your Senator and urge them to oppose SB 509! The Senate Tax Committee lightly amended and passed out SB 509, a per child refundable tax credit (meaning you can get more in the credit than you pay in taxes). Game On testified against this bill last week. (See Game...
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Game On and Stand Up Blue Valley testify against harmful voucher bill in Kansas Senate
Game On shared its testimony against this bill on 3-12 . Here’s information from our friends at Stand Up Blue Valley. Originally published on Facebook on March 13th, 2024....
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No comments Idaho rejects private school tax credit; Kansas tax committee instead approves similar policy
This Idaho tax committee had the good sense to vote down a tax credit for private school families. We wish the Kansas Senate tax committee had rejected SB 509. “Robert Sanchez, a vice president with Idaho Business for Education, said he anticipates most people who would apply for such a...
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No comments Exploding Costs of Voucher Programs for State Budgets
From Josh Cowen: It’s simple: states can’t afford to pay for budget-busting school vouchers. Don’t buy industry-funded reassurances or the short-term gimmicks put in by voucher lobbyists to push bills through. With vouchers it’s always over-cost, under-deliver. Originally published on Facebook on March 13th, 2024....
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