Did you miss the Kansas City Star’s forum on transparency on January 18th? If so, you can watch it here. https://www.facebook.com/kansascitystar/videos/10155489728109094/ Originally posted to Facebook on 1/19/18....
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KC Star Editorial on this year’s ‘divide and conquer’ budget strategy
From the Editorial Board of the Kansas City Star: “Remember: Some of the legislators behind this effort are the ones who broke the state’s tax structure in the first place. Roads and bridges aren’t crumbling because of schools — they’re in trouble because of ill-advised tax cuts in 2013 that robbed the state of needed revenue. “But don’t be deceived. Supporters of an ‘us vs. them’ approach don’t really care about spending more money on transportation, or health care, or pensions, or any other state program in the years ahead. Their only real goal is to shrink government...
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We agree with Senator Skubal in his January 15th update for the Shawnee Mission Post. “I believe in the three branches of government. The Supreme Court has done its job interpreting the state constitution with this ruling. Now the legislature must do its job to fully fund our schools.” https://shawneemissionpost.com/2018/01/15/capitol-update-sen-skubal-says-time-has-come-for-legislature-to-do-its-job-to-fully-fund-our-schools-69062 Originally Posted to Facebook on 1/15/18....
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Leave a Comment Education Spending Increases Felt Unevenly Around Country
“What the recession taketh away, the recovery doesn’t always giveth back.” Governments are spending billions more on education, and it’s making inequality worse Originally posted to Facebook 1/15/18....
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