We believe the Kansas Supreme Court made the right decision in finding the legislature substantially complied with its Gannon VI mandate. While legislative action is rarely perfect, we appreciate the bipartisan effort to increase school funding and believe this will provide our school districts a level of budgetary certainty that allows investment in staff and programs in ways that have been lacking for many years. We also believe this funding is sustainable and that the court showed appropriate deference to legislative and agency decision-making. We urge our community to remember this case isn’t merely about money, but is...
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Unanimous Supreme Court Gannon Decision
An article regarding the recent Gannon Decision. https://www.cjonline.com/…/kansas-supreme-court-affirms-con… Originally posted to Facebook on 06/15/2019....
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Leave a Comment KC Star Editorial – To Gov. Kelly…Veto the Tax Bill
We need budget stability right now, not another giveaway of essential state revenue. “A $120 million tax giveaway to corporations is a horrible way to start that discussion. Veto the tax bill, governor. Then all of us can figure out how to make the state’s tax structure as fair as it should be.”https://www.kansascity.com/…/editoria…/article230079214.html Originally posted to Facebook 05/07/2019....
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Leave a Comment Gannon Oral Arguments Upate
We were at the Supreme Court yesterday for oral arguments in the Gannon case. We look forward to seeing the Court’s opinion. “Justices appeared willing to accept the state’s position that getting close to the safe harbor target is good enough. Justice Dan Biles told Rupe the court has never said the state’s target was the minimum amount of money needed to satisfy constitutional standards. The difference between the Legislature’s plan and what the schools want is $260 million on a $3.4 billion budget… “Biles, who was appointed in 2009 to the Supreme Court after successfully defending the state’s...
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