“Proposed legislation that would vastly expand the legal grounds for impeaching judges in Kansas is nothing short of an attack on the balance of powers in state government. “SB 439 lists impeachable offenses in such a vague and inclusive way that state legislators would have almost unlimited power to oust Kansas Supreme Court justices who issue rulings with which they disagree and keep replacing justices until they get a court that suits their political agenda.” Read more here: http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2016/mar/10/editorial-power-grab/?opinion. Here are the email contacts of the current sponsors of SB 439. Steve.Fitzgerald@senate.ks.gov, Fitz_Steve@hotmail.com Steve.Abrams@senate.ks.gov Sabrams@hit.net Tom.Arpke@senate.ks.gov tkarpke@hotmail.com Molly.Baumgardner@senate.ks.gov molly@molly4kansas.com...
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Educate Lawrence hosts rally for Public Education
“Educate Lawrence, a local public education advocacy group, is hosting a rally in South Park on Saturday. “The second annual ‘Rally for Public Education’ will begin at 12:30 p.m. Participants will welcome those walking from Kansas City to Topeka to raise awareness of funding and policy issues affecting Kansas public schools.” http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/first-bell/2016/mar/10/rally-for-public-education-to-be-held-on/...
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Leave a Comment Legislature meddling without fixing school funding
“The Legislature has made no move yet to comply with a Kansas Supreme Court order to fund public schools equitably. But lawmakers are continuing their efforts to meddle in education and weaken teachers unions.” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/now-consider-this/article64849217.html...
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Leave a Comment Lynn plans to advance bill to require teachers to vote annually on retaining union
Update: this bill was amended and passed out of committee on March 10. http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2015_16/measures/sb469/ “The chairwoman of the Senate Commerce Committee signaled Wednesday she wants the panel to quickly advance a bill [SB 469] to require teachers to vote annually on retaining their local union. “The committee heard only from supporters of the measure, but Sen. Julia Lynn made no secret she had already made up her mind and asked how to overcome resistance to the bill ahead of opposition testimony Thursday.” Read more here: http://m.cjonline.com/news/2016-03-09/kansas-senate-committee-chairwoman-plans-advance-bill-requiring-annual-elections#comment-1308303&gsc.tab=0...
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