“Everybody is sick of the school-finance wars in Kansas. The Montoy case dragged on for seven years; this Gannon lawsuit is at six years and counting, with the adequacy part of the case still pending. But the court is not the problem. “As it said Thursday: ‘While we do not desire to become a supervisor of the school finance system, neither do we abandon our duty to the people of Kansas under their constitution to review the Legislature’s enactments and to ensure its compliance with its own duty under Article 6.'” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/opinion/editorials/article59909826.html....
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More legislative responses to the Gannon equity decision
In his response, Sen. Melcher raised the issue of retaliating against the court via retention elections. “‘I think the judges are going to get what’s coming to them in the retention elections,’ Melcher said. ‘I think the public has had enough of their politicizing of the judicial branch and they’re going to demonstrate their displeasure when it comes to judicial retention.’ “Not everyone was ready to condemn the court, however. Rep. Dan Hoffman, R-Coldwater, said he wasn’t sure the court overstepped its bounds. He said the court didn’t require a specific amount of money and only found the...
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Leave a Comment House votes on budget bill February 11
Here are the votes on the House budget bill on February 11. Are the yeas representing you? (68) Anthimides, Barker, Barton, Billinger, Boldra, Bradford, Campbell, B. Carpenter, W. Carpenter, Claeys, Corbet, E. Davis, Dove, Esau, Estes, Ewy, Garber, Goico, Gonzalez, Grosserode, Hawkins, Hedke, Hemsley, Highland, Hildabrand, Hoffman, Houser, Huebert, Hutchins, Hutton, Johnson, D. Jones, K. Jones, Kahrs, Kelly, Kiegerl, Kleeb, Lunn, Macheers, Mason, Mast, McPherson, Merrick, O’Brien, Osterman, Pauls, R. Powell, Proehl, Rahjes, Read, Rhoades, Rubin, Ryckman, Ryckman, Sr., Scapa, Schroeder, Schwab, Schwartz, C. Smith, Suellentrop, Sutton, Thimesch, Todd, Vickrey, Waymaster, Weber, Whitmer, K. Williams. Thank the nays....
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Leave a Comment House and Senate pass budget bills February 11
The House and Senate passed budget bills on February 11th, though neither addressed the Gannon decision. Unfortunately Sen. Longbine quoted here is in the minority. “‘I cannot continue to support budgets that use fee sweeps, expend one-time money, continue to take money from transportation, overestimate revenue and savings, and leave virtually no ending balance,’ said Sen. Jeff Longbine, R-Emporia, in explaining his no vote. ‘My hope is that this Legislature can one day return to a fiscally responsible budget with a tax policy that supports the citizens of the state of Kansas.'” Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/news/politics-government/article59944706.html...
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