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Bill to expand grounds for impeaching justices introduced day before Gannon equity decision released

This bill was introduced the day it was announced that the Supreme Court would be handing down its Gannon equity decision. It provides expansive grounds for impeachment of Supreme Court justices and some other judges. It was introduced by Senators Fitzgerald, Abrams, Arpke, Baumgardner, Donovan, Holmes, Knox, LaTurner, Lynn, Masterson, Melcher, O’Donnell, Olson, Petersen, Powell, Pyle, Smith and Tyson. Justices should not be punished for upholding the Constitution and protecting the education of Kansas children. SENATE BILL No. 439 AN ACT relating to grounds for impeachment of justices of the supreme court and certain judges of the district...
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Blue Valley community monitoring local legislators

Blue Valley is in the game! Are your legislators representing your community? If not, do your neighbors know? “’Our legislators are not reflecting what the Blue Valley community really holds as something very important to us,’ said Patty Logan, a Blue Valley parent who sits on the group’s steering committee.” http://fox4kc.com/2016/02/10/blue-valley-parents-keeping-a-close-eye-on-ks-supreme-court-decision-about-school-funding/...
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Schools for Fair Funding issues release on Gannon equity decision

For Immediate Release – February 11, 2016 Kansas Supreme Court Orders Legislature to Level the Playing Field for Less Wealthy Districts New School Finance System Must be Implemented on Equity by June 30 (Topeka, KS) A coalition of Kansas school districts said the Kansas Supreme Court school funding ruling today is affirmation that the Kansas constitutional promise to education must be kept. Schools for Fair Funding represents more than one-third of Kansas public school children. Today’s ordered actions will simply fulfill what the Kansas constitution required all along, according to SFFF. “Our kids should not be required to...
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