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Game On thanks legislators and journalists

We would like to take a moment to thank those legislators who stood strong against tremendous pressure. We understand the difference between those who say they support public education and those who truly do, and we know how difficult it can be to do the right thing. We would also like to thank the journalists and photo journalists who make it possible to follow what’s happening in Topeka when we can’t be there. Your long hours over these past few weeks are appreciated. Your tweets, reports, stories and images are invaluable. Thank you!...
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Game On Twitter favorites

We’ve compiled some of our favorite tweets from the past few weeks. If you’re not on Twitter, we highly recommend you get on it before the next legislative session. John Celock @JohnCelock Jun 2 House chaplain urges ‪#‎ksleg‬ to resist urge “to choke the living daylights out of someone” Yael T. Abouhalkah @YaelTAbouhalkah Jun 1 ICYMI, Sen. Greg Smith (R-OP) ranted last night: “Taxes are legalized theft.” Smith’s jobs: Navy, law enforcement, teacher, senator #ksleg Peter Hancock @LJWpqhancock Jun 8 Topeka, KS Ballard is miffed. 119-page CCR. Actual bill is 600+ pages. Wasnt printed til after Senate began...
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Tax Foundation explains further budget gaps likely

The conservative-leaning Tax Foundation explains some of our concerns about the newly-passed tax plan. Education funding in Kansas is still not adequate or stable and may not be for the foreseeable future. “Some elements of this package are good tax policy. But overall, it is a grab bag of ideas that does little to address the problems underlying Kansas’s tax and budgetary instability. Absent more fundamental changes, legislators will likely have to return in coming years to address budget gaps.” Read more here: http://taxfoundation.org/blog/kansas-approves-tax-increase-package-likely-will-be-back-more....
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Schools to face further budget cuts

“Said Rep. Greg Lewis, R-St. John: ‘Kansans who wanted real revenue reform lost today. Big corporate special interests won out at the expense of my constituents and hard-working Kansans, and important priorities like schools will still face further budget cuts. The sun is not shining in our state.’” Read more here: http://www.hutchnews.com/opinion/editorials/opinion-trickery-and-coercion-leave-kansas-in-state-of-dysfunction/article_9994dbc4-3c54-5afa-a183-716f08cbe2a8.html?hash=239a604deac28bd6f007ffe627cd55e7&site=hutchinson70...
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