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Salina reports education long held dear

Salina reports that education has long been held dear in Kansas, but that may be changing. “’Kansas has always placed a value on education,’ said Salina Superintendent of Schools Bill Hall. ‘It defines who we are.’ “However, in 2015, Kansas lawmakers will likely be looking for ways to decrease public education funding. “Because of tax cuts approved in 2012, state budget deficits were projected to run in the hundreds of millions of dollars, and legislators were floating ideas as the 2015 session began for cutting the cost of the state’s biggest expense, education. “The month before the session...
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Kansas eating its seed corn

One of these letters explains cuts to education the Kansas way, “I suspect many are gnashing their teeth over this, but we are eating our seed corn with no concern about what the consequences are going to be. We can’t decimate the state budget without dire consequences.” Several of these letters make great points about our current situation. Keep speaking up, Kansans. http://www.kansas.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article10156001.html...
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JOCO residents should contact legislators about moving elections

Sharing from our friend Amy Martin in Olathe. Olathe friends: At the Olathe Chamber of Commerce Legislative breakfast, when asked her thoughts on moving spring elections to the fall, Senator Julia Lynn stated that she is not hearing anything from her district. (I suppose the resolution the Olathe School Board passed and the personal contact from one of our board members don’t count.) Senator Denning supports moving elections, Representative Rooker is opposed, and Representative Macheers didn’t offer an opinion. I will make it easy for you. Below is the contact information for the legislators at the breakfast and...
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