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AFP deceptive ads target pro-education legislators

Last month we warned you about campaign claims and their true translations. Here’s Campaign Claim #1 being used to attack public education supporter Rep. Stephanie Clayton. These deceptive ads are being paid for by AFP. Here’s what we posted last month: Campaign Claim #1: “Rep. X is anti-education or voted against education funding because he voted against HB 2506.” Translation: Rep. X is actually pro-education and voted against HB 2506 because of the harmful policy provisions and tried to ensure passage of a clean or compromise education finance bill. Game On members won’t be fooled. Tell your friends....
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New funding not the whole story on HB 2506

From Representative Bollier’s Facebook page: “As Rep. Rooker points out, the added taxing authority is wonderful but not the only money needed to pay the salary increases. For me, I am thankful we have the extra money from HB2506 but was not willing to bring Washington-style politics to the statehouse when HB2506 came before us without us being able to actually READ the bill. I voted YES on the initial bill passed by the House that had the increase in the Local Option Budget but WOULD NOT vote YES on a bill that I could not read!!! i...
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NY Times calls out Kansas tax cuts for failing to restore recession era cuts to education

“But the growth didn’t show up. Kansas, in fact, was one of only five states to lose employment over the last six months, while the rest of the country was improving. It has been below the national average in job gains for the three and half years Mr. Brownback has been in office. Average earnings in the state are down since 2012, and so is net growth in the number of registered businesses. With less money to spend, Kansas is forced to chop away at its only hope for real economic expansion: investment in public schools and colleges....
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