Why is Game On interested in the email sent by Rep. Scott Schwab regarding RPS? Because we have seen multiple education bills where the main proponents are Koch-funded KPI and/or the Kansas Chamber, rather than ordinary Kansans, though those organizations are focused mainly on tax and business policy rather than education. The inclusion of the ALEC corporate tax credit scholarship provision in HB2506, despite the fact that bill never made it out of committee is a prime example. It was understood by many that HB2506 in its final form was being pushed by the Kansas Chamber. Here is...
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Conservative Republican reveals Koch/Kansas Chamber tactics on RPS bill
“‘It just lifts the covers off the Wizard of Oz so we know the Koch family is pulling the strings in the Kansas Chamber,’ [Rep. Tom] Moxley said” in an article in the Topeka Capital Journal. “According to Schwab’s email, his troubles with the state’s ‘Renewable Portfolio Standards’ started last year when a Koch Industries lobbyist approached him after a hearing on repealing the standards. During the hearing Schwab had commented on the fact that only think tanks and no Kansas businesses testified in favor of repeal.” We see the same issue with ALEC education policies, like the...
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Leave a Comment Education candidates challenging legislators who have not protected Kansas schools
We are happy to see candidates who truly support public education running against legislators who have not protected Kansas public schools and the students they serve. Game on! http://cjonline.com/news/2014-06-15/some-kansas-house-primaries-draw-education-key-issue...
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