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It’s time to make some changes, Kansas. “Thanks to one upset lawmaker, Kansans got a rare look this week at the inner workings of Topeka – and the tenuous relationship between lawmakers and high-dollar lobbyists. . . .Wind energy was one issue pushed by lobbyists and think tanks, but it certainly wasn’t the only one. Education, legal reform, tax policy and a variety of other issues all have drawn the interest of groups like the Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Americans for Prosperity. And on each of those issues, those groups ensure lawmakers know how they’re expected to...

We agree with this editorial: “We believe the change has nothing to do with audit trails. It is about giving the appearance that more school funding is coming from the state instead of local property taxpayers. It is about control of education by right-wing Brownback supporters. And it is about punishing school districts and the courts for daring to challenge the legislature’s funding decisions. Given the legislature’s recent financial record and penchant for political revenge and micro-managing education, school districts, banks and property taxpayers all have very good reason to be worried.” http://www.winfieldcourier.com/opinion/editorial/article_86f417f0-fc09-11e3-9c1f-0019bb2963f4.html...

Nice letter, Janette. “How ironic that another article by columnist Steve Rose took time to investigate the education of several Kansas state legislators in leadership positions. Although Kansas meets the national average of 25 percent with just a high school diploma, many of the representatives in powerful positions do not have education levels to match the importance of their jobs. Should we be surprised then that the funding to educate our children to the highest level possible is not as important to some of our representatives? The old adage, ‘I made it without a degree,’ won’t get us...