You can impact the odds by making sure your legislator knows you want this job done and done right. Fund the inflation and leave the formula alone. “Unfortunately, the extremist leadership team doesn’t seem interested in allowing that to manifest as they want to deny the Governor any type of victory in this regard. Rather, they want to push forward a plan that changes the formula and does not put funding where it needs to be. And, they are putting immense pressure on their members to vote accordingly. That pressure comes in the form of threats of potential...
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Fund the inflation, leave the formula alone
Leadership is threatening your legislators, but leadership doesn’t get to vote on whether your legislators will be going back to Topeka after the next election-you do. Are they hearing from you?...
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Leave a Comment Thank Gov. Kelly for veto of SB 22 tax cut
We need the budget to stabilize before we can talk about a tax cut that would cost $400 million in state revenue in just 3 years. We’ve seen legislators who voted for SB 22 say we can’t afford the $90 million inflation adjustment for schools. If they thought we could afford SB 22, they can now vote for the inflation adjustment. Originally posted on Facebook 3/25/19...
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Leave a Comment Shawnee Mission School District issues statement on education bills
The Shawnee Mission School District has issued a statement opposing House Substitute for Senate Bill 16 and Substitute for House Bill 2395 and supporting Senate Bill 142. We agree. What will the Kansas House do? We’re concerned-they’re on the floor right now, and they tend not to do good things with education during #kslegafterdark. Originally posted on Facebook 3/25/19...
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