After saying they wouldn’t be addressing school funding until after a constitutional amendment the Senate passed their bill with wholly inadequate funding (about half of what the House bill provides). Sen. Wagle reportedly told committee chairs she’d take away their chairmanships if they voted against the bill. The House and Senate versions will now go to a conference committee. In the past, we have not been happy with bills coming out of conference committee so we will be watching very carefully and recommend you do as well. Voting yes (are they representing you?): Alley, Baumgardner, Billinger, Bollier, Bowers,...
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House Judiciary Committee Votes to Pass Constitutional Ammendment 12-10
The House Judiciary Committee has voted to pass the constitutional amendment 12-10. By our count, voting in favor (are they representing you?) were Alford, Berquist, Davis (sitting in for Wheeler), Garber, Huebert, Humphries, Jennings, Mastroni, Osterman, Patton, Ralph, Whitmer. As Chair, Finch didn’t vote but clearly supported the amendment. Voting against the amendment (please thank them) were Becker, Bishop, Carmichael, Cox, Curtis, Elliott, Highberger, Hodge, Kuether, Miller. We were particularly disappointed with commentary from Jennings, Ralph and Finch who ignored the message Kansans sent with the 2016 elections in which they ousted ultraconservatives and retained all the Supreme...
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Leave a Comment School Funding Bill House Vote Count 63-56
Here is the vote count on the school funding bill in the House last night. The vote was 63-56, and it takes 63 to pass. This plan still may not be sufficient but it was the closest this legislature appeared to be able to get. Voting in favor (please thank them): Alford, Arnberger, Aurand, Baker, Barker, Becker, Brim, Clark, Clayton, Concannon, Cox, Davis, Deere, Delperdang, Dierks, Dietrich, Dove, Elliott, Ellis, Eplee, Finch, Francis, Gallagher, Gartner, Good, Hawkins, Hibbard, Hineman, Hoffman, Holscher, Huebert, Jennings, Johnson, Judd-Jenkins, Karleskint, Kelly, Kessinger, Koesten, Landwehr, Lewis, Lusker, Markley, Mastroni, Murnan, Orr, Patton, Phelps,...
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Leave a Comment Senate Overrides Brownback Veto of Tax Bill 27-13
SB 30 The Senate has voted to override Governor Brownback’s veto of the tax bill to restore fiscal sanity to our state. The final vote was 27-13. Senator Wilborn voted no on the original bill but voted yes to override. Please thank the following senators who voted for the override: Berger, Billinger, Bollier, Bowers, Denning, Doll, Estes, Faust-Goudeau, Francisco, Givens, Goddard, Haley, Hardy, Hawk, Hensley, Holland, Kelly, Kerschen, Longbine, McGinn, Pettey, Rogers, Schmidt, Skubal, Sykes, Taylor, Wilborn Are the following senators who voted with Governor Brownback representing you? Alley, Baumgardner, Fitzgerald, Hildebrand, Lynn, Masterson, Olson, Petersen, Pilcher-Cook, Pyle,...
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