SB 30 The House has voted to override Governor Brownback’s veto of the tax bill to restore fiscal sanity to our state. The final vote was 88-31. Please thank the following Representatives who voted for the override: Alcala, Alford, Aurand, Baker, Ballard, Becker, Bishop, Brim, Burroughs, Campbell, Carlin, Carmichael, Clark, Clayton, Concannon, Cox, Crum, Curtis, Davis, Deere, Dierks, Dietrich, Elliott, Eplee, Finch, Finney, Francis, Frownfelter, Gallagher, Gartner, Good, Hawkins, Helgerson, Hibbard, Highberger, Hineman, Hodge, Holscher, Jennings, Johnson, Judd-Jenkins, Karleskint, Kelly, Kessinger, Koesten, Kuether, Lakin, Lewis, Lusk, Lusker, Markley, Mastroni, Miller, Murnan, Neighbor, Ohaebosim, Orr, Ousley, Parker, Patton, Phelps,...
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KC Star Article on Debate to Arm KS Teachers
“Already, Kansas lawmakers have passed on banning bump stocks, strengthening background checks and raising the age at which Kansans can buy a rifle. This bill isn’t expected to become law, either, and thank goodness. But its proponents did illustrate even better than their critics why sending underpaid, underappreciated and mostly undertrained non-marksmen up against shooters toting AR-15s may be the worst idea out of Topeka since the 2012 tax cuts.” http://amp.kansascity.com/…/melinda-…/article207075199.html… Originally posted to Facebook on 3/28/2018....
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Leave a Comment KASB, USA-Kansas Oppose HB 2789 on Concealed Carry in Schools
We don’t think this bill will become law in its current form, but it’s a bad bill, and we think our audience should know about it and contact committee members to urge them to vote against it. Here is some background from KASB. KASB and the United School Administrators of Kansas oppose HB 2789, which promotes the carrying of concealed handguns in classrooms and could override local decision-making. A hearing on the bill is scheduled for 8 a.m. Tuesday before the House Insurance Committee. Here is a link to testimony by KASB and USA-Kansas. https://kasb.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/HB2789T.pdf KASB and USA-Kansas support...
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Leave a Comment KASB: What We Learned From the New Cost Study
Here are the key points from the study, and why its findings are not really surprising. 1. Amount of money matters in student achievement. 2. Kansas already has highly efficient schools. 3. It takes a really big increase in funding to have the best results in the nation. 4. Additionally funding can be phased in. 5. The legislature has options. Read more about it in Mark Tallman’s blog post for KASB: http://tallmankasb.blogspot.com/…/what-we-learned-from-new-… Originally posted to Facebook on 3/26/2018....
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