We remain opposed to the federal voucher program our state legislature opted in to this session. Here’s why and read the article itself for linked citations. “Let’s be clear: This program is a voucher program whose primary function is to enable public funds to be used to pay for private...
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Ty Masterson Supported and Wrote Brownback Era Plans that Devastated Kansas Public Schools.
Remember when our children’s education was sacrificed for a tax cut experiment that was doomed to fail? We do. Here’s an article we shared back in 2015. Ty Masterson actually wrote that tax plan, then voted for it, and then voted to sustain the veto override of the sustainable tax...
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No comments In Honor of Larry Hibbard
We are among those who mourn the passing of former legislator Larry Hibbard. The Sunflower State Journal reports: Larry Hibbard, a former moderate Republican lawmaker from southeast Kansas, died on Sunday. He was 81. Hibbard served in the House for three full terms from 2013 to 2019. The Toronto Republican...
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No comments Vote Like Your Public Schools Depend on It
In 2015, Ty Masterson was a state senator relying on accounting gimicks to criticize public school funding and Cindy Holscher and her daughter were concerned citizens participating in Game On’s 60-mile walk to Topeka to bring attention to the Kansas legislature’s failure to adequately fund our schools. Both governor candidates...
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