Contact your senator and urge them to vote NO on SB 427 which the Senate moved favorably for passage on a voice vote today (Monday, March 25th). It could be heard on final action tonight or tomorrow. This is one of several bills this session requested by the Kansas Policy...
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Amendment that adds oversight to voucher bill defeated in Kansas Senate
On the floor of the Senate today Sen. Holscher introduced an amendment requiring private schools (but not homeschools) receiving public tax dollars to comply with the same standards as public schools. It failed 12-21. Remember that the next time vouchers come up. The voucher bills never impose requirements on the...
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No comments February Voucher-palooza
It was voucher-palooza in the Kansas legislature today. The Senate passed the tax credit scholarship, and the House K-12 Education Budget Committee passed the massive Education Savings Account bill. They improved it slightly by removing homeschools from participation and by requiring students to be current public school students rather than...
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No comments We Oppose Senate Tax Cut Proposal
We are just beginning to stabilize our state budget. Now is absolutely the wrong time to gamble on another risky tax cut. It is crystal clear that the full impact of this bill are unknown, and we oppose this bill and will be watching it carefully. We agree with the...
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