Posted by Mark Desetti | May 13, 2021 | Advocacy & Action, Bright Future, Higher Ed, House, Kansas State Board of Education, School Finance, Senate, State Board of Education, Support for Educators, Taxation |
Vouchers There were several attempts to expand Kansas’ current voucher program (tax credit scholarships) and create a radical new voucher program coming from Kristey Williams (R-Augusta) K-12 Education Budget Committee....
Read MorePosted by Mark Desetti | May 8, 2021 | Advocacy & Action, Higher Ed, House, Kansas State Board of Education, School Finance, Senate, State Board of Education, Taxation |
Last day sees little debate but critical legislation passed When the legislature convened on Friday morning there were three major issues outstanding for public education. They did not have a school finance plan, a maintenance...
Read MorePosted by Mark Desetti | May 3, 2021 | Advocacy & Action, Elections, Higher Ed, House, Kansas State Board of Education, Senate, State Board of Education, Taxation |
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed a number of controversial bills during the April break and legislators wasted no time in seeking to override those vetoes on the first day of the veto session. Six bills and several line...
Read MorePosted by Mark Desetti | Apr 20, 2021 | Advocacy & Action, Bright Future, Higher Ed, House, Kansas State Board of Education, School Finance, Senate, State Board of Education, Taxation, Uncategorized |
Governor Kelly vetoes SB 50 – massive tax cut that threatens the state budget Senate Bill 50 – sometimes referred to as “Brownback 2.0” – would slash revenue to the state budget by $307.7 million...
Read MorePosted by Mark Desetti | Apr 9, 2021 | Advocacy & Action, House, Kansas State Board of Education, School Finance, Senate, State Board of Education |
Senate votes down voucher-palooza budget bill! A strong bipartisan group of Kansas Senators – 11 Democrats and 9 Republicans – stood up for our neighborhood public schools and voted down Senate Bill 175. This bill...
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