Senate Approves Budget; On to Conference The House approved their version of the budget on Thursday morning, the Senate did so Thursday night. The House budget includes the delay in payments to KPERS with “promises” to pay the...
Read MoreNew House Bill Would Essentially Ban Education Today’s bill releases includes HB 2676. This is a rehash of a Rep. John Bradford (R-Lansing) bill from last year that prohibits the use of any standards related to the Common Core...
Read MoreSupreme Court Issues Equity Ruling in Gannon! In an opinion issued at 9:30 this morning, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in the equity portion of the Gannon School Finance Lawsuit. The Court upheld the...
Read MoreTaxing Authority for Community/Tech Colleges? The House Vision 2020 Committee today held a hearing on three bills that would raise taxes for Community Colleges and Technical Colleges. House Bill 2568 would allow community...
Read MoreDebt Hypocrisy While Governor Brownback and his allies in the Kansas legislature are quick to blast the federal government for taking on debt, they are very quiet about their own policies that are putting future generations of...
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