Senate Commerce Committee Chair Julia Lynn had planned to work both SB 179, the bill gutting collective bargaining under PEERA, and SB 212, the bill banning the use of payroll deduction for public employee association or union...
Read MoreSenate Commerce Committee to take up payroll deduction, collective bargaining bills tomorrow morning! TAKE ACTION TONIGHT, SHOW UP TOMORROW! Senate Commerce Chair Julie Lynn, after the hearings on SB 212 that bans payroll...
Read MoreThe Senate has just passed the block grant bill that repeals the current school finance formula. The biggest decision of the session – the funding of our public education system – was ramrodded through the...
Read MoreCould the House reconsider SB 7? This question has been the talk of the past weekend. So by way of explanation, we thought we should clarify the rules and possibilities. First, to call for a reconsideration, the person making...
Read MoreHouse barely passes school finance bill On final action today, the block grant school finance plan was passed on a vote of 64 to 58. This bill, which is opposed by the education community and supported only by Americans for...
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