Tag: Kansas legislature
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DeGraaf delivers update on Kansas budget, other matters
Last Friday Kansas State Representative Pete DeGraaf, a Republican from Mulvane, updated members and guests of the Wichita Pachyderm Club on the status of the Kansas budget and other legislative matters. He appeared with Representative Don Myers, a Republican from Derby.
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Kansas legislative duo to update Pachyderms
Kansas Representatives Don Myers (Republican from Derby) and Pete DeGraaf (Republican from Mulvane) will jointly present “An update on the financial status of Kansas” at the Wichita Pachyderm Club on Friday December 11.
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Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for December 7, 2009.
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Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for November 30, 2009.
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Kansas school spending advocates: no alternative views welcome
On Monday and Tuesday, the Kansas House Appropriations Committee held hearings, and big topics were Kansas school funding and the Kansas budget. The reaction by school spending advocates to two speakers is illustrative of the highly divisive nature of public school operation and funding in Kansas.
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Corkins testifies on school finance history, recommendations
Topeka, Kansas — In testimony Money before an interim session of the Kansas House Appropriations Committee, former Kansas Education Commissioner Bob Corkins supplied insight into Kansas school funding court decisions, and made some recommendations for the future.
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At House Appropriations, Chappell presents Kansas school funding ideas
Topeka, Kansas — At today’s meeting of the Kansas House Appropriations Committee, Walt Chappell presented ideas on increasing efficiency and reducing cost in Kansas schools.
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Kansas news digest
News from alternative media around Kansas for November 16, 2009.
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Kansas economy debated in Wichita
Last Thursday at a meeting of the City Clerks and Municipal Finance Officers Association of Kansas, the effectiveness of the federal economic stimulus and the Kansas economy were discussed. Americans For Prosperity National Director of State Operations Alan Cobb and Kansas Secretery of Revenue Joan Wagnon were the participants, with Dale Goter, Wichita Governmental Relations…
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Kelo abandonment holds lesson for Wichita
In New London, Conn., developers wanted to build a new business complex on land owned by a number of homeowners, including Suzette Kelo. She didn’t want to sell, and the case eventually wound its way to the United States Supreme Court. In the decision, the court ruled in favor of the ability of cities to…
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Rep. Steve Brunk on Kansas taxes and spending
Speaking to the Wichita Pachyderm Club on Friday, Kansas Representative Steve Brunk addressed taxation and spending in Kansas government. Brunk said “We need more taxpayers, not more and higher taxes.” In evaluating legislation, he said he asks these questions: Does this help the state of Kansas bring companies to the state, and does it offer…
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Rep. Steve Brunk to address Pachyderms
This Friday, the Wichita Pachyderm Club presents Kansas State Representative Steve Brunk, Republican from Bel Aire, as the speaker. His topics will include proposed House Concurrent Resolution 5019, the REAL (Revenue Expenditure and Assessment Limitations) Act — a state constitutional amendment dealing with revenue, expenditures, assessment, and limited government, the need to restructure the budget,…