Tag: Kansas legislature
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AFP event in Topeka draws grassroot activists to capitol
Yesterday Americans For Prosperity — Kansas held “Make the Calls and Flood the Halls,” an event at the Kansas Capitol. Most activists I talked to are very concerned about the level of spending in Kansas. The potential rollback of taxes reductions passed in previous years — a course recommended by the governor — is troublesome.…
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Kansas HB 2014 vote analysis
In the Kansas House of Representatives, two votes were taken this year on HB 2014. The major purpose of this bill is to allow the building of a coal-fired power plant in Kansas. The first vote, taken on February 27, 2009, was 79 Yes and 44 No. On April 3, 2009, the vote was 74…
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Kansas school spending advocates ramp up
Today the Kansas Legislature returns to Topeka for a session that must deal with the difficult realities of the Kansas budget. Constituencies that depend of government spending have been making their cases for their programs to be spared cuts. The public school lobby is perhaps the most vocal. Kansas Families for Education is a group…
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South-central Kansas legislative forum touches variety of issues
On Saturday April 25, 2009, members of the South-central Kansas Legislative Delegation met with citizens at the Wichita Water Center. Nine of the approximately 25 members of the delegation attended.
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Wichita-area school superintendents make flawed case
Sunday’s Wichita Eagle contains an op-ed piece by several Wichita-area public school superintendents that calls for the Kansas Legislature to spare K-12 education from budget cuts. The piece starts with a recognition of the importance of education. I don’t think that anyone will disagree with this assertion. From then on, however, there’s little that I…
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Does Jim Ward hate trees?
The Legislative Forum focused on the budget shortfall and how to deal with it. I was shocked within the first five minutes when, after the panel was introduced, only specific members of the audience were given special recognition. Audience members who were employees of USD 259, the Wichita public school district, were granted time carved…
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Kansas teachers union doublespeak not hard to decode
Reading the Kansas National Education Association’s — that’s the teachers union, also known as KNEA — report Under the Dome is becoming an exercise in decoding doublespeak. Today’s issue, which you can read by clicking on Under the Dome Today for April 23, 2009, contains some 417 words that hope for something to happen, without…
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AFP “Flood the Statehouse Day” bus trip from Wichita
Some people are asking “what can we do now that the tea party is over?” Here’s an event that’s a good follow-up that will leverage the enthusiasm and energy generated by the tea party protests. This time, it’s at the state level.
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KNEA’s attitude towards Kansas taxpayers
The Kansas National Education Association — that’s the teachers union — shows again that it has little respect for Kansas taxpayers. The issue of Under the Dome for April 17, 2009 reveals this organization’s appetite for tax revenue is large, and they’re always on the prowl for more.