Tag: Anthony Hensley
Sen. Hensley isn’t telling the truth about school funding
Sir Winston Churchill once said, “A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get…
Audio disputes Cap-Journal claims about Senator Lynn
The Topeka Capital-Journal recently made conflict-of-interest allegations against Kansas Senator Julia Lynn (R-Olathe) centered largely on Lynn’s vote against a proposed…
KC Star political agenda drives coverage of Senator Jim Denning
The Kansas City Star’s recent coverage of State Senator Jim Denning seems driven less by facts than a dual political…
Despite legislative trick, Medicaid expansion unlikely in KS this year
Sen. Anthony Hensley, a Topeka Democrat, submitted a motion to move a House bill for Medicaid expansion out of committee…
More money won’t end school funding litigation
Even if legislators give schools the extra $90 million per year that the Department of Education says is needed to…
KS Senate Set To Repay $115M to KPERS
Kansas senators launched an opening salvo on the budget today, forwarding to final action a bill that would make a…
Senate, House to Work Out Details of School Finance Bills
After several Senators changed their votes and a call of the Kansas Senate was rescinded, 21 Senators voted passed a…
Tempers Flare in KS Legislature as Lawmakers Consider Constitutional Amendment for School Funding
Senate leadership announced they won’t schedule a debate on school finance until a constitutional amendment proposal moves through the House and…
Colyer’s Position on Medicaid Expansion Veto Unclear
Gov. Jeff Colyer won’t say whether he’ll veto Medicaid expansion, but he may have a choice to make on the…
Interim Committee Talks Tax Increases, Budget Cuts to Inject Money into Schools
Rep. Anthony Hensley said the legislature would have an additional $565 million in funding if property owners had been paying…
Dem Leaders Request Interim Committee on School Finance
Legislative leadership will consider whether to create an interim committee on school finance in light of the Kansas Supreme Court’s…
Conference Committee To Hash Out School Funding Legislation
A conference committee will hash out the differences between Kansas House and Senate school funding legislation. There will not be…
Senate Torpedoes Flat Tax Proposal
Senators torpedoed a flat tax bill that would have created one, 4.6 percent income tax rate. Members of the Senate…
Senate Committee to Examine School Funding Announced
Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle appointed a select committee to examine education funding, following a Kansas Supreme Court decision that…
Senate Committee Mods Forward $128 Million School Cut to Senate
Most Kansas school districts have money available in contingency and flexible funds to weather a 5 percent cut in funding,…