Tag: Kansas House
What Arm Twisting, KCUR?
KCUR’s Sam Zeff reports that legislators resorted to strong-arm tactics to secure votes for a House K-12 Budget Committee school…
Kansas House Votes to Restore Mandated Teacher Tenure
Sandwiched between votes to override Gov. Sam Brownback’s tax increase veto and debate to expand Medicaid, it almost got lost…
Conservative Caucus Blasts Tax Increase
A group of Republican legislators isn’t happy with the outcome of votes in the Kansas House and Senate last week.…
Senate, House Pass Largest Tax Increase in KS History
The Kansas Senate approved the largest tax hike in state history a day after the House offered bipartisan support to the…
TV News Mischaracterizes Tax Increase Bill
KSHB-TV 41 News mischaracterized a bill that would mark the largest tax increase in Kansas history. The anchor suggests at…
Tax Increase Bill Headed to Final Action
With no discussion or debate, a large majority of Kansas House members voted to move forward on a tax bill…
Carry Conceal Bill Dies after Tied Vote
An evenly divided Kansas House committee shut down legislation exempting KU Medical Center from adding adequate security measures in order to prohibit…
House Committee Hosts Conceal and Carry on Campus Hearing
Members of the Kansas House Fed and State committee heard fresh testimony on a bill that would allow Kansas public…