Tag: Kansas Legislature
KS State Aid Per Pupil Soars to Record High
State aid to Kansas public schools topped $4 billion last school year, a record that’s likely to be smashed this…
Legislative Leaders Name Members of Interim School Finance Committee
Eleven lawmakers will be tasked with making school finance recommendations to the Kansas Legislature. The interim committee will meet three…
Special Interim Committee Will Examine School Finance
The Legislative Coordinating Council agreed to convene a special study committee to examine the most recent Kansas Supreme Court ruling.…
Former KS Legislature Staffer Alleges Sexual Harassment
A former Kansas Legislature staff member is alleging sexual harassment under the Dome. Abbie Hodgson told the Hill she was…
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…
Supreme Court Rejects School Funding Model It Once Used
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional lawmakers’ most recent attempt at a school financing formula, in part, because the formula…
Republican Legislative Leaders Call Court Disrespectful of Legislative Process
Kansas Senate leadership is drawing a line in the sand. Sen. President Susan Wagle, Vice President Jeff Longbine and Majority…
Former Editorialist, State Legislator Rips Hutch News Ownership
Editorial-writer-turned-state-legislator Jason Probst penned an early obituary for the Hutchinson News, his employer for 15 years before he was selected…
SFFF Lawyers Clean Up with $7M from Schools
School districts funneled more than $7 million in taxpayer funding to attorneys who sued the state for additional taxpayer money.…
Prison Fix: Could State Reduce Recidivism, Retain Guards through KCI?
A partial solution to Kansas’ budget challenges and problems in the state’s prison facilities may be overlooked from the Alvarez & Marsal…
Homeschoolers Save Kansas $145 Million
Homeschooling saved Kansas taxpayers about $145 million last year, according to analysis by Intellectual Takeout. The Minnesota-based think tank multiplied…
Interactive Tax Calculator Shows Effects of Tax Increase
An interactive tax calculator on the Kansas Department of Revenue’s website shows visitors how much more they can expect to…
Kansas Small Businesses Optimistic, But Not Hiring
Kansas business owners are optimistic, but that’s not translating into new jobs, the Wichita Eagle reports. A national survey of small…
Eagle Definitions: ‘Centrist’ Equals Anti-Freedom; ‘Success’ Equals Tax Hike
The Mainstream Coalition, an anti-religion organization, is calling the largest tax hike in Kansas state history “a success,” according to…
Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of School Funding Formula
Kansas Supreme Court Justices peppered attorneys for the state of Kansas on SB 19, a new finance formula that adds…
Gallup: Americans Want Lower Taxes
Americans want lower taxes, according to a Gallup. Pollsters conducted the poll in March asking how Americans viewed a proposal…
Revenue Department Issues Tax Increase Warning
The Kansas Department of Revenue published new withholding tables today, so employers know how much to withhold from employee paychecks. Employers…
Kansas Legislature Closes with Something Old, Something New
The Kansas Legislature formally wrapped for the session on its 114th day, Sine Die, but not before finishing two key…
Kansas Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments on School Finance
Schools aren’t likely to be disrupted, but lawmakers may be on the hook for a special session sometime late this…
Reason Magazine Writes Reasonable Autopsy of Kansas’ Tax Policy
Reason Magazine draws thought-provoking conclusions in its autopsy of the Kansas tax policy the legislature just scrapped. The writer, an intern,…
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…
Mainstream Coalition Mainstream? Not Exactly
For more than two decades, the Mainstream Coalition has billed itself as a “rational voice in irrational times.” Initially created…
Kansas House Adopts School Finance Formula
The Kansas House adopted a school finance formula that will pump an additional $279 million of state funding into K-12…
Kansas Tax Credit Scholarship Program Under Fire
A small scholarship program that allows some kids in failing schools to attend private schools is under fire in the…