Education Funding Ruling May Prompt Constitutional Change
Education funding took center stage on the first day of the 2013 Kansas legislative session. Lawmakers returned to Topeka just days after a district court ruled that the state needs to increase school...
View ArticleKansas House Considers Allowing Religious Symbols In Public Lands And Schools
The Kansas House is considering a bill that would allow religious symbols on public land. According to the bill, religious symbols would be allowed if they are part of the community's history or...
View ArticleProtections For Hunting And Fishing On Kansas Ballot In November
A measure on the ballot this fall will ask voters if Kansas should add rights for hunting and fishing to the state constitution. The amendment is aimed at fending off some types of hunting restrictions...
View ArticleWith Clock Ticking, Republicans Fall Short On School Spending Bill
Republicans in the Kansas House couldn’t win enough votes Monday to increase school funding by hundreds of millions of dollars. Conservatives in their own party thought it was too much money; Democrats...
View ArticleKansas House Passes $500M School Funding Plan, Prompting Senate Ultimatum
The Kansas House has had its say on school finance -- putting the ball in the Senate’s court. But Senate leaders say they won’t move forward on increasing K-12 funding to satisfy the Kansas Supreme...
View ArticleBill To Get Judiciary Out Of Kansas School Spending Advances
A push to elbow the judiciary out of school spending by rewording the Kansas Constitution cleared a legislative committee Wednesday. Yet the effort likely won’t get a full House vote this week and...
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