Kansas lawmakers urged to dig deeper on school funding plan
Kansas attorneys for the state and for districts pressed the state Supreme Court Friday to uphold SB 19 while critics led by Alan Rupe urged more funding. They argued the new formula underfunds education and urged increases to 567 million this year and 893 million next year, despite the 1.2 billion tax increase to cover gaps. The state and the Legislative Coordinating Council defended the plan as constitutional and urged dismissal of the case.
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Topeka
State of
Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court
Alan Rupe
Supreme Court
Rupe
Topeka Capital Journal
Stephen McAllister
McAllister
Legislative Coordinating Council
Jeff King
Overland Park
King
LCC
Mixed harvest results as wheat crops progress in Hamilton County
Farmer Jason Ochs of Hamilton County reports better yields than county averages on late planted hard white wheat Joe and Clara CL varieties with some resistance to wheat streak mosaic virus. While roughly half the county’s wheat may not be harvested, Ochs’s fields yield over 50 bushels per acre with test weights near 62 pounds. He began cutting this week and estimates about half of his harvest complete while others are done, hoping mosaic issues improve for next year.
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Jason Ochs
Hamilton County
Ochs
Kansas Wheat
Joe
Clara CL
Kansas
Shayne Suppes
Dighton
Kansas lawmakers push back on Brownback tax reform rhetoric
Senate President Susan Wagle and House Speaker Ron Ryckman criticized Gov. Brownback and Revenue Secretary Sam Williams for overstating the legislature’s actions. They contend the 1.2 billion tax increase and spending controls from a revenue shortfall were misrepresented as a spree. leaders say the Legislature did not burn through every dime.
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House
Senate
Sam Brownback
Susan Wagler
Wichita
Ron Ryckman
R-Olathe
State Finance Council
Brownback
Sam Williams
Kansas Department of Revenue
Wagle
Ryckman
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