State of the State

2022 State of the State…With a Grain of Salt 0
- Tax & Spending
- January 13, 2022
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly gave her 2022 State of the State address this week to mark the beginning of this year’s legislative session. This speech, set against a backdrop of the ever-growing state revenue surplus, included many of the Governor’s already announced ideas and plans for what to do with the cash. In the speech,
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State of the State puts students, citizens first 0
- Education, Tax & Spending
- January 12, 2017
Governor Brownback’s State of the State address notably emphasized that students and citizens should come first, not government. That sentiment created a great deal of heartburn for the many legislators and special interests who prefer big tax increases, upwards of $1 billion more in spending and no accountability for schools to improve outcomes but it
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