Resolution aimed at schools suing state with taxpayer dollars passes committee
Kelsey: “I was surprised it was such a close vote but that is a very liberal committee, it is definitely not one of the conservative committees."
The Senate Judiciary Committee passed a Senate Concurrent Resolution yesterday aimed at keeping organizations from using state dollars to sue the state to demand more state dollars.
The resolution is sponsored by Sen. Dick Kelsey, R-Goddard, and sends a message that could impact the lawsuit the Schools for Fair Funding organization has launched against the state.
The Coalition of 74 school districts is seeking to sue the state for more money in order to secure a level of funding the districts deem appropriate.  [Read more...]
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U.S. House increases debt ceiling without Republican votes
Tiahrt: “America’s credit card is maxed out. We are tired of footing the bill for President Obama’s big bailout programs. This administration has lost touch with what folks are going through every day."
Without the support of Kansas’ Republican delegation, the U.S. House passed a bill today, 217-212, that adds an additional $1.9 trillion into the total amount the United States can borrow.
By increasing the debt ceiling by $1.9 trillion, the federal government now has the ability to borrow $14.3 trillion. Prior to today’s vote every American’s share of paying off the national deficit was at $40,000. Now each resident is responsible for a debt of $46,000.
The vote comes just one week after [Read more...]
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We Have Met the Enemy … Now What?
History can teach us about 'the enemy' and why we need to protect ourselves. Royce Bounds explains why one of our most basic rights during these times should not be ignored.
“I always thought that fighting for freedom was something that happened overseas, but today … we are having to fight for our freedom in our own country.” (U.S. Representative Todd Tiahrt, at a conservative panel meeting with ‘Joe the Plumber’ in Topeka, Friday, January 29, 2010). [Read more...]
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Thornburgh resigns, leaving position primed for a Democrat appointee
