Kansas views on legislative elections, Jim Ward, KanCare cuts
Legislative elections – The upcoming elections will be a referendum on policies that are anathema to almost every living ex-governor on both sides of the political continuum. Kansans must choose to either return to the days of moderate governance and fiscal responsibility or embrace an “experiment” that exchanged millions in tax revenue for a “shot of adrenaline into the heart of the Kansas economy” that never materialized.
With every legislative seat up for grabs in this year’s elections, voters should remember the stand of four former governors determined to see Kansas reverse its disastrous course. They know the state’s road to recovery begins by sidelining all far-right lawmakers who’ve been willing puppets in support of the Brownback agenda.
Having cobbled together a plan to fund K-12 schools for the next year, Kansas legislators have gone home, many of them to campaign for re-election. Voters who want the state’s downward spiral to end must ask the tough questions and make incumbent candidates accountable for the direction they are setting for the state.
Jim Ward – Props to Rep. Jim Ward, D-Wichita, for his Twitter outburst aimed at school leaders who appeared ready to accept the original GOP school funding proposal. “Republicans want to cut schools another $13 million. This is why we are in court so often,” he wrote. And this: “FYI-KS superintendents, if you don’t stand up to bullies they will keep coming back for your lunch money.” Ward’s vote as a Democrat often can be ignored by the GOP. But his voice was invaluable on this one.
KanCare cuts – Our governor has shown, yet again, that he can’t handle the responsibility of the state’s finances, and recent cuts to the KanCare program only compound the missteps he has taken previously.
This story was originally published July 5, 2016 at 12:06 AM with the headline "Kansas views on legislative elections, Jim Ward, KanCare cuts."