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budget, defecit, Kansas, Legislature, Sam Brownback, taxes, trickle down
Blind ideology. No demonstrable understanding of objective reality. Meanness.
Senate punts tax debate; House goes home til Monday
Legislature, Brownback struggle to fill $400 million budget deficit
Posted: June 6, 2015 – 11:22pmThe Kansas Senate and House participated in separate versions of legislative paralysis Saturday night while trying to wiggle state government out from under the burden of a $400 million budget deficit.
Inertia was so troublesome that House Majority Leader Jene Vickrey R-Louisburg, adjourned the House until Monday.
The Senate was still scheduled to convene Sunday, but the chamber’s agenda was unclear….
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And the rest of civilization understands why:
Justin Henning @jjhenning
I see #ksleg antics made Doonesbury this morning. 7:25 AM – 7 Jun 2015
Governor Sam Brownback (r) [January 2015 file photo].
Yesterday via twitter:
Kent Bush @Kentbush
Who would have ever thought that a bunch of ideologues would have so much trouble governing through a crisis of their own making? #ksleg 11:15 PM – 6 Jun 2015
Five minus two equals seven. There are people who believe that works in Missouri, too.
Previously:
Inviting the leader of a sovereign state to speak in your capital city to tweak your elected leader (March 4, 2015)
If you radically defund state universities how can you expect them to field a basketball team? (March 22, 2015)
A sign for the times (April 3, 2015)