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At this point, we really ought to be shouting about this from every rooftop in the country.

The ghouls are back at it again with the flat tax proposal. Infuriating that they keep bringing this up; Laura Kelly and the handful of reasonable Republicans need to stand their ground. Please contact your state senators and representatives today!

cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/8045144

I really like Laura Kelly's takes here; glad to see that the looming water crisis, education crisis, and rural hospital shutdowns are taking center stage in her budget. Hopefully the Republicans are willing to support these measures as well, and even better if they drop the idiotic flat-tax proposal and school vouchers proposal they put forward perennially at this point...

I really like Laura Kelly's takes here; glad to see that the looming water crisis, education crisis, and rural hospital shutdowns are taking center stage in her budget. Hopefully the Republicans are willing to support these measures as well, and even better if they drop the idiotic flat-tax proposal and school vouchers proposal they put forward perennially at this point...

The taste of champagne as we know it could change beyond recognition in the coming years. As global temperatures continue to rise, the climate crisis poses a threat to the production of wine.

A very intriguing read, even if from Pioneer.

The vacancies along Grand Avenue are “not a sign that the avenue isn’t working,” Crowell said. “It is a sign that [STRS Ohio] isn’t working with the avenue.”

The six recommended actions called for:

• Improving the pedestrian experience
• Focusing on accessibility and parking
• Protecting the livelihoods of small businesses by slowing taxes and other costs
• Planning for future density, open space, residential and commercial areas
• Convening local leaders to generate new sources of revenue for investment in infrastructure
• Developing solutions for vacant storefronts through short-term tax relief or other means.

Always interesting how some aspects of global heating go acknowledged by republicans while others do not...

see also: https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/senators-own-up-to-1-2-million-in-big-oil-stocks/

Kansas GOP 🤝 Ohio GOP "We know better than you!"

Good to see a responsive governor willing to take ownership for things under her watch! Wish more politicians would grow to be even half the person Laura Kelly is

Will be interesting to see if Laura Kelly and Steve Morris can bring Kansas to moderate positions.