What’s the Matter with Kansas? And, What Do We Do About It?
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What’s the Matter with
Kansas?
Presented by Ryan Wright, Executive Director | www.KansasValuesInstitute.org | Ryan@KansasValuesInstitute.org
Our Values…
Opportunity
FairnessResponsibility
op·por·tu·ni·ty (noun)
a set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something.
ACCESS TO PUBLIC EDUCATION
ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS
JOB CREATION
Our Values…
OPPORTUNITY
re·spon·si·bil·i·ty (noun)
something that you should do because it is morally right, legally required.
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR OUTCOMES
ALLOWING—NOT LEGISLATING—PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Our Values…
RESPONSIBILITY
fair·ness (noun)
the state, condition, or quality of being fair, or free from bias or injustice; evenhandedness.
TAX POLICY
FREE AND FAIR COURTS
CARING FOR THE LEAST AMONG US
Our Values…
FAIRNESS
What is the Matter with Kansas?
What’s the Matter with Kansas?
The Brownback Experiment
What’s the Matter with Kansas?
The Brownback Experiment: An Economic Meltdown
“Everybody is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts.”
–Karl Rove, Political Advisor, President George W. Bush
What’s the Matter with Kansas?
The Brownback Experiment: Failing Schools
What’s the Matter with Kansas?
The Brownback Experiment: Failing Schools
What’s the Matter with Kansas?
The Brownback Experiment: Costing Kansas Jobs
What’s the Matter with Kansas?
The Brownback Experiment: Costing Kansas Jobs
What’s the Matter with Kansas?
The Brownback Experiment: Costing Kansas Jobs
What’s the Matter with Kansas?
The Brownback Experiment: Costing Kansas Jobs
In 2012, SIX races for the Kansas House were decided by fewer than 200 votes. Six additional moderate votes would have stopped the Brownback Experiment.
This month, one Topeka House race was determined by only 62 votes.
Small change can make a BIG difference.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead
THANK YOU!
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