Carmichael tied the school funding debate to the unresolved question of how much lawmakers must raise taxes to close a budget deficit projected at $900 million over the next two years. He blamed the state government’s revenue shortfall on 2012 tax reform championed by Brownback that denied the state hundreds of millions of dollars needed to properly meet core obligations, such as public education.
“Through a full repeal of the 2012 tax experiment, we could adequately fund our public schools,” Carmichael said. “But this bill fails to suitably provide for the education of our children as required by the Kansas Constitution.”
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Democratic state Rep. John Carmichael, a Wichita lawyer who’s sparred with Kobach, said he “has a long history of in Kansas of overstating the extent of voter fraud.”
Democratic state Rep. John Carmichael, a Wichita lawyer who’s sparred with Kobach, said he “has a long history in Kansas of overstating the extent of voter fraud.”
Rep. John Carmichael, D-Wichita, said he would prefer the Legislature hand securities commission obligations to Attorney General Derek Schmidt. Placing securities within the insurance department, criticized in the past for being cozy with industry, is a mistake, Carmichael said.