Truth Caucus: Kelly Veto Will Hurt Kansas Taxpayers
Today, Governor Laura Kelly vetoed SB 22, which would have prevented an unintended tax increase on Kansas families and businesses as a result of changes in the federal tax law. In her statement, she said it was her "fiscally conservative and responsible principles" that drove her to veto the bill. There is nothing fiscally conservative about not allowing Kansans to itemize on their state returns, thus giving them a tax increase. There is nothing fiscally conservative about fo
Truth Caucus Calls for Constitutional Amendment for Supreme Court Nominees;
Says Jack Debacle Demon
Truth Caucus Calls for Constitutional Amendment for Supreme Court Nominees; Says Jack Debacle Demonstrates Failure of So-Called Merit System The Kansas Truth Caucus is calling for a Constitutional Amendment reforming the process for selecting Kansas Supreme Court justices in the wake of the nomination and subsequent withdrawal of Jeffry Jack for the Kansas Court of Appeals. Governor Kelly withdrew Jack’s name from consideration after the Truth Caucus and Republican leaders an
TRUTH CAUCUS: JEFFRY JACK NOT FIT FOR COURT OF APPEALS
The Kansas Truth Caucus issued statements of opposition to Jeffry Jack for the Kansas Court of Appeals in light of social media posts by Jack which include extreme leftist rhetoric and a hostility to constitutional rights such as the 2nd Amendment. Senator Ty Masterson, Chair of the Kansas Truth Caucus, said Jack’s history of inflammatory statements on social media that call into question is impartiality and fitness for the bench. “We stand in strong opposition to the nominat
SB 22 – A Common-Sense Bill that Stops a Tax Increase
SB 22 – A Common-Sense Bill that Stops a Tax Increase The following column was drafted jointly by Senators Mary Pilcher Cook, Ty Masterson, Julia Lynn, Mike Petersen, Richard Hilderbrand, Gene Suellentrop, Larry Alley, and Bud Estes in response to a this column by the Kansas City Star Editorial Board. It was submitted to the Kansas City Star, who refused to run it unless unless terminology was changed to the KC Star’s satisfaction. So, the Senators provided the Kansas Truth C
Truth Caucus Testimony on SCR 1606
On Thursday, March 7th, Senator Mary Pilcher Cook delivered the following testimony to the House Federal and State Affairs Committee on behalf of the Kansas Truth Caucus: First, I want to start by saying we should have compassion for any woman who has had an abortion. We don’t know what she has been through, what kind of pressure she was under, the level of coercion she experienced, or what false information was given to her. But it is time to be honest and clear – the New Y
