Clearly I'll need to add to the list of mafia-style accounting tricks the Kansas Republican leaders are willing to engage in.
[Excerpt] " ... Shannon Cotsoradis, president and chief executive officer of Kansas Action for Children, first shared information about the prospect of behind-the-scenes maneuvering during testimony to the Senate Ways and Means Committee. She said advocates of Senate Bill 463 were marketing changes to the CIF and KEY accounts funded by tobacco revenue as a way to strengthen government transparency. However, she said, selling long-term revenue for short-term gain would place in jeopardy the state’s early-childhood education system.
“I can’t imagine anything less transparent,” Cotsoradis said. “It’s really hard to throw babies and toddlers under the bus. I don’t think policymakers on either side of the aisle want to do that.” ... [End of Excerpt]
Read the complete article at the Topeka Capital Journal.
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