Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager After two months of debate in the Kansas House of Representatives and Senate, Gov. Laura Kelly has approved house bill (HB) 2144 to become law next year. The bill, originally presented to the Kansas House by District 77 Representative Kristey Williams on Tuesday, Feb. 5, was heavily amended following… Continue reading Governor approves transparency bill
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager House Bill 2144, titled “The Community College Taxpayer Transparency Act,” was passed by the Kansas House of Representatives on Wednesday, Feb. 27 after heavy amending and is now in the Kansas Senate. All sections of the bill related to the budgeting and spending authority of a community college and… Continue reading Transparency bill gutted as it heads to Senate
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager Kansas’s 77th District Representative Kristey Williams has introduced a bill to the state legislature, which pushes for community colleges to offer greater transparency. House bill (HB) 2144, titled the “Community College Taxpayer Transparency Act,” seeks to reform how Board of Trustees fund their community colleges by requiring more involvement… Continue reading New bill seeks transparency for students, taxpayers
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager Following a veto by Andover Mayor Ben Lawrence, Andover City Council asked the Andover Planning Commission to further review Butler’s Andover project. Lawrence vetoed Ordinance 1679, the ordinance that would allow Butler to expand its 5000 building to house the classrooms and facilities they are losing in the 6000… Continue reading Mayor vetoes Andover remodel, city council asks for more deliberations
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager The discussions currently taking place over the funding Butler Community College is receiving from property taxes are framed in a dishonest way that ignores people in favor of pure numbers. Kansas’ 77th District Representative Kristey Williams is currently pushing for Butler’s funding to be cut by demand of frustrated… Continue reading If affordable education requires taxes, so be it
Caelin Bragg Advertising & Distribution Manager Butler Community College’s (BCC) Board of Trustees approved the college’s legal budget for the 2018-2019 school year at their latest board meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 14. The total legal budget for the new school year is nearly $81 million, nearly a $6 million increase over the last school year’s… Continue reading Board of Trustees increase budget for school year
Caelin Bragg Advertising and Distribution Manager Discussions spearheaded by the Kansas District 77th Representative Kristey Williams on whether Butler County citizens are paying a disproportionate amount in taxes to fund Butler Community College (BCC) are currently ongoing. The debate is centered around that only 21 percent of the roughly 13,000 students enrolled at Butler Community… Continue reading Funding concerns cast shadow over college
