Regents, Legislature going in opposite directions on higher education funding - Scott Rothschild, LJ World

Robba Moran — a member of the Kansas Board of Regents and wife of U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan. — says that when her husband comes home to Hays on the weekend, the two of them have a whinefest. He whines about federal agencies. Her whine? "I have a Legislature that doesn't seem to value education," she says. Robba Moran, a Republican, and other Republicans and Democrats on the regents last week blasted the Legislature for cutting the higher education budget. It was a bipartisan fusillade against partisan budget cuts that were passed with only Republican votes. The tale gets stranger because many of the Republicans who voted for the budget cuts walk hand-in-hand with Gov. Sam Brownback on most issues. On higher education, however, Brownback spoke against the budget cuts. http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2013/jun/09/regents-legislature-going-opposite-directions-high/