Turf Wars

Tuff wars at the federal level, state and city level.


Turf War - Federal
If only we had more Senators like Peter Fitzgerald of Illinois that took a stand against corruption and pork.


Turf War – State
Kansas Supreme Court ruled today that the state must spend more money on public schools.
Kansas currently spends $2.7 billion annually on education from kindergarten through high school, under a formula that gives districts extra dollars for special needs, such as programs for poor and minority children. In addition, Kansas' 301 school districts now raise more than $570 million a year from property taxes. The Kansas high court said the state's school finance formula is based not on what it actually costs to educate students ``but rather on political and other factors not relevant to education.'' [Could one of those "other factors" be what the citizens can afford?]


Turf War - City
Ed Ehlen wanted an environmentally friendly lawn, so he installed artificial turf at his new, $4 million home. But Gulf City, FL officials refuse to grant Ehlen a certificate of occupancy until the plastic grass is removed.