Senate voted to overturn Brownback's decision to disband the Kansas Arts Commission and create a private nonprofit organization to help support the arts in Kansas.
The Arts Commission will remain, although Brownback and others, including Sen. Steve Abrams, who voted to support Brownback, warn that funding might shrink over time.
From the start, this seemed like a bargaining chip for Brownback. He had to know this would generate a big fuss, and he might lose. So perhaps he could get leverage on other things by ceding this one.
The money involved is only $750,000, but it generated a large controversy. I suppose the opposite could be true. He put too many chips into this small budget item and looks weak by losing.
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This helps me think maybe the whole state won't go down the drain in the next 4 or 8 years.
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