TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A new Kansas law tells poor families that they can't use cash assistance from the state to get tattoos, see a psychic or buy lingerie. The list of don'ts runs to several dozen items.
More than 20 other states have such lists. But, the one included by the Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature in a bill that GOP Gov. Sam Brownback planned to sign Thursday appears to be the most exhaustive, according to state Department for Children and Families officials.
It's inspired national criticism and mockery from "The Daily Show." Host Jon Stewart suggested that in accepting federal funds, Kansas should be forced to give up items like roads "paved with luxurious asphalt."
Here's an idea. Feed all your kids that you're getting the money for in the first place.
Many of those kids are not fed until they go to school and the school feeds them.
More than 20 other states have such lists. But, the one included by the Republican-dominated Kansas Legislature in a bill that GOP Gov. Sam Brownback planned to sign Thursday appears to be the most exhaustive, according to state Department for Children and Families officials.
It's inspired national criticism and mockery from "The Daily Show." Host Jon Stewart suggested that in accepting federal funds, Kansas should be forced to give up items like roads "paved with luxurious asphalt."
Here's an idea. Feed all your kids that you're getting the money for in the first place.
Many of those kids are not fed until they go to school and the school feeds them.
