Disclaimer: This story is purely satirical, in honor of April Fool’s Day on April 1. It is not meant to be taken at face value.

America has a knack for electing wonderful people into positions of high power. That being said, you can only imagine that Kansas, the heart of America, would elect the best and the brightest to run the state.

The news has taken interest in the wonderful things going on in Kansas, from budget cuts to tax increases. The governor, Sam Brownback, is trying his best to move Kansas in the right direction. Whether that be related to family, religion, or most important on his list, education.

After cutting $44 million from K-12 and university funds in 2015 and another $17 million this year, it’s clear how important education is to Brownback. Many Kansans believe that these cuts, among many others, are due to the tax cuts that Brownback brought into office with him as he was re-elected in 2014. However, Brownback said in a written statement that it’s not a “tax problem,” it’s a “spending problem.” In fact, nothing is wrong with Brownback’s tax policy.

“Our tax policy has been instrumental in creating more than 80,000 jobs since we took office and has resulted in a record number of Kansans working,” Brownback said in a written statement. “These numbers reflect a declining national and regional economy.”

Where is the money going if it isn’t going toward educating the young and hopeful citizens of Kansas? How does an 8.5 percent increase in pay for legislators sound? Showing our legislators how much we adore them by giving them more money while they decide to take away ours sounds about right.

As a high schooler in Kansas and a prospective University of Kansas student, I can only show you how overjoyed I am to be a Kansan. I can’t help but be ecstatic that my education is in such wonderful hands.

“Now we can do the things that we want to do,” Brownback said in a 2014 interview with the Kansas City Star. “We can invest in education growth because we’ve made the tough decisions. Now we can work on issues like poverty and water because we’ve made the tough choices.”

Brownback is doing his best to keep Kansas at the top and he’s articulated himself well on his plan to do so.

“Let’s create a legal system that can work,” Brownback said.