Author: Dave Trabert
More school funding deception from Stand Up Blue Valley
A recent Facebook post by Stand Up Blue Valley is another good example of advocacy groups placing a higher priority…
Overland Park 2022 budget: deceit and a 10% property tax hike
Overland Park residents this summer will be invited to attend the city’s first Truth in Taxation hearing where city officials…
KORA complaint forces Montgomery County to release 2020 payroll
Editor’s Note: The original version of this story had lower total pay for Charlotte Scott Schmidt and Nancy Clubine. In…
Appraisers hiked Kansas home values 5% last year
County appraisers hiked home values by 5.2% last year across Kansas. The average increase on homes that existed the prior…
KASB effectively criticizes school districts for low teacher pay
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) is a membership group funded by local school districts, so it was quite…
Rich States, Poor States: Kansas is #39
Just a few years ago, Kansas was ranked #20 in economic performance in the annual Rich States, Poor States publication…
Blue Valley ransom note to parents: pay up or else
Just when you think education officials’ money worship cannot be more depraved, an elementary school principal sends parents what amounts…
Education officials top the list of nearly 3,000 KPERS ‘millionaires’
The 2020 KPERS pension payment listing shows Kansas has 2,993 KPERS ‘millionaires’ – state and local government retirees who will…
SMSD, board president Heather Ousley attempt to stifle speech
Shawnee Mission school board of education, led by President Heather Ousley, made several attempts to stifle speech at the May…
Johnson Co. Commissioners hire unqualified County Auditor
Johnson County Board of Commissioners Charter Resolution 24-88 Sec.[XV]-(2) says, “No person shall be eligible for appointment to the position…
KC Star: government institutions matter, not students
The Missouri Legislature put student needs first in passing the state’s first school choice program, and parents are thrilled. People…
Friends University professor undermines our constitutional republic
Insidious efforts to indoctrinate college students were on full display in a recent column in the Wichita Eagle by Friends…
Kansas City Star education deceit throws kids under the bus
The Kansas City Star is notorious for false and misleading claims (see here, here, and here), but even for them,…
CDC: maximum 28 CT for post-vaccine COVID PCR tests
As reported by Daniel Horowitz at Blaze Media, the new CDC guidance for “COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough case investigation” – meaning…
Duane Goossen, John Wilson deceive Kansans on tax relief
People connected to Democrat Laura Kelly’s administration have repeatedly misled Kansans on the facts related to tax relief, and a…
Louisburg emails expose conflicting stories on contact tracing
Emails obtained in an Open Records request connected to a contact tracing in USD 416 Louisburg reflect a different story…
What is Gov. Kelly’s Department of Revenue trying to hide?
The Kansas Department of Revenue is ignoring an Open Records request, in what could be an attempt to cover up…
Some districts are considering masks for flu season
Many parents fear some districts will require masks in the next school year, and one school superintendent says some districts…
Federal funding discrimination hurts many Kansas restaurants
Federal stimulus payments and $300 per week in extra unemployment benefits are making it difficult for restaurants and other small…
Is Barbara Bollier dishonest about school funding or misinformed?
A Sunflower State Journal report about former state senator Barbara Bollier chairing a new political action committee included a wildly…
Pay increases, 9% property tax hike in Manhattan
Data from the Kansas Department of Revenue shows the City of Manhattan raised property tax by 9% last year, and…
Big pay hikes at KCK Board of Public Utilities
Big utility bills paid by customers of the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Public Utilities helped fund some hefty pay…
2020 state payroll listing includes K-State coaches
In a break from past practice, the 2020 state payroll listing includes some highly paid coaches at Kansas State University. …
Louisburg school board dismissively rejects parents’ concerns
The Louisburg school board says it is committed to honesty and integrity and developing awareness, but their handling of complaints…