Category: News
Microschools continue to gain traction in Kansas
Microschools, which provide opportunities for enterprising teachers and parents to find alternatives to the public school system, are gaining traction…
Kansas falls farther behind in annual Rich States, Poor States report
Kansas’ mediocre economic growth over the last decade, coupled with a domestic-migration population loss over the same period, has driven…
Kansas joins lawsuit against listing lesser prairie chicken as ‘threatened’
Attempts by the federal government to list the lesser prairie chicken — a type of grouse — as “threatened” under…
Eudora school leaders focus on bond issue vote; avoid reference to 2022 controversy
With veto-proof majorities, the Kansas House and Senate passed and sent to the governor’s desk Senate Substitute for House Bill…
Cherokee County reduces property tax while maintaining services
While many local government entities have steadily increased property tax, Cherokee County has reduced property tax revenue for two straight…
Chances for school choice this session narrow substantially
School choice legislation is not yet entirely dead in Kansas this year, although opportunities for passage this session are narrowing.…
Kansas Legislature passes $1.4 billion tax relief bill in SB 169
Unless Governor Laura Kelly wields her veto pen on SB 169, Kansas taxpayers can look forward to $1.4 billion in…
Prairie Village wants to strip homeowners of property rights and won’t answer questions
Discussions on changing zoning regulations to to strip homeowners of property rights to increase the supply of more affordable housing…
Texts appear to show collusion between Johnson County official, Gault Center staff to prevent transparency
A series of text messages buried at the bottom of a 618 page document dump appear to show direct collusion…
Kansas Senate OKs constitutional amendment capping property valuations
Three initial “No” votes on SCR 1610 changed to “Yes” for a revised proposal in SCR 1611 limiting increases in…
Fairness in Women’s Sports Act becomes law
After three years of attempts, the full legislature has overridden Democrat Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of the “Fairness in Women’s…
KSBRC workshops in June to cover creation of a school budget
The next round of training workshops for school board members sponsored by the Kansas School Board Resource Center, a subsidiary…
Douglas County officials consider reparations program to address homelessness
The Douglas County Commission has been presented a 5-year Strategic Plan to address homelessness in the county that includes a…
While Kansas parents wait, Florida, other states expand choice
While Kansas parents wait to see if the Kansas Legislature and Governor Laura Kelly will give them the opportunity to…
Constitutional amendment limiting property valuation to 3% annually is one vote shy of passing Kansas Senate
A proposed amendment to the Kansas Constitution limiting yearly property valuation increases to 3%, except under certain conditions, is one…
Johnson County residents are looking at another big property tax hike
Johnson County is setting taxpayers up for another big property tax increase in 2024, based on the presentation that county…
Women’s Bill of Rights, defining male and female, passes Kansas House
The Kansas House has followed the Senate by approving SB 180, the Women’s Bill of Rights, codifying into state law…
Some Overland Park employees got big raises in 2022
The City of Overland Park last year stuck taxpayers with a 10% property tax hike and now we know that…
Big pay increases for KCK BPU managers come at customers’ expense
The Kansas City Kansas Board of Public Utilities (KCK BPU) charges customers exceptionally high rates for electricity and water, and…
Change in median sales price distorts Johnson County valuations
Johnson County recently announced a 12% increase in residential property values for 2023, which officials say is justified because the…
Median sales price isn’t valid basis to raise all property values
Taxpayers across Kansas are howling about double-digit valuation hikes on their homes, which some appraisers justify by an increase in…
SCOTUS: parents of SPED students can sue districts under ADA
A United States Supreme Court decision handed down Tuesday related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has enormous implications…
KSBRC holds first training workshops on building needs assessments
The Kansas School Board Resource Center has begun a series of training workshops for board members to help them be…
At least 3 KS school districts hide students’ transgender status from parents
Over 160 school districts nationwide, including three in Kansas, have policies to keep students’ transgender status a secret from their…