Category: News
KS Board of Ed: districts withhold services to get more money
A half-empty bus passes a Wichita elementary student each morning as he walks more than two miles to the same…
2021 ACT scores fall as schools de-emphasize academics
The average 2021 ACT scores in Kansas declined for the fifth consecutive year, to 19.9, and the decline in college…
State school board groups reject NSBA domestic terrorists letter
School board associations in more than a dozen states oppose a letter about domestic terrorists the National School Board Association…
Dark store theory: counties break the law, threaten residential property tax hike
Even the name — dark store theory — sounds ominous. With the willing participation of local media, some local officials…
Olathe schools silent on whistleblower academic allegations
While the Olathe school district is pushing Critical Race Theory under the guise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, a whistleblower…
Biden $3.5 trillion boondoggle slaps methane tax on oil and gas producers
If the Biden administration and the progressive caucus have their way on what the Wall Street Journal calls the $3.5…
Justice Dept. threatens to sic FBI on parents as domestic terrorists
The U.S. Attorney General is threatening to treat concerned school patrons like domestic terrorists, but parents say they aren’t backing…
Kansas can avoid potential $200 million tax hike on business
Citing information from the National Council on State Legislatures, the Tax Foundation says the Kansas unemployment trust fund is $196…
KS Supreme Court sets date for SB 40 hearing
Save the date. The Kansas Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether a new law stands on Oct. 26. The…
Schools approve graphic gay sex scenes in classroom book
A book detailing the sexual exploits of a young man is on the approved reading list for students as young…
Republicans differ on approach to eliminating federal vaccine mandate
Three Kansas state senators and two state representatives are asking fellow lawmakers to petition Governor Laura Kelly for a special…
Dillons pharmacy in Hutchinson refuses to fill ivermectin prescription
When Dr. Mark Steffen, a state lawmaker and a medical doctor, prescribed ivermectin for a patient, a Dillons pharmacy in…
Gardner School Board member deceives on remote learning
One Gardner-Edgerton Schoolboard member has made the claim on social media that the Kansas Legislature has made it impossible to…
Johnson County withholds data used to create misleading COVID chart
Instead of turning over raw data and emails related to a Johnson County Department of Health and Environment chart, county…
Governor, KJI, Chamber, school boards weigh in on SB 40 lawsuit
Kristin Butler and Scott Bozarth wanted school officials to listen to their concerns, but they refused. Left with few other options,…
Kansas paid Medicaid providers over $17 million for dead people
An internal state audit of the Kansas Medicaid system, released in late July, revealed $1.3 in inappropriate payments to the…
Charter Commission chair cancels meeting, six members stay to listen to public
A formal public hearing before the Johnson County Charter Commission ended abruptly last night, but a handful of its 25-members…
Petition asks legislature to halt skyrocketing electric rates
Kansas has some of the highest electric utility rates in the region, with residents paying — on average — 25%…
Olathe proposes 9% property tax hike despite $97 million in reserve
The Olathe proposed 2022 budget includes $97 million remaining in reserves in funds that receive property tax, a 9% increase…
Kansas Justice Institute files legal brief in defense of SB 40
The Kansas Justice Institute argues that a legislative overhaul of the Kansas Emergency Act, known as Senate bill 40, should…
Hanzlick seeks to appoint, rather than elect, JoCo Sheriff
Johnson County Charter Commissioners are likely to debate whether to make the sheriff an appointed role rather than an elected…
Some local officials won’t be honest about property tax
Local officials not being honest about property tax was the impetus for the new Truth in Taxation Act, and some…
Biden proposal would give the IRS access to your bank account
Tax law and federal budgets are inherently boring things, so it comes as no surprise that language is often slipped…
Mask mandates increase voter support for parental choice
Masks are doing for school choice what years of advocacy has not: Increasing Democratic support for parental choice. That’s according…