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Janus legislation allows public employees to leave unions at any time
The Kansas Legislature is considering bills that will bring the rights of public employees in line with a recent U.S.…
City of Frontenac violated Kansas Open Records Act, AG’s office finds
In a 17-page finding, the Kansas Attorney General’s Office last week concluded that the City of Frontenac violated the Kansas…
KPI releases annual “A-F” school grades
The Kansas Policy Institute, which owns the Sentinel, released its annual “A-F” School Grades on Monday, and the results are…
Senate bill would allow Kansas counties to levy 1 percent income tax
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to remove mention of deductibility from the state income tax; we regret the…
Blue Valley school district has Democrat candidate speak to students
Students in the Blue Valley school district Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) program attended an event on voting that…
Proposal to raise income tax rates costs $100 million over 3 years
Yes, that headline is correct. A tax bill touted as revenue-neutral by its sponsors would actually result in a net…
KS Dept. of Revenue shrouds Derby STAR bond project in secrecy
The Sentinel has been requesting sales tax data from the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) to determine the effectiveness of…
Kansas water rights controlled by an unelected state employee
Unbeknownst to many, Kansas water rights are controlled by one unelected employee of the state Department of Agriculture. That person…
Wichita baseball stadium project has $101 million public funding
New information obtained by the Sentinel from the City of Wichita shows an estimated $101.4 million of public funds will…
Proposed plastic bag ban may have net negative environmental impact
Now that Wichita’s new mayor and city council voted unanimously to create a task force to consider banning the use…
McKinsey & Company selected over experienced, less costly firms for study
The Kansas Department of Commerce disregarded bids from experienced and less expensive companies to create an economic development strategy for…
Frontenac continues to obfuscate on open records requests
The City of Frontenac continues to delay and refuse to hand over documents relevant to the decision in September of…
Commerce Committees hear about barriers in Kansas economy
The Kansas Senate and House Commerce Committee held hearings in Topeka this week on barriers to economic growth in the…
Kelly’s KPERS reamortization would cost taxpayers $4.4 billion
For the second straight year, Democratic Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has proposed a KPERS reamortization plan for the Kansas Public…
Legislation requires local elected officials to vote on full property tax increase
Senate Bill 294, co-sponsored by 15 state senators, would require city and county elected officials to vote on the entire…
NCTQ: Most Kansas university programs don’t effectively teach science of reading
Only a third of colleges and universities in Kansas are effectively teaching the science of reading, according to a new…
Wichita baseball stadium project skyrockets to $210 million
Details buried in documents associated with the January 21st City Council agenda show the Wichita baseball stadium project has skyrocketed from…
Polls show overwhelming support for school choice
A new study by the American Federation for Children, conducted by Beck Research shows national support for school choice is…
Medicaid expansion won’t save rural hospitals
Preventing rural hospitals from closing is one of the main arguments legislators face in the less-populated areas of Kansas, but…
Electric rates hurt economic development; Evergy customers getting $41 million rate hike
Having significantly higher electric rates than surrounding states isn’t just a millstone around the neck of the average Kansan, it’s dragging…
Ethics complaint: Sedgwick County Dems improperly report donations and spending
An ethics complaint filed against the Sedgwick County Democratic Central Committee (SCDCC) alledges the party is inappropriately hiding the sources of…
FAQs on Kansas Medicaid Expansion with Beverly Gossage
Beverly Gossage is a consumer-based health care expert and is a senior fellow with Independent Women’s Voice. She is also…
Tax increases on the table in Wichita riverfront design unveiling
After months of ‘no comment’ from city officials and downtown boosters, a sales tax increase in officially on the table…
Kansas utility rates include bogus state income tax cost
Not only are Kansans paying higher utility rates — as much as 35% higher than some surrounding states — but…