Category: News
Salina to build “Cadillac” gun range, despite redundancy of service nearby
The city of Salina is building the “Cadillac” of law enforcement training facilities, even though the Kansas Highway Patrol’s primary…
71% of property tax appeals reduced excessive valuations
Many Kansans believe their property is overvalued by the county assessor, and the results of property tax appeals before the…
Move underway to ban plastic bags in Wichita
Former city council member Lavonta Williams, Jessica Mounts, the director of the Kansas Alliance for Wetlands and Streams, and two…
Goddard superintendent uses brother’s law firm to sue vaping manufacturer
The USD 265 Goddard Public Schools Board of Education approved a resolution on Monday night to file a lawsuit against…
Kelly stacks tax council with state spending advocates
Gov. Laura Kelly established the Governor’s Council on Tax Reform, a group that will study and make tax recommendations to…
Kansas outguns Missouri in regulatory border war for hospitals
The governors of Kansas and Missouri may have signed a ceasefire agreement on the so-called Border War, but state incentives…
Medicaid expansion in KS could hinder federal efforts to improve health care
Passing Medicaid expansion in Kansas could hinder efforts at the federal level to create a more personalized, cost-effective health care…
Sedgwick County Commissioners kick slot machines to legislature
The Sedgwick County Commission voted unanimously to pull a resolution to allow electronic slot machines at dog tracks from the…
McClatchy death spiral continues; Eagle to cut Saturday print edition
The Wichita Eagle Saturday edition is about to land on the dustbin of history. McClatchy, which owns the Eagle and…
Wichita gives approval for opioid lawsuit
The Wichita City council on Tuesday unanimously adopted a resolution to join a nationwide multi-district lawsuit against opioid manufacturers and…
Lyon County zoning proposal raises concerns
The new draft of a joint Emporia and Lyon County zoning proposal is drawing concerns of government overreach. The zoning…
Senate Medicaid Expansion Committee meeting dates set
A special select committee of Kansas Senators is set to meet on Oct. 22 and Oct. 23 to map out…
AG Schmidt to issue legal opinion on Kelly’s internet sales tax increase
Attorney General Derek Schmidt will issue a legal opinion on Gov. Laura Kelly’s directive to expend the internet sales tax…
The parent tax: school enrollment fees in Kansas
Public school enrollment fees in Kansas are allowed by state law but are in reality a double tax on parents.…
Maize stonewalls releasing bond financials ahead of vote
Maize residents are set to vote Tuesday on two bond questions for the Maize school district, but district officials will…
Lawrence paper continues to distort school budget numbers
The Lawrence Journal-World has access to a full picture of USD 497’s budget but continues to report misleading budget numbers…
In latest ‘dark store’ salvo, assessors organization redefines appraisal term
updated August 22 The International Association of Assessing Officers’ (IAAO) board of directors is seeking to redefine the meaning of…
Business leaders won’t rule out a tax increase for Wichita Riverfront project
The private organizations pushing the Riverfront Legacy Masterplan won’t rule out tax increases for changes to Century II and the…
Maize City Administrator not enforcing election sign laws ahead of bond vote
The Maize City Administrator approves of elections signs on public property encouraging a ‘yes’ vote on an upcoming school bond…
Johnson County projects property tax increase far above inflation
Johnson County released 5-year budget projections for the county, and the county is projecting annual property tax increases that are…
After move from spring to fall, local election voter turnout is mixed bag
A 2015 law designed to increase voter turnout may not be having the intended results. When lawmakers moved local elections…
USD 259: enrollment down, payroll jumps 6%, over 100 non-classroom positions added
Fearful that school districts wouldn’t allocate enough money to classrooms, legislators tried to add accountability measures to the school funding…
McClatchy seeks IRS waiver to reduce pension payments
McClatchy, the newspaper conglomerate that owns the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle, posted a devastating second-quarter earnings report…
State lawmakers unlikely to take up gun control measures
In the wake of mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says it’s time to enact…