Category: News
Gov. Colyer Outlines School Funding Objectives in Speech
In his second major speech in two weeks, Gov. Jeff Colyer addressed what he called “the elephant in the room.”…
Schools Have Reserves to Refund Dennis’ Overpayment of Transportation Funding
The state of Kansas paid 25 school districts more than they were legally allocated by the state legislature. Senate Majority…
Lawmaker Proposes Election of State Auditor
Sen. Dennis Pyle, a Hiawatha Republican, is proposing citizens elect a state auditor for one, four-year term. The auditor would…
Hyperloop Study Descends on Missouri
Black and Veatch will conduct a study to consider the cost and value of a hyperloop system that would connect…
Wall Street Journal Exposes Likely Fraud at the Heart of 2015 MU Campus Protests
Reporter Jillian Kay Melchior of the Wall Street Journal took it upon herself in 2018 to do what local media…
Report: Medicaid Expansion Fueling Budget Crises in Many States
Medicaid expansion cost overruns are fueling budget challenges in several states, according to a new report from the Foundation for…
Story of Lawrence Chemistry Prof Busted for Being in US Illegally Goes National
The Washington Post among others has picked up the story of Syed Ahmed Jamal, a chemistry instructor from Bangladesh who…
CBD Oil Users, Sellers Criminalized by Recent AG’s Opinion
Amanda Grosserode suffered from insomnia for years. “I would go three, four, five nights with minimal sleep. That obviously crashes…
Media Give Fair Hearing to Kansas Bill Proposing Equal Time for Divorcing Parents
From past experience, one would think the very fact that conservative Republican Sen. Steve Fitzgerald filed a bill on the…
KU’s Multicultural Student Government Manages to “Impeach” First President in “Messy” Procedure
The government of the United States of America was in business for nearly 80 years before it managed to impeach…
Senator Seeks to Require Confirmation for Lt. Governor Appointee
Gov. Jeff Colyer will name a lieutenant governor in the coming weeks, but there isn’t a specific timeline for naming…
KS Revenue Spikes; Officials Warn It’s Not a Windfall
Kansas collected $165 million more than expected in state revenues in January, but officials warn federal tax reform influenced the…
“Vulnerable” Kevin Yoder Crushes Dem Opponents on Fundraising Front
It has been an article of faith among Democrats from the moment they recovered (sort of) from the shock of…
Lawmakers Propose ‘Swatting’ Law
Reps. John Carmichael, a Wichita Democrat, Patty Markley, an Overland Park Republican, and John Whitmer, a Wichita Republican, proposed a…
Proposal Would Create State License for Massage Therapists
A bill in the Kansas Legislature would create a state license for massage therapists. HB 2557 would require massage therapists to…
Colyer Inaugurated in “New Day” for Kansas
Kansans welcomed with fanfare the swearing-in of Gov. Jeff Colyer yesterday. Flags lined the grounds of the state Capitol and an…
Poll: Biz Leaders Say KS Supreme Court Overstepped Bounds on Schools
A poll commissioned by the Kansas Chamber found that a majority of business leaders think the Kansas Supreme Court overstepped…
AG’s Office: State Law Does Not Allow KSDE to Set Minimum Transportation Funding
State law doesn’t allow the Kansas State Department of Education to allocate a minimum amount of funding for transportation, Kansas…
Yoder Confounds Media, Invites Widow of Man Killed in Olathe Shooting to State of the Union
Nearly a year ago, Srinivas Kuchibhotla was shot to death in an Olathe bar by a deranged fellow named Adam…
Governor’s Proclamation for Fasting and Prayer Mocked by Kansas Democrats
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback urged Kansans to fast and pray in a final proclamation. Brownback officially resigns his post as…
Who Needs Guns? Lethal Hit-and-Runs Plague Kansas City
Incredibly, within less than a two day period, automobiles struck and killed three pedestrians in Kansas City, Missouri, two of…
Former “Rising star in Missouri’s Democratic Party” Mike Sanders to Plead Guilty to Corruption Charges
Kudos to the Kansas City Star for pointing out in the very first sentence of its article on the disgraced…
AG’S Office Monitoring Possible Audit of Deputy Education Commissioner
The Kansas Attorney General’s Office isn’t investigating reports that the Kansas Deputy Education Commissioner unlawfully allocated extra transportation funding to…
Cap-J Story on Orman Reads Like Campaign Literature
The Topeka Capital-Journal is really excited about Greg Orman’s candidacy for Kansas Governor. The paper ran two extensive stories and…