November 6, 2024

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Crawford County Commission declines to answer questions about apparent KOMA violations

The Crawford County Commission is refusing to answer questions about possible violations of the Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) by the commission. Between Sept. 13, 2022, and February 21, 2023, the commission recessed into executive[…]

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Kelly, Evergy tout new powerplants that are likely unneeded

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly recently touted the announcement of two new “high-efficiency” natural gas-fired power plants by Evergy. On Oct. 21, 2024, Kelly joined Evergy executives and legislative leaders to announce that the company will[…]

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USD 469 board member skeptical state education department will drop unproven Second Step program

Following an email exchange with Dr. Ben Proctor of the Kansas State Department of Education KSDE), Lansing school board member Kirsten Workman is unconvinced that the state will heed her warnings about the Second Step[…]

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AUDIT: STAR Bonds program continues record of failure

Three years ago the Kansas Department of Legislative Post Audit evaluated the STAR Bonds program overseen by the Kansas Department of Commerce and discovered that the program largely fails to meet its goals. Sales Tax[…]

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