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Governor Kelly’s veto pen ends hope for property tax relief this year
Like most Democrats and some Republicans, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly claims to support property tax relief, but her veto of HB 2043 is just the latest instance in which she has sided with local government[…]
Kansas has more than 5,000 KPERS ‘millionaires’ collecting government pensions
The list of Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) ‘millionaires’ — those who will accrue $1,000,000 in benefits in the first 20 years of retirement — soared to 5,170 last year. That’s an increase of[…]
U.S. Department of Education cites four Kansas school districts for civil rights and parental notification violations
Concluding an eight-month investigation, the federal Department of Education has found the Kansas school districts of Kansas City, Olathe, Shawnee Mission and Topeka in violation of civil rights law under Title IX and the Family[…]
HB 2043 remains last shot at property tax reform in 2026
After failing to follow the Senate in passing its version of a constitutional amendment limiting property tax assessments, the Kansas House approved HB 2043, which proposes a protest petition in an attempt to curb a[…]