April 3, 2026

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HB 2402 would make it easier for schools to be designated an ‘Innovative District’

In late March, the Kansas Legislature passed a bill that would shorten the time schools have to apply for waivers of some state regulations under the Public Innovative District Act, originally passed in 2013 —[…]

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Kansas lost $8 billion in adjusted gross income from domestic migration over the last 30 years

New IRS domestic migration data for the State of Kansas demonstrates something the late Milton Friedman said: “If you ever want to know what people prefer, the surest sign is how they vote with their[…]

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No basis for KSBOE claim that homeschool kids are behind public school students

At the March 10, 2026 Kansas State Board of Education meeting, Board Member Betty Arnold said homeschool students who return to public school are “really far behind” — entirely without data to back up the[…]

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Mill rate limit allows voters to stop excessive property tax increases, unless Gov. Kelly sides with government and vetoes it

On the last day of the regular session, the Kansas Legislature passed HB 2745, a mill rate limit that allows voters to sign a protest petition to stop local government entities from increasing property taxes[…]

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