Author: Danedri Herbert
Kelly allows Farm Bureau health benefit bill to become law without her signature
A bill that will allow Kansas Farm Bureau to offer health care coverage that doesn’t comply with the Affordable Care…
Court rejects Kelly’s request to file school finance brief
The Kansas Supreme Court denied Gov. Laura Kelly’s request to file an amicus brief in the on-going school financing lawsuit…
Kansas ranked in bottom 5 for its state and local tax rates
Kansas ranks in the bottom five of states in tax liability according to a WalletHub study. “Kansas did pretty poorly,”…
Legislators to consider work around to Kelly’s veto of ‘windfall’ bill
State lawmakers may make another try at returning the so-called federal tax reform “windfall” to taxpayers, despite a recent veto…
Kansas’s economic outlook falls to bottom half nationally, annual study suggests
Kansas, once ranked in the top 15 in the annual Rich States, Poor States study, dropped to 27th place this…
Bill would create transparency, accountability for state incentive programs
Kansas lawmakers are likely to adopt legislation that will provide a new level of accountability and transparency to some of…
Plaintiffs to lawmakers: school funding increase falls short
Less than an hour after lawmakers adopted a school funding plan to add $90 million to public schools next year,…
Despite legislative trick, Medicaid expansion unlikely in KS this year
Sen. Anthony Hensley, a Topeka Democrat, submitted a motion to move a House bill for Medicaid expansion out of committee…
Medicaid expansion advocates, opponents differ on cost of program
Medicaid expansion could cost the state more than $50 million next year and up to a half billion over the…
Veto override of SB 22 could begin tomorrow
It will be close if the legislature votes on whether to overturn Gov. Laura Kelly’s override of SB 22, and…
Proposal to create limited KS driver’s license for undocumented immigrants
A House committee is considering a bill that would allow illegal immigrants to a obtain Kansas driver’s license. Members of…
House advances school accountability measures
Members of the House advanced legislation late last night that creates several school accountability measures. As the clock ticked to…
Commerce committee rejects David Toland nomination
A Senate Commerce committee is recommending that the Senate reject Gov. Laura Kelly’s nominee for Secretary of Commerce. A divided…
Public radio misleads on Sharice Davids coverage
Kansas public radio’s online news source misleads readers in recent coverage of a townhall hosted by Congresswoman Sharice Davids over…
Medicaid expansion amendments on citizenship, Planned Parenthood funding rejected
The Kansas House approved Medicaid expansion by a vote of 69-54 Wednesday night while rejecting amendments designed to strip expansion…
Toland nomination to Commerce Secretary off to rocky start
A second nominee of Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, David Toland, is under attack for social media postings. State senators questioned…
Mark Janus testifies in support of Kansas public employees
When Mark Janus began work as a child support specialist for the state of Illinois, no one ever asked him…
Newspapers oppose online legal notices to save taxpayers’ money
Rep. Stephen Owens, a Hesston Republican, says he loves newspapers, but it’s time to change state policy requiring cities, counties,…
Windfall tax bill SB 22 headed to Governor’s desk
Lawmakers adopted a bill that would allow taxpayers to keep the savings garnered by last year’s federal tax cuts. Under…
House committee strips Medicaid expansion funding from budget proposal
The Kansas House Appropriations committee stripped $14 million from Gov. Laura Kelly’s proposed budget today. During a tense debate, a…
Utility Companies Battle Electricity Rates Proposal
Kansas electricity rates are the highest in the region, but legislation intended to determine the reasons and possible solutions faces…
ACLU wants proof of citizenship removed from voter registration
Legislation introduced by Rep. Brett Parker, (D) Overland Park, on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) would make…
Panel Debates Consequences of Medicaid Expansion
Medicaid expansion could jeopardize the state’s budget, according to House Majority Leader Dan Hawkins. “I would like to hear from…
Panel Debates Medicaid Expansion
The 14 states that didn’t implement Medicaid expansion are the fiscally responsible ones, Michael Cannon, Cato Institute director of health…