Author: Danedri Herbert
How Are Those Gun-Free School Zones Working Out? Not Well, Kobach Tells 2A Supporters
As Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach watched 16-year-old gun control advocates rally following a school shooting in Parkland, Florida,…
Americans Will Spend More on Taxes than Groceries, Food, Housing Combined in 2018
As Americans scramble to meet the national deadline to pay their taxes this year, they’ll need to work through April…
Would Online Sales Tax Collections Be a Savior of Kansas’ Budget?
Lawmakers are banking on the U.S. Supreme Court overturning a 1992 decision, known as Quill, that limits the ability of…
One Down in ‘Toss-up’ 2nd Congressional District Republican Race
Matt Bevens is dropping out of the race to replace Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins. He made his announcement just as political…
Clock Ticks as Court Watchers Await Dismemberment Abortion Ban Ruling
The Kansas Supreme Court typically issues rulings within a year of hearing oral arguments, but court watchers have been waiting…
Pompeo Faces Choppier Senate Confirmation Process 2nd Time Around
CIA Director Mike Pompeo might get the Brownback treatment tomorrow when he appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Pompeo’s confirmation…
School Finance Wars Wage On As Emasculated Legislature Awaits Court Decision
The school finance wars aren’t over, despite a legislative plan to add more than $500 million in new funding over…
Colyer Calls on Legislature to Adopt Plan That May Require Tax Increase
Gov. Jeff Colyer is calling on lawmakers to adopt a Kansas House school financing plan that would add $500 million…
Senate, House to Work Out Details of School Finance Bills
After several Senators changed their votes and a call of the Kansas Senate was rescinded, 21 Senators voted passed a…
Education Debate Whiplash: Constitutional Amendment Stalled, Funding Debate Next
The Kansas Senate is expected to take up debate on an education spending bill at some point today. That’s despite…
Even with $2.1 Billion School Cash Infusion, Some Kansas Districts Would Lose Big
A cost study recommends adding $2.1 billion in new funding to public schools, but despite the overall influx of new…
Colyer, Kobach Appear To Part Ways on School Finance Solution
In all but tone, there’s little daylight between the policy positions of Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer and Kansas Secretary of…
Wichita Biz Gives Employees Nation’s Largest Tax Cut Bonuses
Wichita Railway Services gave its five employees the highest tax cut bonuses in the nation, according to Americans for Tax Reform.…
Tempers Flare in KS Legislature as Lawmakers Consider Constitutional Amendment for School Funding
Senate leadership announced they won’t schedule a debate on school finance until a constitutional amendment proposal moves through the House and…
Kansas Revenues Beat Expectations
Total tax receipts at the end of March topped expectations. State revenue for the fiscal year reached $4.8 billion, or…
Kansas Jobs Grow Thanks to High Costs of Business in Seattle
A Seattle-area business is picking up stakes and hitching a wagon east to cash in on the lower cost of…
New Spending Should Help Schools, But There’s No Guarantee, Researcher Tells Lawmakers
Jesse Levin, a researcher at the American Institutes for Research, told legislators on Thursday that an education study they commissioned…
Lawmakers Forward $500M Education Plan Likely To Require Tax Increases
A committee of lawmakers forwarded a proposal that would increase school funding by about $500 million over the next 5…
Lawmaker: When Is the Day We Can Discuss Medicaid Expansion?
Democrats in the Kansas House attempted for the fourth time this year to attach a Medicaid expansion to other legislation…
Some Kansans To Receive Credits That Lower Utility Bills, Thanks to Federal Tax Reform
Some Kansans are about to realize credits that reduce their monthly utility bills. The Kansas Corporation Commission approved agreements with Atmos…
Measure to Decriminalize CBD Oil Users Advances in Kansas House
An amendment to legalize medical marijuana failed in the Kansas House yesterday, but lawmakers forwarded for passage the underlying legislation…
Parents Terrorized by Bill that Limits School Insurance Rates for Conceal and Carry
The Left and their media allies are misrepresenting an insurance bill scheduled for a hearing on Tuesday morning. Contrary to…
Faith-Based Adoption Agencies Under Attack, Fight for Right to Serve
When Cara DeCoursey faced an unplanned pregnancy 28 years ago, the Catholic teen knew she was going to give her…
Colyer Provides Outline for Acceptable School Funding Solution
Gov. Jeff Colyer hasn’t formally issued a statement on how he would like to see lawmakers deal with what could become a…