Author: Danedri Herbert
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KU Hires Previously Banned BLM Activist
Caleb Stephens, a social worker and Black Lives Matter activist, was once banned from the Twente Hall, the social welfare studies building…
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Forwards Brownback Ambassador Nomination
A divided U.S. Foreign Relations Committee favorably forwarded Gov. Sam Brownback’s nomination for ambassador for religious liberty to the full Senate.…
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Star: Airport Design Will Attract Next Cerner, Garmin
Incomes in the Kansas City area aren’t rising fast enough, and economic growth isn’t creating quality jobs, economist Frank Lenk…
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Former KS Legislature Staffer Alleges Sexual Harassment
A former Kansas Legislature staff member is alleging sexual harassment under the Dome. Abbie Hodgson told the Hill she was…
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Arnold Officially Enters Kansas Secretary of State Race
The Kansas Secretary of State race is heating up. Current Secretary of State Kris Kobach announced he will run for…
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School Districts Sitting on Record Amounts of Cash Reserves
Kansas school districts are sitting on record reserves. According to the Kansas State Department of Education, public schools are sitting…
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College Readiness Scores Stagnant; Former Rep. Calls Information “Inaccurate”
The Kansas Department of Education released state assessment scores last week and the results weren’t good. They showed that only…
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Transparency Becomes Focus of Wichita School Board Campaigns
Members of the USD 259 Wichita school board are in a sparring match over a letter to the editor outgoing board member Joy…
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Kiplinger Moves Kansas from “Mixed Tax Friendly” to “Not Tax Friendly”
A business forecasting and financial advice periodical compares tax rates and rules of the 50 states each year. In 2016,…
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KC Star Fails To Add Context to Report on State Services
The Kansas City Star published an expose on the shrinking size of state government without providing accurate context. “A review…
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Dem Leaders Request Interim Committee on School Finance
Legislative leadership will consider whether to create an interim committee on school finance in light of the Kansas Supreme Court’s…
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Wind Blamed for Destruction of Jewish Symbol at K-State
Severe weather damaged a Sukkah on the Kansas State University campus, but that didn’t stop K-State President Richard Myers from…
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Cook: Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District ‘Leans Republican’
The Cook Political Report moved Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District from “Likely Republican” to “Leans Republican” in its latest report, a nonpartisan…
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TIME Paints All Republicans, Estes with Trump-Love Brush
A President Trump tweet denouncing an NBC News report drew sharp rebukes from several Republicans, but some, including Kansas’ Ron Estes,…
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41 News Offers Insightful Story on Tax Incentives in Overland Park
KSHB 41 News is asking questions about an Overland Park taxing district that could put more than $100 million in…
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Parks Board Chair, JCCC Board Candidate Violates KOMA, AG Determines
Paul Snider violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act, the Kansas Attorney General’s Office announced last week. Snider is the chair…
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Administration Secretary Fires Back at Eagle Politicization of Shooting
As a Kansas tax agent recovered from gunshot wounds, the Wichita Eagle jumped to politicize a shooting at a Kansas Department…
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Eagle: Schools Aren’t Buying More Transgender Books for 8-year-olds
A Wichita School District official made the very sound decision not to purchase additional copies of a recommended children’s book…
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KU Profs Sad Because Guns (and Other Things), LJW Says
University of Kansas professors are sad, according to the Lawrence Journal-World. KU faculty aired grievances during a university chapter meeting…
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Can the State Supreme Court Close Kansas Schools?
The state Supreme Court didn’t explicitly threaten to close Kansas schools in its latest opinion that found public school financing…
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Brownback Answers Questions at Confirmation Hearing
Gov. Sam Brownback had a job interview this morning. As President Trump’s nominee for the U.S. ambassador-at-large for international religious…
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Supreme Court Rejects School Funding Model It Once Used
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional lawmakers’ most recent attempt at a school financing formula, in part, because the formula…
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Republican Legislative Leaders Call Court Disrespectful of Legislative Process
Kansas Senate leadership is drawing a line in the sand. Sen. President Susan Wagle, Vice President Jeff Longbine and Majority…
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KS Supreme Court Rules New School Funding Inadequate, Inequitable
Lawmakers have until April 30 to craft a new school financing formula. The Kansas Supreme Court ruled legislators’ latest school…