Author: Danedri Herbert
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…