Author: Danedri Herbert
CAIR Chair Gives House Invocation
The state’s largest Muslim civil rights group hosted an advocacy day at the Kansas Capitol March 13. The chairman of…
Senate Committee to Examine School Funding Announced
Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle appointed a select committee to examine education funding, following a Kansas Supreme Court decision that…
Hutch News Reports on Awkward Democratic Press Releases
Kansas Democratic Reps. Jim Ward, the House Minority Leader, and Patsy Terrell issued press releases demanding Gov. Sam Brownback declare…
Kansas Unemployment Lowest in 15 Years
Kansans are seeing gains in economic prosperity, according to Michael Austin, a tax economist for the state of Kansas. Austin…
Kansas Property Owners See Spikes in Assessed Valuations
Assessed valuations are hitting Kansas property owner mailboxes, and many owners are finding a big difference between the value of…
KSHB Adds Context to Kansas School Funding Debate
Kudos to KSHB-TV for adding context to the Kansas school funding debate. KSHB 41 Action News investigated the staff salaries…
Schools Spent More Than $5M on Lobbying, Legal Fees
Kansas public school districts spent more than $5 million in lobbying and lawsuit funding between 2010 and 2016. That’s the equivalent of…
Senator Alleges Leadership Gamesmanship after Debate
The Kansas Senate systematically worked through Gov. Brownback’s budget proposal yesterday. After a lengthy floor debate, Senators rejected the bill…
Kansas Is Stealing Oklahoma’s Teachers?
Oklahoma officials worry that the Sooner State is suffering a teacher shortage crisis. Their educators are escaping to Kansas, according…
Congressman Marshall Draws National Attention
Congressman Roger Marshall, a Great Bend doctor, penned an editorial for the Washington Times on March 5. It appeared in…
Kobach Opposes Business Filing Fee Hikes
Calling it “punitive,” Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach said he opposes a part of Gov. Sam Brownback’s budget plan…
Brownback Hints at School Choice Solution
Gov. Sam Brownback agrees with the Kansas Supreme Court, he said in a statement issued March 1. The Supreme Court…
Breaking: Kansas Supreme Court Rules School Block Grants Are Inadequate
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled that school funding is inadequate, though justices stopped short of requiring a specific dollar amount…
Kansas February Revenue Numbers Shrink Shortfall
Kansas revenues beat projections for the fourth month in a row, the Kansas Department of Revenue announced March 1. The…
ABC News Spotlights Wichita’s Response to Trump Speech
ABC News visited Wichita as part of its “Listening to America” series. The tour seeks to share how Americans feel…
Hispanic Affairs Commission Page Misleads
A dead Facebook page for the Kansas Hispanic and Latino American Affairs Commission, or KHLAAC, appears to be politicking on…
Trump Rally Scheduled March 4
Cheryl Degler hasn’t been politically active most of her life, though she recalls her mother working for Republicans when she…
Wichita Super to Earn Double Governor’s Salary
The Wichita USD 259 Board of Education will pay its newest superintendent more than double what the Kansas Governor earns…
Media Misleads on Moody’s Investors Service
Moody’s Investors Service warned that a Gov. Sam Brownback tax increase veto was a “credit negative.” The service didn’t downgrade…
Kansas House Votes to Restore Mandated Teacher Tenure
Sandwiched between votes to override Gov. Sam Brownback’s tax increase veto and debate to expand Medicaid, it almost got lost…
Montgomery County Chronicle Uses Parlor Tricks
Add the Montgomery County Chronicle to the list of agenda-driven news sources. The paper published an article, Legislature Unable to…
Medicaid Expansion Never Says Die
The House Health and Human Services Committee tabled a bill that would expand Medicaid, and Rep. Dan Hawkins declared it…
Hartman Pivots from Business to Politics
No one calls him “Willis,” and they haven’t for decades, though that’s his name. Willis “Wink” Hartman gave brief remarks…
Kansas Dems Look for New Leadership
The chair of the Kansas Democratic Party will not run for re-election. Lee Kinch announced his decision in a letter to…