December 25, 2024

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Author: Danedri Herbert

Blue Valley to spend $40k plus benefits on COVID contact tracer

It’s all good news on the COVID-front in Johnson County, but school districts continue to plan for apocalyptic levels of…

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Blue Valley cancels in-person 8th Grade graduation

Add the cancellation of in-person 8th Grade graduation to the list of traditional rites of passage ripped from students by…

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Goddard lifts mask mandate; SMSD, BV refuse

Calling masks “disruptive and divisive” in the school environment, at least one Kansas school district made masks optional for the…

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Blue Valley parents say Diversity Club video sent divisive message

Frustrated parents of Blue Valley Southwest High School students say a Diversity Club video shown in a virtual student assembly…

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Schools are spending $100k on mask lawsuit for 16 kids

The attorney representing parents of 16 students fighting for individual mask exemptions says the Blue Valley and Olathe school districts…

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Legislature overrides Kelly’s veto of tax relief bill

It took four years, but lawmakers yesterday overrode Governor Kelly’s veto of legislation that will reverse unintended state tax increases…

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Sandbar suit leads to legislative due process victory

The Sandbar in Lawrence yesterday dismissed a lawsuit that prompted Kansas legislators to fix the Kansas Emergency Management Act. Sandbar…

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School boards ignore legislative intent on SB 40 hearings

Mask mandates are slowly disappearing in Kansas counties. At a recent count, only five Kansas counties retain the mandates. However,…

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Biden admin pushes critical race theory in public schools

Federal lawmakers and the Biden administration are aiming to direct civics curriculum in public schools, and critics fear their efforts…

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Homeschool households doubled during pandemic, Census reports

The number of homeschool households doubled in the U.S. between spring 2020 and fall 2020, according to a U.S. Census…

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Kelly vetoes tax relief in SB 50, wants to keep ‘found wallet’

Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed SB 50, legislation that would have reversed state tax increases resulting from the 2017…

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Blue Valley asymptomatic testing stirs controversy

A local pediatrician is questioning the logic behind a Blue Valley School District initiative that tests asymptomatic students for COVID-19. …

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Olson flip-flop kills education choice, school funding bill

An education funding bill that included expanding a tax credit scholarship program and providing parents education savings account options for…

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Johnson County loses another ‘dark store theory’ court case

The Kansas Court of Appeals issued yet another ruling against Johnson County’s “dark store” justification for increasing property taxes on…

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Families explain devastating impact of disallowing nursing home visitors

Federal strings attached to nursing home funding required Kansas long-term facilities to shutter residents and lock visitors out during the…

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KPI hosts free webinar on new emergency management law

Officials and citizens question what an updated law means for orders-related orders like curfews and stay-at-home orders. As of last…

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Parents outraged by USD 416 policy using photos for contact tracing

A parent in the USD 416 Louisburg school district wants to know why the High School track coach is taking…

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State, county officials grapple with mask mandates under new law

Kansas counties shifted gears on mask mandates as Senate Bill 40 became law. Kansas’s largest counties are taking different approaches…

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SB 212: who determines which vaccines are mandatory?

Lawmakers wrestled with who decides which vaccines are mandatory for school children during a hearing on Tuesday — KDHE Secretary…

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Wichita Eagle tortures the truth opposing COVID compensation law

A recent Wichita Eagle news report attempted to change the narrative related to a legislative proposal, according to an attorney…

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Schmidt, other state AGs threaten action over COVID relief strings

Kansas Attorney Derek Schmidt joined 20 other state attorneys general in a letter threatening to take action against the Biden…

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Legislators consider local control over vaccine distribution

Kansas lawmakers may strip the state health department of some of its authority over vaccine distribution after the Kelly administration…

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Viguerie: Liberal advocacy groups outraise conservatives 3 to1

Liberal advocacy nonprofits outraise conservative ones 3-to-1, according to research conducted by Richard Viguerie, chairman of American Target Advertising. Overall,…

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Alarming trends suggest undereducated future Kansas workforce

Recent high school graduates set aside plans to attend technical school, community college, and university last year, slowing entry to…

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