Author: Danedri Herbert
Planned Parenthood to ‘Pink Out’ Statehouse for Medicaid Expansion
Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, is asking its allies to wear pink and attend a rally for KanCare expansion…
Senate Committee Considers Tax Hikes
Barbara Paulus is on a fixed income. The Bonner Springs woman’s taxes have doubled since 2011. “I’m opposed to increasing…
Senate Republicans Reach Consensus on Tax Package? Not So Fast
The Kansas Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation will hold a hearing next week on a proposal that would eliminate…
Cap-J Headline Confuses on Procurement Bill
The House K-12 Education Budget Committee heard testimony on a bill that would require school districts to use strategic sourcing…
Cap-J Reporter Deems Tweets “Disparaging”
Senate Republicans met in closed caucus last week where they discussed potential ways to address Kansas budget shortfall. Former Sen.…
House Committee Hosts Conceal and Carry on Campus Hearing
Members of the Kansas House Fed and State committee heard fresh testimony on a bill that would allow Kansas public…
Dated Poll Suggests Kansans Favor Medicaid Expansion
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, or ACS CAN, is touting a poll of 500 Kansans that suggests voters…
31 States Have Higher Gasoline Taxes Than Kansas
Drivers pay less in gasoline taxes at Kansas pumps than they do in many other states, according to data released by the…
Senate Republican Closed Caucus Meeting Goes Public
Senate Republicans met in closed caucus on Jan. 30 at the Topeka headquarters of the Kansas Association of Insurance Agents.…
Trouble Retaining Teachers? Not Exactly
Democratic state Reps. Jerry Stodgill, Prairie Village, and Steven Crum, Haysville, introduced a bill to restore mandatory so-called due process, or…
Hawver’s Bemoans ‘Sketchy’ Fiscal Note
Hawver’s Capitol Report, a subscription-only digital publication, called a fiscal note presented last week to the Kansas House Tax Committee…
Stand Up Blue Valley: Institution before Students
On its Facebook page, Stand Up Blue Valley, touted the positions of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, one of the U.S. Senate’s ultra-liberal…
A Cap-J Tale of Two Topeka Rallies
The Topeka Capital-Journal covered two marches on Jan. 21. The headline of one–“Women’s March on Topeka draws thousands, thumps Trump”…
Olathe Increases Recycling despite Mandate
Olathe residents are saving the Earth one recyclable at a time, according to a press release the city issued last…
Sorry, Mission Hills: No Such Thing as ‘City Rights’
Mission Hills City Council President David Dickey told attendees at a Northeast Johnson County State of the Cities luncheon that…
Took the Shoes and the Dog: Kansas Negative Migration
Most Sunflower State media kicked off 2017 news coverage citing a press release showing Kansas is a one of the…
SMSD Super Sings a New Tune about TIFs
The Shawnee Mission School District will not use its statutory veto power to stop the creation of a Tax Increment…