Author: Danedri Herbert
Medicaid expansion in KS could hinder federal efforts to improve health care
Passing Medicaid expansion in Kansas could hinder efforts at the federal level to create a more personalized, cost-effective health care…
McClatchy death spiral continues; Eagle to cut Saturday print edition
The Wichita Eagle Saturday edition is about to land on the dustbin of history. McClatchy, which owns the Eagle and…
Senate Medicaid Expansion Committee meeting dates set
A special select committee of Kansas Senators is set to meet on Oct. 22 and Oct. 23 to map out…
AG Schmidt to issue legal opinion on Kelly’s internet sales tax increase
Attorney General Derek Schmidt will issue a legal opinion on Gov. Laura Kelly’s directive to expend the internet sales tax…
Lawrence paper continues to distort school budget numbers
The Lawrence Journal-World has access to a full picture of USD 497’s budget but continues to report misleading budget numbers…
In latest ‘dark store’ salvo, assessors organization redefines appraisal term
updated August 22 The International Association of Assessing Officers’ (IAAO) board of directors is seeking to redefine the meaning of…
After move from spring to fall, local election voter turnout is mixed bag
A 2015 law designed to increase voter turnout may not be having the intended results. When lawmakers moved local elections…
McClatchy seeks IRS waiver to reduce pension payments
McClatchy, the newspaper conglomerate that owns the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle, posted a devastating second-quarter earnings report…
State lawmakers unlikely to take up gun control measures
In the wake of mass shootings in Dayton and El Paso, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says it’s time to enact…
School funding facts fudged in USD 497 Lawrence
The USD 497 Lawrence school district is dramatically under-reporting budget numbers to the public, it appears, and the local paper…
Gov. Kelly orders tax increase on remote sellers
For the third time in a matter of weeks, Gov. Laura Kelly has attempted to usurp the authority of the…
Johnson County execs ‘puzzled’ about sales tax decline, but keep spending more
Sales tax revenues are down, and Johnson County officials are waiting for the courts to determine the fate of several…
KASB lays groundwork for more school funding
The Kansas Association of School Board’s advocacy director Mark Tallman is laying the groundwork for seeking more school funding from…
Record 18 legislators score above 90% on 2019 Kansas Freedom Index
Eighteen Kansas House and Senate members scored better than 90% on the 2019 Kansas Freedom Index, besting the previous high of…
Kansas senator calls for change in judicial selection
Prompted by the announced retirement of two Kansas Supreme Court justices, Senator Ty Masterson is calling for a change in…
Listening tour pushes government solutions to Anderson County challenges
GARNETT, Kan. — Suggestions of more government spending topped the menu at a rural prosperity listening tour stop hosted by…
Kansas foster care challenges complicated by politics
The International Foster Care Organization defines foster care as “… a way of providing a family life for children who…
Hutchinson city manager proposes property tax increase
Property tax collections in Hutchinson jumped 112% between 1997 and 2018 – more than twice the combined rates of inflation…
Onerous processes to sever union membership remain 1 year after ‘Janus’ decision
In the year since the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Janus v. AFSCME, many public union members may still find…
Judge tosses Denning defamation suit against Star
The Kansas City Star doesn’t have legal liability for printing claims that are “misleading” at best, according to a ruling…
KS tax board shoots down Johnson County ‘dark store theory’
The Kansas Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA) issued another ruling against Johnson County’s controversial ‘dark store theory’ justification to dramatically…
Study shows continued growth in homeschooling
Homeschooling continues to grow, according to a recent white paper by researchers at the Pioneer Institute, a Massachusetts think tank…
Senator with major role in Brownback tax plan appointed co-chair of Gov. Kelly’s tax reform council
The Kansas tax reform legislation of 2012 is often called ‘the Brownback Tax Plan’, but in some circles, it’s called…
Kelly admin circumvents welfare-to-work program
Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration quietly directed Kansas Department of Children and Families employees to waive welfare work requirements for childless…