Author: David Hicks
Health officers could no longer order isolation or quarantine under proposed legislation
The authority to restrict public gatherings by state or local health departments, a controversial mandate used during the pandemic, would…
Spirited debate on “Conscientious Right to Refuse Act”
Individual rights squared off against the rights of the community as the Kansas Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare…
Intense debate on asset forfeiture reforms in competing House, Senate bills
While civil libertarians and the law enforcement community debated the merits of asset forfeiture — the seizure of property and/or…
House panel debates bill limiting KORA charges to provide public documents
Taxpayers won’t be overcharged to receive public documents in Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) requests any longer if House Bill…
Leavenworth School District defends sending flyer from progressive group to parents
Leavenworth USD 453 distributed a flyer to parents recently announcing a day-long event at the State Capitol ostensibly to introduce…
Olathe superintendent touts “rebranding” in an era of declining test scores
USD 233 Olathe does not permit school board members to conduct annual needs assessments to improve student outcomes as required…
SE Kansas Community Health Center got political to defeat Value Them Both amendment in 2022
“Are you registered to vote?” was added to “First, do no harm” in the lexicon of medical professionals, including the…
Prairie Village mayor won’t substantiate constitutionality of proposed ethics code changes
Proposed changes to the Prairie Village code of ethics would restrict elected officials’ private speech and subject them to public…
School Choice rally brings cheering supporters to State Capitol
An estimated crowd of over 150 renewed their call for Kansas to join the growing ranks of states offering School…
Nearly 60% of Kansans favor single tax rate: poll
Americans for Prosperity – Kansas (AFP-KS) has released a poll showing a bipartisan coalition of taxpayers strongly supports replacing the…
KSBRC to host the first in a monthly series of school board member training
The Kansas School Board Resource Center (KSBRC) will offer a free online training workshop for school board members on Wednesday,…
NCTQ: five policies to improve teacher effectiveness in the science of reading
Sounding the alarm that 37% of fourth-grade students in the United States (40% in Kansas) cannot read at grade level,…
Special Education Task Force recommends more funding without required study
Legislation that created the Special Education Task Force directs it to “study and make recommendations for changes in the existing…
Survey: Bipartisan majorities in JOCO want education savings accounts
In our current political climate, it seems nearly impossible to get Democrats and Republicans to agree on what day it…
Kansas has the most domestic migration loss among neighboring states
Kansas had the worst record in 2023 among bordering states on domestic migration, as more U.S. residents moved out-of-state than…
House, Senate leaders look ahead to 2024 Kansas legislative session
Will Kansans see a flat tax, property tax reform, and school choice in 2024? How about Medicaid expansion? What to…
Kansas Chamber poll: business leaders call for tax cuts, improving competitiveness in 2024
A year-end poll of 300 Kansas business leaders finds tax cuts, making the state’s economy more competitive, and workforce development…
Some Kansas school districts send board members to NSBA training
At least 25 state school board associations canceled their membership with the National School Boards Association (NSBA) after it labeled…
Lansing school board narrowly approves transgender policy
The Lansing USD 469 School Board adopted a transgender student policy at its December meeting, a year after the same…
Kansas legislative leaders reject governor’s renewed call for Medicaid expansion
Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson and House Speaker Dan Hawkins indicate Governor Laura Kelly’s latest effort to secure Medicaid expansion…
Progress made in Wetmore land transfers
The ongoing controversy over land once a part of the now-closed Wetmore Academic Center appears near resolution after agreement was…
Reforming Kansas Tax Policy: big economic boost and a $4.5 billion surplus
Kansas should follow the lead of neighboring states and enact sweeping tax relief and boost the economy next year, according…
Jackson Heights School District leaving KASB, citing political differences
Jackson Heights USD 335 is leaving the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) saying KASB no longer reflects the district’s…
Kansas lawmakers discuss reform of civil asset forfeiture law
Standards of proof required for civil asset forfeiture, the process through which a law enforcement agency may seize and take…