Author: Ellen Hathaway
3-legged stool scheme sets up a $1 billion income tax hike
Governor Kelly and her tax council say a balanced 3-legged stool theory, with equal amounts of income, sales, and property tax…
City Council considers sweetheart deals for Riverfront Partners
The Wichita City Council is considering a private development agreement with Riverfront Partners for mixed-use development north of the new…
Wichita city council approves property tax increases in Delano TIF
The Wichita city council unanimously approved an emergency measure today to expand the Delano TIF district, so the city can…
Tax Foundation recommends Kansas changes to spur economic growth
The Kansas Chamber partnered with the Tax Foundation to produce a Kansas tax reform guide to spur economic growth in…
Blue Valley schools a nightmare for students with dyslexia
A mother still in scrubs after her shift stood before the Blue Valley Board of Education in a faltering voice,…
Audit: No accountability of at-risk spending by districts
A Legislative Post Audit of the at-risk spending by school districts in the state of Kansas found that most at-risk…
McKinsey invitation-only workshops focus on growing government
McKinsey & Company recently completed a series of workshops across the state as part of the firm’s $800,000 contract to…
Wichita proposes a convention center despite ‘overbuilt buyers market’
Downtown boosters want a new and much larger convention center as the centerpiece of the Wichita Riverfront Legacy Masterplan, but…
City officials not ruling out a tax increase for Wichita riverfront plan
City officials acknowledge that upwards of $1 billion in public money will be needed for the Wichita riverfront development plan,…
City of Wichita prompts closing of Sedgwick County Soccer Association
The Sedgwick County Soccer Association has closed after decades of league play in Wichita, according to a message sent to…
Disinformation targets Julia Lynn, other female GOP senators
Parts 1 and 2 of this investigative series disputed the Topeka Capital-Journal’s misleading conflict of interest allegations against Senator Julia…
Media carries water for faux conflict of interest claims against Republican Senator
So far, not one newspaper or television station in Kansas fact-checked the Topeka Capital-Journal’s conflict of interest allegations against Republican…
Audio disputes Cap-Journal claims about Senator Lynn
The Topeka Capital-Journal recently made conflict-of-interest allegations against Kansas Senator Julia Lynn (R-Olathe) centered largely on Lynn’s vote against a proposed…
Derby dinosaur park attendance much lower than STAR bond target
After two full summers of being in business, the Derby dinosaur park is attracting roughly 45,000 visitors annually according to…
Wichita riverfront plan pushes city-owned apartments, office space
The architectural firm designing the Wichita Riverfront Legacy Master Plan seems to be proposing the City of Wichita as the…
Commerce department excludes business owners from economic development committee
Despite saying business leaders would be included, every member of a Department of Commerce steering committee for Kansas Framework for…
Emporia school bond levy increase is understated…again
USD 253 officials told the Emporia Gazette the incremental cost of the proposed Emporia school bond issue is now just…
School districts suing Juul can’t document vaping incidents
More Kansas school districts are suing vaping manufacturers Juul, but some can’t document the number of vaping incidents that occurred…
NCTQ: Kansas doesn’t evaluate teachers or principals on student performance
A new study from the National Council of Teacher Quality (NCTQ) says Kansas is one of several states that no…
Kelly administration ignores questions about McKinsey consulting contract
Governor Laura Kelly decried the use of no-bid contracts earlier this year, but now her administration won’t answer questions about…
Kansas trails the nation in handling dyslexia in education
Kansas is one of seven states that has no legislation regarding dyslexia in Kansas schools. Legislation regarding dyslexia ranges from…
Standards-referenced grading de-emphasizes effort, diminishes transparency
Wichita USD 259 is changing grading for K-5 students for the 2019-2020 school year to a system called Standards Reference…
Kiplinger: Kansas is 10th least friendly state for taxes
While Governor Kelly’s tax council is exploring options to raise taxes to pay for explosive state spending, the Kiplinger financial report shows…
Kansas #43 in 2Q personal income growth
Data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows Kansas ranked #43 among the states and the District of Columbia…