Author: Patrick Richardson
Three years after scathing audit, questions remain about Angel Investor Tax Credit
More than three years after reporting deficiencies were found in the Kansas Angel Investor Tax Credit program by the Kansas…
Education establishment gearing up for new lawsuit over SPED funding
The State Supreme Court in 2019 determined that the Legislature met the Court’s definition of adequate funding of schools, including…
Legal experts refute gender privacy claims by ACLU, KNEA on parental notification
The Kansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Kansas chapter of the National Education Association (KNEA)…
The Cozy restaurant owner sues the City of Salina over mural restrictions
According to a release from Kansas Justice Institute, Steve Howard, the owner of iconic burger joint “The Cozy Inn” filed…
Senate bill would remove onerous license requirements on ‘sugaring’
If all goes well this legislative session Bryn Green, of Hays, will be able to earn a living without having…
Some districts still refuse to notify parents of ‘social transitioning’ transgender students
Last week, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach accused several large school districts in the state of violating parental notification requirements…
Education establishment hostile to accreditation requirement to follow state law
The Kansas education establishment is pushing back hard against a bill that simply requires districts to comply with state law…
Kansas 4-H declines to answer questions about controversial transgender housing policy
Kansas State University Research and Extension is refusing to say whether a controversial transgender housing policy remains in effect. As…
‘Broadband Ready’ program should take a note from Missouri
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is lauding her new “Broadband Ready” program as a new general election season begins, touting a…
Governor’s office declines questions about expensive EV charging stations
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s office has declined to answer questions about a very expensive series of EV charging stations in…
Audit identifies concerns about state economic development incentives
A new report from the Kansas Division of Legislative Post Audit identifies serious deficiencies in several economic development incentive programs…
Point Forward child care grant raises questions about procedure
Earlier this year, the Crawford County Commission awarded more than $700,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding to Point Forward,…
Lawrence man sues city, library over First Amendment violation
A Lawrence man is suing the Lawrence City Commission, the commissioners individually, the Lawrence Public Library, and several library employees…
Appeals court slams pre-signed quarantine orders
Kansans won a significant legal victory earlier this year, when the State Court of Appeals dismissed an appeal by Shawnee…
School funding exceeds $20,000 per student adjusted for cost of living
New data from the Kansas Department of Education show school funding was $17,650 per student in the 2023 school year,…
Kansas Justice Institute demands Westwood stop violating free speech rights over park sale
The Kansas Justice Institute is demanding the City of Westwood retract a letter threatening opponents of a development project with…
School districts sitting on $1.25 billion in operating cash reserves
New data from the Kansas Department of Education show school districts collectively added $68 million to their operating cash reserves…
Democrats push property tax hike on cars, farms, businesses
With the legislative session just around the corner, Kansas House Democrats are pushing a big property tax increase on cars…
Clerical error saves Merriam residents $1 million in property tax
Merriam residents recently received a postcard informing them of a “clerical error” that will reduce property tax revenue next year.…
Secret Codes curriculum unlocks the science of reading
The nation’s literacy crisis could easily be solved if educators simply started with the “Secret Codes” which unlock the mystery…
Pennsylvania settlement allows parents to opt students out of SEL
In a victory for parents, America First Legal recently announced a settlement agreement in a lawsuit it filed earlier this…
NCTQ: Kansas among the states using weak teacher licensure test for reading
A new study by the National Council on Teacher Quality is casting doubts on the teacher licensure tests in many…
Westwood officials have no cash flow analysis of Karbank incentive project
The city of Westwood, Kansas — in northeast Johnson County — apparently did not conduct a long-term cash flow analysis…
Inspector General report pushes for background checks on teachers, staff
A recent audit by the Medicaid Inspector General of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s management of School-Based Fee…