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Gov. Kelly won’t discuss federal grants to take unaccompanied minors
Sen. Richard Hilderbrand, a Baxter Springs Republican, is finding it difficult to get information about Kansas being paid to resettle…
Kelly talks sexual orientation, vaccines with Louisburg elementary kids
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly spoke via Zoom to Louisburg elementary students in March. Parents say the district didn’t provide advanced…
KASB attorney discourages CRT ban in USD 312 Haven
The USD 312 Haven School Board could ban critical race theory (CRT) in its schools. But behind the scenes, the…
CDC panel warns of ‘likely’ link between vaccines and myocarditis
The rate at which myocarditis or pericarditis occurs in young people post-COVID vaccination is higher than typically expected. Members of…
Haven School Board Considers Proactive Approach to CRT
Debates about teaching critical race theory in public schools are erupting throughout the country and all across Kansas. One Kansas…
State school board may sue the Legislature to protect its authority
The Kansas State Board of Education intends to put lawmakers on notice that its members wield constitutional authority. Calling themselves…
Kelly admin celebrates destructive business tax climate
Apparently desperate for some sort of win to distract from a moribund state economy, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, in a…
Kansas legislative leaders let emergency declaration expire
Legislative leaders canceled a scheduled meeting of the Legislative Coordinating Council, which means the state’s COVID emergency declaration expires today. …
Kelly seeks at least 76 more days of COVID emergency declaration
Gov. Laura Kelly, a Topeka Democrat, seeks to extend an emergency declaration through the end of August. However, members of…
Biden’s “30 by 30” land grab worries Kansas and Nebraska producers
Shortly after taking office President Joe Biden signed an executive order ostensibly to protect the nation’s “natural heritage.” The “Conserving and…
Attorney General Derek Schmidt to intervene in SB 40 case
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced yesterday that his office is intervening in an SB 40 case. The AG’s office…
JoCo health officials require masks on kids in summer camp
COVID transmission outdoors is virtually zero, and emails reveal that public health officials believe masks are ineffective barriers to viruses.…
Appraisers hiked Kansas home values 5% last year
County appraisers hiked home values by 5.2% last year across Kansas. The average increase on homes that existed the prior…
KASB effectively criticizes school districts for low teacher pay
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) is a membership group funded by local school districts, so it was quite…
Parent says SMSD retaliated against students with mask exemptions
Mistreatment of children with mask mandates surfaced in district court this week in a lawsuit prompted by the Shawnee Mission…
Gov. Kelly wants another 30-day COVID emergency declaration
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly asked the Legislative Coordinating Council to extend the COVID emergency declaration for another 30 days. Kelly’s…
Blue Valley to spend $40k plus benefits on COVID contact tracer
It’s all good news on the COVID-front in Johnson County, but school districts continue to plan for apocalyptic levels of…
Goddard lifts mask mandate; SMSD, BV refuse
Calling masks “disruptive and divisive” in the school environment, at least one Kansas school district made masks optional for the…
Blue Valley parents say Diversity Club video sent divisive message
Frustrated parents of Blue Valley Southwest High School students say a Diversity Club video shown in a virtual student assembly…
Doctor says there’s no legitimate medical reason to mask children
One Kansas City-area mom had to fight tooth and nail to get a mask exemption for her children, despite having…
Schools are spending $100k on mask lawsuit for 16 kids
The attorney representing parents of 16 students fighting for individual mask exemptions says the Blue Valley and Olathe school districts…
CDC: maximum 28 CT for post-vaccine COVID PCR tests
As reported by Daniel Horowitz at Blaze Media, the new CDC guidance for “COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough case investigation” – meaning…
College of the Ozarks sues Biden admin over gender identity
Like a Missouri David facing the Federal Goliath, the small, Christian-oriented College of the Ozarks near Branson, Missouri, is challenging…
School boards ignore legislative intent on SB 40 hearings
Mask mandates are slowly disappearing in Kansas counties. At a recent count, only five Kansas counties retain the mandates. However,…