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Biden admin pushes critical race theory in public schools
Federal lawmakers and the Biden administration are aiming to direct civics curriculum in public schools, and critics fear their efforts…
Pratt chamber won’t answer questions about social justice survey
A “community survey” from the Pratt Chamber of Commerce raises a lot more questions than those in the survey. An…
Homeschool households doubled during pandemic, Census reports
The number of homeschool households doubled in the U.S. between spring 2020 and fall 2020, according to a U.S. Census…
KDOR won’t substantiate claims in effort to defeat tax relief
The Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) sent a memo to a few legislative leaders in a thinly-veiled effort to give…
Olson flip-flop kills education choice, school funding bill
An education funding bill that included expanding a tax credit scholarship program and providing parents education savings account options for…
Property taxes jump again but help is on the way
This year, many Kansas taxpayers will still see their property taxes go up, and in many cases, four to five…
Testimony: Utilities could have avoided winter storm price hikes
When “Winter Storm Uri” hit in February, it plunged the nation into a deep freeze, causing rolling blackouts across the…
State, county officials grapple with mask mandates under new law
Kansas counties shifted gears on mask mandates as Senate Bill 40 became law. Kansas’s largest counties are taking different approaches…
Eagle reporter fails objectivity test in story about earthquakes
The Wichita Eagle reporter tasked with taking an allegedly unbiased look at climate change has once again allowed her biases…
Mask mandates had no impact on COVID case growth
When Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issued a new statewide mask mandate in November, 38 counties adopted it, 43 counties rejected…
SB 212: who determines which vaccines are mandatory?
Lawmakers wrestled with who decides which vaccines are mandatory for school children during a hearing on Tuesday — KDHE Secretary…
Wichita Eagle tortures the truth opposing COVID compensation law
A recent Wichita Eagle news report attempted to change the narrative related to a legislative proposal, according to an attorney…
Wichita, Sedgwick County differ on employee pay increases
Pay increases given in 2020 to employees of the City of Wichita and Sedgwick County reflect a very different approach…
Gov. Kelly makes false statements on K-12 funding
Taxpayers can add K-12 funding to the list of false and misleading claims by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. Responding earlier…
Kansas job growth essentially flat since August 2020
Kansas unemployment remains high, with 57,000 fewer private-sector jobs in December compared to a year ago; January employment was down…
Schmidt, other state AGs threaten action over COVID relief strings
Kansas Attorney Derek Schmidt joined 20 other state attorneys general in a letter threatening to take action against the Biden…
Legislators consider local control over vaccine distribution
Kansas lawmakers may strip the state health department of some of its authority over vaccine distribution after the Kelly administration…
Viguerie: Liberal advocacy groups outraise conservatives 3 to1
Liberal advocacy nonprofits outraise conservative ones 3-to-1, according to research conducted by Richard Viguerie, chairman of American Target Advertising. Overall,…
Biden bailout (unconstitutionally) prohibits state tax cuts or rebates
Buried on page 579 of the $1.9 trillion so-called stimulus bill is a provision that prohibits state tax cuts between…
Pelosi’s HR 1 would force nonprofits to disclose donor lists
Nancy Pelosi’s HR 1 legislation doesn’t just impose changes on states that would make voter fraud easier to pull off. …
Alarming trends suggest undereducated future Kansas workforce
Recent high school graduates set aside plans to attend technical school, community college, and university last year, slowing entry to…
Eye-opening 2020 pay increases for some JoCo employees
The COVID pandemic was tough on everyone, but the 2020 pay increases for some Johnson County government workers were pretty…
AG Schmidt joins lawsuit to block ‘Mini-Green New Deal’
Kansas has joined a federal lawsuit seeking to block the implementation of a series of executive orders by the Biden…
H.R. 1: ‘For the People’ Act is really for the politicians
Billed as the “For the People” act, recently passed H.R. 1 claims to protect election integrity and expand access to…