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Less than 50% of Republicans and Democrats cast most of their votes for property tax relief
Every Kansas legislator entered the 2026 session professing strong support for property tax relief, but voting records tell a different…
Legislature passes last-minute mill rate limit, veto possibility looms
A mill rate limit passed at the last minute by the Kansas Legislature would allow voters a say in how…
Legislature overrides Kelly veto of informed consent bills
Late last week the Kansas Legislature voted to override Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of a pair of informed consent bills…
Legislature overrides veto of federal tax credit scholarship program
Kansas is joining 28 other states in the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program after the Kansas Legislature overrode Governor Laura…
Kelly vetoes two informed-consent bills for women’s health care
Governor Laura Kelly this week vetoed a pair of bills relating to women’s health care. The first, House Bill 2727, would…
Kelly vetoes property tax mill rate limit
As expected, Kansas Democrat Governor Laura Kelly vetoed a mill rate limit property tax relief bill late Wednesday afternoon. Senate…
Kelly vetoes additional funding for tax credit scholarship program
Governor Laura Kelly recently vetoed a bill that would have expanded the Kansas Low Income Students Tax Credit Scholarship program…
HB 2402 would make it easier for schools to be designated an ‘Innovative District’
In late March, the Kansas Legislature passed a bill that would shorten the time schools have to apply for waivers…
Kansas lost $8 billion in adjusted gross income from domestic migration over the last 30 years
New IRS domestic migration data for the State of Kansas demonstrates something the late Milton Friedman said: “If you ever…
No basis for KSBOE claim that homeschool kids are behind public school students
At the March 10, 2026 Kansas State Board of Education meeting, Board Member Betty Arnold said homeschool students who return…
Mill rate limit allows voters to stop excessive property tax increases, unless Gov. Kelly sides with government and vetoes it
On the last day of the regular session, the Kansas Legislature passed HB 2745, a mill rate limit that allows…
‘History Rocks!’ initiative visits Kansas as part of 50-state tour in honor of 250th anniversary of founding
With the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America looming in July, the U.S. Department of…
Huge management salaries: the tip of government spending iceberg that drives high property taxes
Huge salaries for the top managers in city and county government are among the factors driving out-of-control property taxes in…
K-State caught promoting DEI despite state ban
Kansas State University continues to promote “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” (DEI) policies under another name, a report by The Lion…
KSDE officials refuse to answer questions about SCOTUS ruling on gender notification
Last week, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling in a California case that has implications for Kansas about…
Democrats, up to half of House Republicans reject 3% assessment limit
A public opinion survey shows that 66% of Democratic voters want a 3% assessment limit to protect them from unaffordable…
Sports authority bill features passionate testimony on both sides in legislative hearing
A bill to authorize a sports authority to own the new home of the Kansas City Chiefs in Wyandotte County…
“Bell-to-Bell, No Cell”: House agrees with Senate cellphone ban in K-12 schools, governor’s signature likely
Cellphones and other digital devices in all Kansas K-12 schools are about to go the way of the apple on…
Wichita East High student protest organizers call Israel ‘genocidal parasites’
A group calling itself A-PIERCE or “Advocates for the Preservation of Integrity, Ethics and the Restoration of Compassion and Equity,”…
Senate Tax Committee reinstates revenue-neutral, tightens mill rate limit
The Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee amended HB 2745 today, reinstating revenue-neutral and giving voters a chance to veto property…
Dr. Rachel Ferguson discusses philosophical foundations of freedom, including role played by black churches, in latest PELA lecture
Moral freedom, political freedom, classic liberalism, and the role churches played in a meteoric rise in literacy and opportunities among…
Voters tackle sales tax and school bond issue questions in Tuesday’s election
Voters went to the polls Tuesday looking at a number of tax questions including a 1% sales tax in Wichita…
Revenue-Neutral transparency helps suppress property tax increases
The goal of the Kansas Truth in Taxation revenue-neutral law passed in 2021 was to make local officials think twice…
Education bureaucracy defends lowering of proficiency standards, opposes SB 458
SB 458 would require the State Board of Education to reinstate high proficiency standards in place in 2024, and the…