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Local government entities continue fighting Truth in Taxation property tax law
In testimony Monday on Truth in Taxation before the House Taxation Committee, Sedgwick County Commissioner Jim Howell urged legislators to…
Gov. Kelly allows restaurants to remain open during coronavirus scare
Update 8:35 am. Johnson County says its 15-day closure of restaurants and bars will remain in place. Kansas Governor Laura…
Grocers, supply chains working to keep up with demand for toilet paper, staples
Grocers and their supply chain partners are scrambling to catch up with increased demand for food staples, toilet paper, other…
Forty books about socialism everyone should read
Socialism and communism have killed more than 100 million people worldwide, yet millions of (mostly young) people across the country…
Kansas Reading Readiness Act to benefit students below grade level
Students in the 3rd and 4th grades who are struggling to read would benefit from the provisions of House Bill…
Kudos to KC Star on the courage to say ‘we were wrong’
Give a tip of the hat to Kansas City Star Assistant City Editor Maria Martin. Last week the Star ran…
Informed consent legislation for release of sensitive student data fails
A House bill that would have required informed consent before parents allow their children to participate in a controversial survey…
Senate approves Truth in Taxation property tax bill
This week’s unanimous (39-0) approval of Senate Bill 294 was a huge win for taxpayers frustrated by the lack of…
Janus bills clear committee, head to full House, Senate
A pair of bills that would bring the State of Kansas into compliance with the United States Supreme Court’s 2018…
Johnson County legislator proposes 5% ‘privilege’ tax on sale of guns and ammo
Rep. Jerry Stogsdill (D-Prairie Village) introduced a bill in the Kansas legislature that would impose a 5% privilege tax on…
Janus legislation allows public employees to leave unions at any time
The Kansas Legislature is considering bills that will bring the rights of public employees in line with a recent U.S.…
City of Frontenac violated Kansas Open Records Act, AG’s office finds
In a 17-page finding, the Kansas Attorney General’s Office last week concluded that the City of Frontenac violated the Kansas…
KPI releases annual “A-F” school grades
The Kansas Policy Institute, which owns the Sentinel, released its annual “A-F” School Grades on Monday, and the results are…
Senate bill would allow Kansas counties to levy 1 percent income tax
Editor’s Note: This article has been updated to remove mention of deductibility from the state income tax; we regret the…
Blue Valley school district has Democrat candidate speak to students
Students in the Blue Valley school district Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) program attended an event on voting that…
KS Dept. of Revenue shrouds Derby STAR bond project in secrecy
The Sentinel has been requesting sales tax data from the Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) to determine the effectiveness of…
Wichita baseball stadium project has $101 million public funding
New information obtained by the Sentinel from the City of Wichita shows an estimated $101.4 million of public funds will…
McKinsey & Company selected over experienced, less costly firms for study
The Kansas Department of Commerce disregarded bids from experienced and less expensive companies to create an economic development strategy for…
Frontenac continues to obfuscate on open records requests
The City of Frontenac continues to delay and refuse to hand over documents relevant to the decision in September of…
Commerce Committees hear about barriers in Kansas economy
The Kansas Senate and House Commerce Committee held hearings in Topeka this week on barriers to economic growth in the…
NCTQ: Most Kansas university programs don’t effectively teach science of reading
Only a third of colleges and universities in Kansas are effectively teaching the science of reading, according to a new…
Wichita baseball stadium project skyrockets to $210 million
Details buried in documents associated with the January 21st City Council agenda show the Wichita baseball stadium project has skyrocketed from…
Medicaid expansion won’t save rural hospitals
Preventing rural hospitals from closing is one of the main arguments legislators face in the less-populated areas of Kansas, but…
Electric rates hurt economic development; Evergy customers getting $41 million rate hike
Having significantly higher electric rates than surrounding states isn’t just a millstone around the neck of the average Kansan, it’s dragging…