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Ethics complaint: Sedgwick County Dems improperly report donations and spending
An ethics complaint filed against the Sedgwick County Democratic Central Committee (SCDCC) alledges the party is inappropriately hiding the sources of…
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Tax increases on the table in Wichita riverfront design unveiling
After months of ‘no comment’ from city officials and downtown boosters, a sales tax increase in officially on the table…
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Olathe teacher seminar loaded with political bias
Several teachers walked out of an in-service presentation on finding reliable news sources when the presenter said Fox News should…
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Voters oppose tax increase for Wichita riverfront development
A new survey shows voters oppose a tax increase to pay for the Wichita riverfront development project being pushed by…
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Kansas private-sector GDP growth ranked #45
The tax-and-spend ways of the Kansas legislature over the last three years has been a serious drag on private-sector GDP…
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Kansas GOP leaders react to Medicaid expansion agreement
Over the weekend more Kansas politicians and stakeholders chimed in on the Medicaid expansion agreement announced last week in Topeka…
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Spirit Aerosystems lays off 2,800 workers in Wichita
Spirit Aerosystems announced layoffs of 2,800 employees at the company’s Wichita location. The layoffs are the impact of Boeing’s suspension…
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Gov. Laura Kelly out of touch with average Kansan on budget issues
In a press release just before the first of the year, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly said she’s going to “rebuild”…
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Kelly-Denning Medicaid expansion plan defies voters
Governor Laura Kelly and Kansas Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning held a press conference in the Capitol rotunda to announce…
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Wichita approves sales tax increase and paying $3 million for a parking lot
A week after approving a 22% hike that customers will pay for a natural gas franchise tax, For the second…
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Kansas drops to #34 in state business tax climate
Kansas dropped seven places in the Tax Foundation annual state business tax climate index. Kansas is in 34th place nationwide,…
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Legislators hope to preempt federal red-flag laws
Two Kansas legislators have pre-filed a bill they hope will protect Kansans from so-called “red-flag” laws, sometimes called “extreme risk…
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Instead of closing loopholes in the property tax lid, Rep. Rhiley wants to eliminate it
Kansas Representative Bill Rhiley (R-Wellington) says there are too many loopholes in the property tax lid and cities and counties…
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Kansas school board chair rejects audit findings in contradiction-laden column
After a scathing editorial by the Kansas City Star called out school districts across Kansas for misusing funding for at-risk…
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3-legged stool scheme sets up a $1 billion income tax hike
Governor Kelly and her tax council say a balanced 3-legged stool theory, with equal amounts of income, sales, and property tax…
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City of Frontenac won’t comply with Open Records requests
Earlier this year, the City of Frontenac in southeast Kansas requested $3,500 to provide documentation surrounding the secretive dismissal of…
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Gov. Kelly’s illegal sales tax policy hurts small businesses nationwide
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s likely illegal attempt to collect sales tax on the first dollar of all internet and catalog sales…
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Wichita city council approves property tax increases in Delano TIF
The Wichita city council unanimously approved an emergency measure today to expand the Delano TIF district, so the city can…
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Blue Valley schools a nightmare for students with dyslexia
A mother still in scrubs after her shift stood before the Blue Valley Board of Education in a faltering voice,…
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K-State Olathe spends $122,000 per student
With a budget this year of $7.3 million and just 60 full-time equivalent (FTE) students, K-State Olathe Innovation Campus will…
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Report for America grant raises objectivity concerns for Wichita Eagle
Two more full-time reporters will be coming to Kansas as part of the Report for America Grant program, but the…
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Missouri passes Kansas on Nation’s Report Card
The 2019 results on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as the Nation’s Report Card, shows Missouri…
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McKinsey invitation-only workshops focus on growing government
McKinsey & Company recently completed a series of workshops across the state as part of the firm’s $800,000 contract to…
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Sentinel welcomes new investigative reporter
The Sentinel is pleased to welcome Patrick Richardson to the team as a freelance investigative reporter. Patrick has been a…