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Wichita proposes a convention center despite ‘overbuilt buyers market’
Downtown boosters want a new and much larger convention center as the centerpiece of the Wichita Riverfront Legacy Masterplan, but…
Will expanded statehouse news coverage lead to better reporting?
At least one new face will be joining the Associated Press in Topeka to expand statehouse news coverage next year,…
City officials not ruling out a tax increase for Wichita riverfront plan
City officials acknowledge that upwards of $1 billion in public money will be needed for the Wichita riverfront development plan,…
“Giving Kids a Fighting Chance” premieres to acclaim
Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says educational reform is “…the civil rights issue of our time…it’s the social justice issue…
Johnson County violates state law on ‘dark store’ claims
A September 2019 ruling from the Kansas Board of Tax Appeals (BOTA) admonished the Johnson County Appraiser’s Office for illegally…
Kiplinger: Kansas is the 3rd worst state for retiree taxes
Kansas is the third-worst state to retire from a tax perspective, according to Kiplinger’s, a personal finance magazine. Only Nebraska…
McClatchy newspapers may run out of cash in 2020
The parent company of the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle may not have enough money to pay its…
Lawmakers face call to grow government with higher tax revenue
The group that creates budget estimates for the state of Kansas revised its tax revenue numbers last week, estimating the…
City of Wichita prompts closing of Sedgwick County Soccer Association
The Sedgwick County Soccer Association has closed after decades of league play in Wichita, according to a message sent to…
Disinformation targets Julia Lynn, other female GOP senators
Parts 1 and 2 of this investigative series disputed the Topeka Capital-Journal’s misleading conflict of interest allegations against Senator Julia…
Manhattan voters reject sales tax hike
Despite a ‘smoke and mirrors’ campaign on the other side, Manhattan voters sent a loud message to city hall on…
Media carries water for faux conflict of interest claims against Republican Senator
So far, not one newspaper or television station in Kansas fact-checked the Topeka Capital-Journal’s conflict of interest allegations against Republican…
Audio disputes Cap-Journal claims about Senator Lynn
The Topeka Capital-Journal recently made conflict-of-interest allegations against Kansas Senator Julia Lynn (R-Olathe) centered largely on Lynn’s vote against a proposed…
New poll shows 75 percent of Republican voters reject Medicaid expansion
A new poll reveals more than three-quarters of Republicans oppose using taxpayer money to provide Medicaid to able-bodied, working adults.…
2019 state assessment: stagnant, disturbingly low achievement in Kansas schools
Nearly two-thirds of Kansas fourth-graders and 75% of Kansas 10th graders tested below grade level or needing remedial training in…
Wichita Eagle criticizes Republican party for campaigning but gives Democrats a pass
Wichita Republicans are questioning the political bias of the local paper after the Wichita Eagle published a one-sided story last…
Wichita riverfront plan pushes city-owned apartments, office space
The architectural firm designing the Wichita Riverfront Legacy Master Plan seems to be proposing the City of Wichita as the…
Commerce department excludes business owners from economic development committee
Despite saying business leaders would be included, every member of a Department of Commerce steering committee for Kansas Framework for…
Emporia school bond levy increase is understated…again
USD 253 officials told the Emporia Gazette the incremental cost of the proposed Emporia school bond issue is now just…
Medicaid expansion plan would hike cigarette taxes, raise fees
Over the last two days, members of the Senate Select Committee on Healthcare Access noodled on details of a Medicaid…
School districts suing Juul can’t document vaping incidents
More Kansas school districts are suing vaping manufacturers Juul, but some can’t document the number of vaping incidents that occurred…
Attorney General: Kelly administration risks lawsuits on remote sales tax policy
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt issued a legal opinion on September 30, stating Governor Laura Kelly’s unilateral expansion of remote…
Florida education reform film coming to Kansas
Florida students are making gains in reading and math at a faster rate than the national average as well as…
NCTQ: Kansas doesn’t evaluate teachers or principals on student performance
A new study from the National Council of Teacher Quality (NCTQ) says Kansas is one of several states that no…