Category: News
New database shows extent of gender-affirming treatment in Kansas, nationwide
There are 93 juvenile patients receiving gender-affirming treatment in Kansas, 22 of whom have had surgery and 71 of whom…
Lansing resident won’t substantiate criticism of school board member Amy Cawvey
Jackie Kennedy of Lansing used part of her allotted time at a recent USD 469 school board meeting’s Public Comment…
Virginia teacher wins settlement in pronoun case
A Virginia school teacher who was fired for refusing to use his student’s “preferred pronouns” has won a more than…
Natalie’s Story: Kansas parents want to help others with children with disabilities.
Educating children with disabilities can be difficult, but for anyone that is involved with the process, especially parents, it is…
TIF Districts not working as intended, audit finds
In a recently released report, the Kansas Department of Legislative Post Audit found that an economic development tool popular with…
“We can line all those guys up (Trump voters) and shoot ‘em”: KU professor suspended after classroom rant
The University of Kansas has suspended professor Dr. Phillip Lowcock after a video of a classroom lecture surfaced in which…
Software error causes Kansas counties to issue incorrect Revenue Neutral notices
As many as 80 of the 105 counties in Kansas sent out miscalculated revenue neutral notices to their taxpayers. The errors…
Kansas should adopt new budget process and spending limits, KPI economist says
Kansas is spending too much and needs to reform the way it creates the yearly budget, was the message Dr.…
Democrat-controlled FCC fast tracks sale of 200 radio stations to George Soros
The Federal Communications Commission recently bypassed its own rules to fast-track the purchase of more than 200 radio stations by…
Fluoride in water poses ‘unreasonable risk’ to children, federal court rules
A federal court has recently ruled that fluoride in drinking water poses “an unreasonable risk” to children, and ordered the…
“No More Lines Coalition” calls for end to school district boundaries
With a backdrop of the historic Monroe Elementary School in Topeka, Ground Zero of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision…
Districts still won’t allow school boards to “conduct” school needs assessments
For four straight years, school districts across the state have refused to allow school board members to “conduct” needs assessments in…
Homeschoolers discuss opportunities and challenges in Heartland Hybrid and Micro School Summit
Dozens of Kansas homeschoolers and experts from around the country gathered in Overland Park to exchange ideas about how to…
JOCO commissioners squander $500,000 in failed homeless shelter deal
Two days after the Lenexa City Council rejected their pressure to approve a Special Use Permit to convert a hotel…
SoS Schwab: nearly 1,000 Kansans’ votes went uncounted in August primary due to USPS failures
Nearly 1,000 Kansans were disenfranchised in the August primary due to errors by the United States Postal Service (USPS) in…
USD 286 Chautauqua school board fined over KOMA violations
The Chautauqua County Board of Education has been found liable for multiple violations of the Kansas Open Meetings Act. According…
D.C. ‘voter access group’ sends 43,000 personalized ballot applications with wrong return address
A Washington D.C. non-profit “voter advocacy group” injected itself into the upcoming general election in Kansas after sending 43,000 pre-filled-out…
Lenexa City Council rejects converting LaQuinta Inn to homeless shelter
At the end of a 6 ½ hour marathon meeting that stretched into the wee hours of the morning, the…
Johnson County audit shows lax purchasing controls
The first page of a recent audit of purchasing controls in Johnson County government shows a startling lack of oversight.…
Point Forward says it will donate Washington School if no childcare provider can be found
Ron Scripsick, chairman of Point Forward, the developer of the approximately $10 million Washington School daycare project, said in a…
School board members share ideas on improving student outcomes at 2nd annual KSBRC conference
With the goal of reversing the downward trend in K-12 proficiency levels, school board members and superintendents from across Kansas…
Commerce Department dodges questions about seemingly flawed Panasonic, Integra impact claims
The Kansas Department of Commerce claims thousands of jobs created by a pair of large projects and billions in economic…
KBI clears retired Morris County sheriff of wrongdoing in fuel theft investigation
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) has found no wrongdoing in its investigation of retired Morris County Sheriff Jay Simecka…
BLS data: Kansas lost 13,000 jobs over the last 12 months
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Lt. Governor/Secretary of Commerce Doug Toland have routinely touted tens of thousands of “jobs created…