Category: News
Some districts still pay dues to Schools for Fair Funding
More than four years after the Kansas Supreme Court compelled school funding to be increased by more than $1 billion,…
Governing article suggests school board members add “lobbyist” to their skillsets
As school board campaigns head into the fall, the online newsletter Governing is offering candidates and incumbents a “How-To” in…
Switched vote insures Lansing school district patrons won’t see tax increase
The USD 469 Board of Education in Lansing has approved a budget for the 2023-2024 school year that will not…
Dueling news releases show rift widening in aftermath of Wetmore closing
The ongoing financial dispute stemming from the closure of the Wetmore Academic Center (WAC) between USD 113 Prairie Hills and…
Johnson County libraries to provide feminine hygiene products in men’s restrooms
Yes, the headline is correct; Johnson County libraries will soon provide tampons and other feminine hygiene products in the men’s…
Marion Record reporter Deb Gruver sues Marion police chief Gideon Cody
The first federal lawsuit filed in the wake of the raid of the Marion County Record has been filed and…
Kansas City Star rejects opinions with which it disagrees
When Colleen Nelson was the editorial manager for the Kansas City Star, she made sure that alternate views (i.e., not…
USD 453 budget video makes deceptive property tax claims
New Leavenworth Superintendent Dr. Kellen Adams posted a recent video to justify the proposal for USD 453 to exceed the…
Kansas loses private sector jobs while adding government jobs
Through the first seven months of 2023, seasonally adjusted numbers show Kansas has lost 2,700 private sector jobs, while adding…
Family fights city’s red tape seeking to separate boy from emotional support animal
A two-year-old Vietnamese potbellied pig name Ginger and the nine-year-old boy who relies on her for emotional support are in…
Shawnee Mission School District must pay $400K to family in special education dispute
A federal court in Kansas ordered the Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD) to pay a Westwood family $400,000 for legal…
Ethics Commission: No conflict of interest if school board member also works for KNEA
Shawnee Heights School Board Member Lauren Tice Miller’s additional responsibility as Director of Legislative and Political Advocacy for the Kansas…
Legal experts savage the Marion County Record affidavit
Two Kansas legal experts are not mincing words about the affidavit used to secure the search warrant that led to…
Fake Indian tribes bilk millions from taxpayers
“Pretendians” — like the three University of Kansas professors whose claims to be members of Indian tribes have recently been…
Controversy continues following closing of Wetmore Academic Center
The Wetmore Academic Center (WAC) buildings are vacant as its former students prepare to return to classes elsewhere this fall,…
County Attorney Joel Ensey: “insufficient evidence” for raid on Marion County Record
Marion County Attorney Joel Ensey issued a stunning press release, saying yesterday he reviewed the warrant application for the raid…
Police raid on Marion County newspaper raises First and Fourth Amendment concerns
The August 11th raid on the newsroom of the Marion County Record and its publisher’s home and confiscation of computers,…
Johnson County policy raises 1st Amendment issues
Last week the Johnson County Commission adopted a new policy that raises serious 1st Amendment issues. It was added as…
Homeschool, private school students begin applying to play public school sports
Applications for non-public school students to participate in public school activities began on Aug. 1 and so far, concerns schools…
Revenue-Neutral hearing dates set across Kansas…here’s where you can attend
Your chance to tell elected officials what you think of property tax increases is coming up soon, and history indicates…
Commerce official awarded lucrative consulting gig — with Commerce Department
Cronyism in Kansas government is nothing new, but it may have reached new heights with a recent deal in which…
2023 Freedom Index shows liberty is not a red or blue issue
Seventy-three of the 165 Kansas House and Senate members scored better than 85% on the 2023 Kansas Freedom Index, including Wyandotte County…
Chief of Shawnee Tribe says KU professor falsely claims Indian descent
A University of Kansas professor who claims to be of Indian descent is falsifying his ancestory, according to Shawnee Tribe…
$1,000 KEEP grants available to Kansas students to combat pandemic learning loss
The Kansas Education Enrichment Program (KEEP), using $50 million in federal Covid-19 relief funds, offers $1,000 grants to eligible Kansas…