Category: News
RSPS: Kansas is in bottom half of state economic performance
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly ranks in the bottom half of governors nationally, but according to the American Legislative Exchange Council,…
Tax, education issues await legislators’ return this month
The Kansas Legislature returns on April 25th with a host of issues awaiting its attention and that of the governor.…
Land taken by eminent domain would send electricity out of state
If a federal agency and a wind power developer have their way, a swath half a football field wide will…
Legislation finalizes raw milk free speech win in court
Got raw milk? If you produce it, you can now advertise it wherever you wish. Governor Kelly recently signed into…
Tracking resident, business carbon footprint raises privacy issue
Prairie Village residents and businesses can monitor their own and their neighbor’s alleged carbon footprint on the city website, and…
Masterson vows override efforts on PBR, fairness vetoes
Senate President Ty Masterson criticized Governor Laura Kelly’s vetoes of the Parents’ Bill of Rights, Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,…
Mississippi becomes third state this year to move to flat tax
While Governor Kelly’s handpicked Tax Council recommends adding a fourth income tax bracket as suggested by her Council on Racial…
City, Wind Surge hit customers with undisclosed tax & fee
Wichita city leaders are up in arms after the Wichita Eagle reported the owners of the Wind Surge — the…
Small Kansas counties lead the way on spending control
Good things do come in small packages…like taxpayer-friendliness and accountability. Amid the public outcry over ever-increasing property tax bills, several…
A-F Grading of Kansas schools: just one A but 80 Fs
Based on the 2021 state assessment scores, only one public school in Kansas earned an “A” on Kansas Policy Institute’s…
Kansas falls further behind on GDP, wages, proprietor income
In its fifth straight decade of economic stagnation, Kansas fell further behind in the 4th Quarter of 2021. Private-sector wages…
Biden’s proposed budget harms Kansas oil and gas industry
As if Washington hasn’t done enough to cause gasoline prices to spike, President Biden wants to impose further harm on…
Study: Masks get failing grade in keeping kids in school
A study of the nation’s 500 largest school districts indicates that masking children in school had the opposite effect that…
United Van Lines: Kansas is a high outbound state
Kansas continues its trend as a “high outbound” state for migration within the U..S., according to the 2021 United Van…
Washburn president slams free speech over Michael Knowles event
Conservative media figure and speaker Michael Knowles is scheduled to speak at Washburn University Thursday evening, at the invitation of…
KS native Gwen Baumgardner reports on refugee crisis from Ukraine
According to Foreign Policy Magazine, since the start of the war in Ukraine more than 2.3 million refugees have crossed…
“Truth in Taxation” helps cut property tax in 21 counties
The new Kansas law aimed at increasing transparency and accountability in local government taxing and spending decisions shows some promise…
Kansas House passes needs assessment, other education reforms
For years many school districts across Kansas have likely ignored a state law requiring an annual building needs assessment designed…
Open Enrollment bill narrowly approved in House
Kansas K-12 students will be able to transfer and attend any school district in the state, depending on capacity limitations,…
KPERS Trustees meet Friday to discuss divesting Russian holdings
The nine-member Board of Trustees of the Kansas Public Employees Retirement System (KPERS) meets Friday, March 25th, to discuss dumping…
Kansas Senate passes ‘Parents Bill of Rights’
The “Parents Bill of Rights” and school curriculum transparency legislation passed the Kansas Senate Tuesday 24-15. However the bill –…
USD 450 rejects parents’ concerns over inappropriate library books
The USD 450 Shawnee Heights school district has twice rejected parents’ concern that their children are exposed to pornography and…
Report: Kelly ranks in bottom half of governors nationally
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly ranks 27th out of all 50 state governors according to a new report from the American…
JoCo to administer oaths of office after being caught not doing so
Correcting an oversight and responding to public criticism, Johnson County Kansas Government will now administer oaths of office to all…