Category: News
Republicans differ on approach to eliminating federal vaccine mandate
Three Kansas state senators and two state representatives are asking fellow lawmakers to petition Governor Laura Kelly for a special…
Dillons pharmacy in Hutchinson refuses to fill ivermectin prescription
When Dr. Mark Steffen, a state lawmaker and a medical doctor, prescribed ivermectin for a patient, a Dillons pharmacy in…
Gardner School Board member deceives on remote learning
One Gardner-Edgerton Schoolboard member has made the claim on social media that the Kansas Legislature has made it impossible to…
Johnson County withholds data used to create misleading COVID chart
Instead of turning over raw data and emails related to a Johnson County Department of Health and Environment chart, county…
Governor, KJI, Chamber, school boards weigh in on SB 40 lawsuit
Kristin Butler and Scott Bozarth wanted school officials to listen to their concerns, but they refused. Left with few other options,…
Kansas paid Medicaid providers over $17 million for dead people
An internal state audit of the Kansas Medicaid system, released in late July, revealed $1.3 in inappropriate payments to the…
Charter Commission chair cancels meeting, six members stay to listen to public
A formal public hearing before the Johnson County Charter Commission ended abruptly last night, but a handful of its 25-members…
Petition asks legislature to halt skyrocketing electric rates
Kansas has some of the highest electric utility rates in the region, with residents paying — on average — 25%…
Olathe proposes 9% property tax hike despite $97 million in reserve
The Olathe proposed 2022 budget includes $97 million remaining in reserves in funds that receive property tax, a 9% increase…
Kansas Justice Institute files legal brief in defense of SB 40
The Kansas Justice Institute argues that a legislative overhaul of the Kansas Emergency Act, known as Senate bill 40, should…
Hanzlick seeks to appoint, rather than elect, JoCo Sheriff
Johnson County Charter Commissioners are likely to debate whether to make the sheriff an appointed role rather than an elected…
Some local officials won’t be honest about property tax
Local officials not being honest about property tax was the impetus for the new Truth in Taxation Act, and some…
Biden proposal would give the IRS access to your bank account
Tax law and federal budgets are inherently boring things, so it comes as no surprise that language is often slipped…
Mask mandates increase voter support for parental choice
Masks are doing for school choice what years of advocacy has not: Increasing Democratic support for parental choice. That’s according…
Cherokee County Commissioners nix wind development
Surrounding counties have mostly allowed the introduction of wind farms, but the Cherokee County Commission took a stand Monday, unanimously…
Leavenworth Dems get school board candidate fired, call state rep ‘Nazi’
A candidate for school board in Leavenworth and a sitting state representative have found themselves the target of “Cancel Culture.”…
KS Highway Patrol fights to destroy innocent man’s classic Corvette
When Richard Martinez bought a 1959 Corvette from an Indiana used car dealer, the Kansas man had no reason to…
Supreme Court issues stay in SB 40 case
After intervention by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, the Kansas Supreme Court has issued a stay in the case involving…
Blue Valley asks students to declare preferred pronouns
Under the guise of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), teachers in Blue Valley are asking students to declare their preferred…
Oklahoma new educator symposium blasts cops, white women
As the Sentinel has been reporting for several weeks now, Critical Race Theory — disguised as “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,”…
JoCo Sheriff opts department out of county vaccine, testing mandate
When county officials asked Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden to opt his department into a county government initiative requiring employees…
Blue Valley teacher violates student’s privacy over medical mask exemption
A Blue Valley Northwest teacher is under fire today after parents complained she promised to tell her Facebook followers whether…
Labette County woman seeks to use initiative process to impose wind regs
In Reno County, a protest petition managed to stop the construction of an industrial wind generation facility, but a Labette…
GOP leaders to Governor: Stop illegally spending COVID relief funds
Republican leaders in the Kansas House and Kansas Senate will consider legal action against Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration over its…