Category: News
2020 state payroll listing includes K-State coaches
In a break from past practice, the 2020 state payroll listing includes some highly paid coaches at Kansas State University. …
KDOR won’t substantiate claims in effort to defeat tax relief
The Kansas Department of Revenue (KDOR) sent a memo to a few legislative leaders in a thinly-veiled effort to give…
KC Monarchs, Royals require masks to watch games
The Kansas City Monarchs, a minor league baseball team, will be allowing spectators this season, opening up season ticket sales…
Blue Valley asymptomatic testing stirs controversy
A local pediatrician is questioning the logic behind a Blue Valley School District initiative that tests asymptomatic students for COVID-19. …
Olson flip-flop kills education choice, school funding bill
An education funding bill that included expanding a tax credit scholarship program and providing parents education savings account options for…
Johnson County loses another ‘dark store theory’ court case
The Kansas Court of Appeals issued yet another ruling against Johnson County’s “dark store” justification for increasing property taxes on…
Property taxes jump again but help is on the way
This year, many Kansas taxpayers will still see their property taxes go up, and in many cases, four to five…
Bicknell on tax fight: ‘They’re just waiting on me to die’
Just over three years ago, former Pittsburg resident and pizza magnate O. Gene Bicknell filed suit against the state of…
2020 payroll for city, county staff in Douglas, Shawnee counties
The 2020 payroll listings posted to KansasOpenGov.org for Topeka, Lawrence, Shawnee County, and Douglas County show some unusual compensation increases…
Testimony: Utilities could have avoided winter storm price hikes
When “Winter Storm Uri” hit in February, it plunged the nation into a deep freeze, causing rolling blackouts across the…
Garden City, Finney County employee pay increases
The 2020 calendar year payroll listings posted to KansasOpenGov.org for Garden City and Finney County show some unusual compensation increases.…
Families explain devastating impact of disallowing nursing home visitors
Federal strings attached to nursing home funding required Kansas long-term facilities to shutter residents and lock visitors out during the…
KPI hosts free webinar on new emergency management law
Officials and citizens question what an updated law means for orders-related orders like curfews and stay-at-home orders. As of last…
Parents outraged by USD 416 policy using photos for contact tracing
A parent in the USD 416 Louisburg school district wants to know why the High School track coach is taking…
Mayor Whipple dodges questions about Wichita mask mandate
In October, Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple said the city’s mask mandate should remain in effect until the 14-day rolling average…
State, county officials grapple with mask mandates under new law
Kansas counties shifted gears on mask mandates as Senate Bill 40 became law. Kansas’s largest counties are taking different approaches…
Eagle reporter fails objectivity test in story about earthquakes
The Wichita Eagle reporter tasked with taking an allegedly unbiased look at climate change has once again allowed her biases…
Mask mandates had no impact on COVID case growth
When Kansas Governor Laura Kelly issued a new statewide mask mandate in November, 38 counties adopted it, 43 counties rejected…
SB 212: who determines which vaccines are mandatory?
Lawmakers wrestled with who decides which vaccines are mandatory for school children during a hearing on Tuesday — KDHE Secretary…
Wichita Eagle tortures the truth opposing COVID compensation law
A recent Wichita Eagle news report attempted to change the narrative related to a legislative proposal, according to an attorney…
Wichita, Sedgwick County differ on employee pay increases
Pay increases given in 2020 to employees of the City of Wichita and Sedgwick County reflect a very different approach…
Gov. Kelly makes false statements on K-12 funding
Taxpayers can add K-12 funding to the list of false and misleading claims by Kansas Governor Laura Kelly. Responding earlier…
Kansas job growth essentially flat since August 2020
Kansas unemployment remains high, with 57,000 fewer private-sector jobs in December compared to a year ago; January employment was down…
Schmidt, other state AGs threaten action over COVID relief strings
Kansas Attorney Derek Schmidt joined 20 other state attorneys general in a letter threatening to take action against the Biden…