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KDHE threatened to withhold vaccines from Riley County
Riley County officials confirm that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) threatened to withhold promised vaccine shipments if…
Kelly nominee may legislate from the bench to raise property tax
Johnson County Commission Chairman Ed Eilert and Rep. Stephanie Clayton, an Overland Park Democrat, have called on Kansas Governor Laura…
KDHE orders Riley County to halt COVID vaccine distribution
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has ordered Riley County health officials to cease COVID vaccine distribution. The problem?…
Kansas ranks near the bottom of real personal income growth
A report last week from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows Kansas ranks near the bottom of states in real…
Legislation would prohibit vaccine mandates as employment condition
Lawmakers debated a bill to prevent employers from implementing vaccine mandates and firing individuals due to their vaccination status. Two…
WSJ: $1.9 trillion COVID bill pays Kansans more to stay home
The $1.9 trillion “Covid-relief package” currently wending its way through Congress, could see Kansans paid considerably more to stay home…
Kansas lawmakers consider mandate for in-person learning option
Eighth-grader Ian Reimer has attended school in person for three days since March 12, 2020. The Gardner-Edgerton student started school…
Johnson Co. helps school districts mislead on quarantine letters
When a Johnson county student is thought to be exposed to someone with COVID, parents get quarantine letters from the…
Unions oppose First Amendment rights for teachers, others
Marni Mills is a 20-year member of the Kansas National Education Association in Olathe. When she wanted to cease paying…
Lawmakers debate mandating personal finance class to graduate
Kansas students can graduate from high school without taking any classes on personal finance. A bill before the Kansas Legislature…
SB 174 would eliminate ‘pay to work fee’ for APRNs
Proponents say a proposal before the Kansas Legislature regarding Advance Practice Registers Nurses (APRNs) will lower medical costs and improve…
Hineman, Goossen make false claims about 2012 Kansas tax plan
People across the nation who are opposed to letting citizens keep more of their hard-earned money have repeatedly pointed to…
Are COVID vaccine doses collecting dust in Kansas? Kelly won’t say
There may be extra COVID vaccine doses in Kansas pharmacies, but Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration won’t respond to emails or…
CDC, KS school board issue stringent school opening guidance
The Center for Disease Control and the Kansas State Department of Education issued new, stringent school opening guidance week, but…
How some government officials circumvent Open Records requests
The Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) declares, “It is the public policy of Kansas that public records shall be open…
Social media censorship legislation proposed in Kansas
A social media censorship bill, targeting companies like Facebook and Twitter that have been censoring and de-platforming conservative viewpoints, is…
KS COVID vaccinations continue to lag most of the nation
Kansas administered only 67% of the COVID vaccine doses it has received so far and Gov. Kelly blames the state’s…
Parents frustrated by USD 437 officials in Black Lives Matter issue
The controversy over Black Lives Matter posters throughout the halls of Washburn Rural High School in the USD 437 Auburn…
KASB, USD 231 mislead on education savings accounts
The USD 231 Gardner Edgerton school district is helping the Kansas Association of School Boards distribute misleading information in opposition…
‘Energy Choice Act’ would prevent cities from banning natural gas
Concerned about movements in places like Berkeley, California, Seattle, and — ironically — Lawrence, to either ban natural gas in…
Cecil O’Brate: the quiet, humble ‘Titan’ of southwest Kansas
In southwestern Kansas there is a man who came from humble beginnings, worked hard, and became wealthy. He never forgot…
Kansas has 4th-worst tax environment for retirees in the nation
According to Kiplinger’s, Kansas is the fourth-worst state in the nation for retirees, based on each state’s tax scheme. According…
Gallagher issues ‘threat’ to Senator over property tax legislation
Miami County commissioner Danny Gallagher issued what Kansas State Sen. Molly Baumgardner calls a thinly-veiled threat in retaliation over her…
Half of state unemployment payouts may be overpayments or fraud
As Kansas grapples with record levels of unemployment claims and rampant fraud, economist Michael Austin, Director of the Kansas Policy…