Category: News
In-person learning restrictions tied to depression, suicide
The Blue Valley school district has lost at least two students and a principal to suicide since the lockdowns last…
Blue Valley backs away from Timber Creek quarantine order
Approximately 100 Timber Creek elementary students who had allegedly been ordered into quarantine by their school are returning to their…
CATO Institute gives Gov. Kelly a ‘D’ for fiscal policy
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly ranks near the bottom in the class of America’s governors, according to a new report issued…
Pneumonia deaths still exceed COVID deaths
Between February 1 and September 26, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says many more people died of pneumonia in…
COVID cases growing faster in counties with mask mandates
In early August, Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Dr. Lee Norman doctored a chart to justify mask mandates,…
Geary County: Big pay hikes for administrators, achievement low
The $56.5 million payroll at USD 475 Geary County increased by less than 1% for the 2020 school year, but…
Parents push school districts to begin in-person learning
Intense pressure from parents is pushing more school districts to allow students into school buildings for in-person learning, despite not…
Kelly administration refuses questions about voter registration letter
Governor Laura Kelly’s office is declining to answer questions about a voter registration application offer mailed to Medicaid recipients by…
Sec State’s office, Twitter rebuke Stephanie Sharp voting claim
The Kansas Secretary of State’s office issued a sharp rebuke to Stephanie Sharp, a former Kansas legislator on Twitter last…
Superintendent hires wife, son in Southern Cloud school district
USD 334 Southern Cloud, with only 146 students and 41 employees last year, is one of the smallest school districts…
Kelly admin, KDHE continue to mislead on COVID data
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is still struggling to get basic COVID-19 reporting numbers correct. According to a…
School boards still diverting money to Schools for Fair Funding
Kansas school districts continue to pump money into Schools for Fair Funding, a coalition of school districts that successfully sued…
States locked down had worse earnings, wages and salaries loss in 2Q
According to personal income data published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the states with COVID-related lockdowns imposed by their…
Kelly administration obstructs, obfuscates on PPE distribution
In spite of a legislator’s concern that personal protective equipment — also known as PPE — isn’t getting to nursing…
KDHE won’t talk about COVID test kits purchased from unregistered company
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on April 7 issued a purchase order for $3.75 million worth of COVID…
Republicans for Bollier break with party on policy, too
Kansas media made a big deal about a ‘Republicans for Bollier’ announcement recently, when a group of Republicans endorsed Barbara…
August jobs report: not good for Kansas, ignored by media
A bad August jobs report would be front-page news if Kansas had a Republican governor, but mainstream media apparently has…
Health Freedom event draws nearly 900 to Newton
Hundreds crowded into the Wild Prairie Event Center in Newton Monday for the Heartland Freedom Revival, a symposium sponsored by…
Kansas Justice Institute questions legality of Timber Creek school quarantine
Kansas Justice Institute litigation director Sam MacRoberts this morning sent a letter to Timber Creek Elementary School in USD 229…
Kelly admin refuses to answer questions about $7 million no-bid contract
Despite stating opposition to giving out a no-bid contract, Democrat Kansas Governor Laura Kelly continues to use them — and…
Gov. Kelly’s September COVID deaths claim is grossly exaggerated
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly at yesterday’s press conference made a consciously exaggerated and deceptive claim about COVID deaths in September. …
Louisburg’s fulltime in-person learning successful at 5 weeks
Few schools in the Kansas City metro are open for all-day, in-person learning, but Louisburg USD 416 is bucking the…
COVID impact is relatively low for kids, young adults
You wouldn’t know it by listening to school boards and teacher unions, but kids and young adults who test positive…
Mike Brown: County commission needs more transparency
Johnson County Commissioner Mike Brown will ask the county commission to be more transparent after members of the public have…