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Property tax reform survives efforts to scuttle the bill
Local elected officials will have to be honest about the entire property tax increase they impose starting next year. The…
Legislature restricts Gov. Kelly’s power, adds liability protection
A 24-hour marathon legislative session last week added legislative and local government oversight to Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s emergency management…
April jobs: private sector down 10.5% , state gov’t. steady
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s mandatory shutdown order caused the loss of almost 122,000 private-sector jobs in April, but state government…
Average daily COVID increase down to 2% in Kansas
As of May 20, the 7-day moving average of the daily increase in COVID cases is down to 2%. That’s…
Gov. Kelly withholds federal COVID funds from localities
The National League of Cities reported this week that Kansas is one of thirty-two states that are withholding federal COVID…
Kelly keeps bars, nightclubs shut down in revised Phase 2
Democrat Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced Tuesday that the state would be moving into “Phase 2” of her reopening plan…
Linn County rescinds contact tracing order after KJI lawsuit
The Kansas Justice Institute has won another victory for liberty. Linn County, in the wake of a federal lawsuit and…
States not shut down have a lower COVID mortality rate
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly said her statewide shutdown order was necessary to “slow the spread” of COVID-19, but data from…
House tax committee chooses government interests over taxpayers
At Tuesday’s House Taxation Committee, Rep. Ken Corbet (R-Topeka) expressed frustration that the committee seems to favor government interests over…
COVID cases trending down but Kelly extends shutdown order
Legislators and others feared Kansas Governor Laura Kelly would drag out her economic shutdown when she wouldn’t identify specific criteria…
Senate tax committee tees up property tax reform
Kansans are another step closer to major property tax reform, thanks to bipartisan efforts of the Senate tax committee. The…
House committee discusses property tax transparency
The House Taxation Committee held met virtually this afternoon to discuss Senate Bill 294, a property tax transparency bill, and…
Truth in Taxation property tax bill a priority for legislative leaders
The one-day closing session of the 2020 Legislature may bring the passage of the Truth in Taxation property tax bill…
Federal lawsuit against Linn County alleges 4th Amendment violation
Two Linn County businesses have filed a federal lawsuit challenging an order by Linn County Health Director Dr. Jay Allen…
COVID update: states not locked down have better outcomes
As citizens are becoming increasingly frustrated with lingering shutdown orders, residents of the eight states whose governors didn’t shut them…
Nail salons to Johnson County, governor: ‘We’re opening’
A group of nail salons in Johnson County is preparing to open Monday, in defiance of both Governor Laura Kelly’s…
COVID mortality rate just 1% aside from nursing homes
As of Friday, May 8, the Kansas Department of Health & Environment (KDHE) said 85 of the state’s 152 COVID…
Sharice Davids silent on federal bailout for McClatchy pension plan
Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kansas, representing the state’s 3rd Congressional District, says she wants transparency on companies receiving aid through the…
KC Star reporter perpetuates misleading attacks on Republicans
Kansas City Star Washington D.C. Correspondent Bryan Lowry on Sunday sent out a tweet in the aftermath of Joe Biden…
County health officers issue conflicting stay-at-home orders
The extension of stay-at-home orders in Johnson and Wyandotte counties are causing quite a bit of online backlash from business…
Gov. Kelly stonewalls records request on no-bid contracts
Democrat Kansas Governor Laura Kelly has expressed long-standing opposition to the troubling practice of awarding no-bid contracts — government contracts…
GOP lawmakers blast Kelly’s plan to reopen Kansas
On Thursday, Governor Laura Kelly unveiled her plan to reopen Kansas, which won’t allow the state economy to be completely…
Gov. Kelly continues heavy restrictions on businesses, activity
With her original stay-at-home orders and state of emergency set to expire May 3, and facing mounting pressure to reopen…
Kansas legislators pressure Gov. Kelly to reopen the economy
On April 27, roughly three-quarters of the Kansas Republican Legislative Delegation sent a letter to Gov. Laura Kelly, pressuring her…