Category: News
Panel Debates Medicaid Expansion
The 14 states that didn’t implement Medicaid expansion are the fiscally responsible ones, Michael Cannon, Cato Institute director of health…
Johnson County legislator wants to repeal Right-to-Work
Right-to-Work provisions in the Kansas constitution give workers the right to decide whether to join a union and pay dues,…
Cities want to regulate placement of political signs
Political signs are ubiquitous during election seasons. For some an eye-sore, others a treasured first amendment right. A bill in…
School districts demand $270 million more than Gov. Kelly proposes
Governor Laura Kelly and the Department of Education say about $90 million more is needed to comply with the Supreme…
Red Flag Act could strip gun rights, some fear
A bill that its sponsors say will prevent gun violence in Kansas isn’t likely to receive a committee hearing in…
30 percent of Kansas rural hospitals in danger of closing
One in five rural hospitals across the nation are in danger of closing, according to a recent survey by Navigant,…
Legislator wants to force banks to make subprime loans
Remember the subprime loan fiasco associated with the 2008 housing crisis and the resultant economic recession? HB 2254 submitted by…
Cato: Spending more on schools doesn’t improve achievement
A recent study from Cato Institute contradicts two common beliefs about the Kansas education system. The authors of a 50-state…
Occupational license for eyebrow threading?
Arif Karowalia is always looking to hire people to do eyebrow threading at his three Kansas salons, but state licensing…
Wichita Eagle warns average ACT scores will likely dip
The average ACT score of Kansas high school students is likely to drop this year, the Wichita Eagle reports in…
Lawmakers, Governor Draw Battle Lines on KPERS Repayment
With unanimous consent in both the Kansas House and Senate, a bill that will repay $115 million to Kansas’s public…
$15 Minimum wage proposed for Kansas
Kansas House Bill 2022 proposes to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour in Kansas by 2021. The bill…
Hope scholarship would help bullied students
Bullies started targeting Claire Tietgen at school when she was a first grader. Since that time, she’s transferred to eight…
State budget doesn’t comply with statute
Governor Laura Kelly believes her budget “…restores fundamental principles of Kansas fiscal responsibility” but the state budget she submitted doesn’t…
KNEA opposes teacher supply stipend
Teacher unions have often complained about teachers having to use their own money to buy classroom supplies, but the state’s…
Sen. Denning: Star’s Legal Defense ‘Absurd’
The Kansas City Star wants a defamation lawsuit against it thrown out, because it violates the First Amendment. Senate Majority…
Media pushes Medicaid expansion with slanted coverage of Oswego hospital closure
An AON study for the Kansas Department of Health and Environment says Medicaid expansion would have netted Oswego Rural Hospital…
Full House To Debate KPERS Re-Amortization Plan
Update: The House voted against the re-amortization plan Thursday afternoon by a vote of 87-36. Members of the Kansas House…
Right-sizing courts could raise judicial pay
Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss wants another $22 million to improve judicial pay but right-sizing Kansas courts could…
Bill sponsors still hard to find despite rule changes
HB 2175, sponsored by the House Committee on Commerce, Labor and Economic Development, would impose a monthly fee on any…
More money won’t end school funding litigation
Even if legislators give schools the extra $90 million per year that the Department of Education says is needed to…
Civil asset forfeiture reform gaining ground in Kansas
Civil asset forfeiture, or civil forfeiture as it’s also known, is a process that allows law enforcement to confiscate private…
Staff Buyouts To Shrink Star, Eagle Parent by 10 Percent
McClatchy, the parent company of the Kansas City Star and the Wichita Eagle, announced it will offer voluntary buyouts to…
Universities largely to blame for tuition hikes, not Legislature
Kansas college students are incurring a lot more debt to pay tuition and fees than they were a decade ago,…