Category: News
Teacher Effectiveness, Not Funding Amounts, Most Critical to Kansas Schools
Eric Hanushek doesn’t buy the conventional wisdom on education. Spending more doesn’t equal better outcomes, smaller class size doesn’t mean…
Derby Voters Head to Polls for School Bond Issue
Derby voters head to the polls today, Feb. 20, to determine the fate of a 25-year, $123 million bond issue.…
Legislative Leaders Show Some School Finance Cards at Party Meeting
Senate Majority Leader Jim Denning and House Speaker Ron Ryckman didn’t make any pledges, but they gave attendees an idea…
Rep. Willie Dove Advocates for Legalizing Industrial Hemp
Rep. Willie Dove, R-Bonner Springs, seems an unlikely candidate to lead the charge for hemp legalization in Kansas, but the…
Kansas Republican Bigs Back Constitutional Amendment on Abortion
Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer and all five members of the Republican congressional delegation present in Wichita at a Kansans for…
Mueller Indicts Group Responsible for Fanning Flames at Mizzou
The first group Special Counsel Robert Mueller named in his indictment on Friday is the same group Lt. Col. Jared…
That Was Quick: KU Student Senate Defunds ‘Multicultural Student Government’
For a student body president to dismantle a funded entity on a college campus with the intimidating name “Multicultural Student…
Legislator Says Right-to-Shop Proposal Would Drive Down Health Costs
Rep. Abraham Rafie is seeking a solution to drive down healthcare costs. U.S. health care costs will outpace economic growth for the…
Tracey Mann Sworn-in as Lieutenant Governor
Tracey Mann is the 50th Lieutenant Governor of Kansas. He was sworn-in by Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss…
Senate Committee Hosts Medicaid Expansion Hearing
The annual effort to expand Medicaid in Kansas cleared one hurdle Wednesday morning. Members of the Senate Public Health and…
Russian Bots Reportedly Fueled Racial Unrest During Mizzou 2015 Campus Protest
According to Lt. Col. Jarred Prier USAF, writing in Strategic Studies Quarterly, “Russian trolls seemed to target multiple groups to…
Colyer’s Position on Medicaid Expansion Veto Unclear
Gov. Jeff Colyer won’t say whether he’ll veto Medicaid expansion, but he may have a choice to make on the…
KS, MO Earn Below Average Marks in Education Week Survey
Kansas and Missouri receive barely passing grades for their K-12 education performance, according to Education Week’s 22nd annual Quality Counts…
Yoder, Missouri Congressmen Break with Party on Budget Deal
Congressman Kevin Yoder of Kansas and Congressmen Billy Long and Jason Smith of Missouri broke with the Republican Party, casting…
State Treasurer Can’t Stop Overpayments to Public Schools
The Kansas State Treasurer’s Office looked into whether the state treasurer Jake LaTurner could refuse to issue school funding he…
Colyer Staffs Up to Lead Executive Branch
It may appear like Gov. Jeff Colyer is throwing extra cash into more administrative staff but that isn’t the case, says…
Marine Brass Exonerate USMC Major from Kansas City After Media Ambush in Afghanistan
To get the full thrust of what happened to former Marine Corps Major Fred Galvin in Afghanistan it is best…
63 Lawmakers Sign Letter in Support of Dale Dennis
Nearly half of Kansas lawmakers signed a letter expressing their support for Deputy Education Commissioner Dale Dennis. The Jan. 26…
Gov. Colyer Outlines School Funding Objectives in Speech
In his second major speech in two weeks, Gov. Jeff Colyer addressed what he called “the elephant in the room.”…
Schools Have Reserves to Refund Dennis’ Overpayment of Transportation Funding
The state of Kansas paid 25 school districts more than they were legally allocated by the state legislature. Senate Majority…
Lawmaker Proposes Election of State Auditor
Sen. Dennis Pyle, a Hiawatha Republican, is proposing citizens elect a state auditor for one, four-year term. The auditor would…
Hyperloop Study Descends on Missouri
Black and Veatch will conduct a study to consider the cost and value of a hyperloop system that would connect…
Wall Street Journal Exposes Likely Fraud at the Heart of 2015 MU Campus Protests
Reporter Jillian Kay Melchior of the Wall Street Journal took it upon herself in 2018 to do what local media…
Report: Medicaid Expansion Fueling Budget Crises in Many States
Medicaid expansion cost overruns are fueling budget challenges in several states, according to a new report from the Foundation for…