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Kansas Supreme Court upholds 2021 religious exemption law
The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld a 2021 law shielding workers who refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine over religious…
Comanche County school board president declines to answer questions about shooting
COLDWATER, Kansas — The Comanche County school board president whose car was recently shot up is declining to answer questions…
Audit finds disturbing lack of security controls on school district accounting systems
A new report from the Kansas Legislative Division of Post Audit has found a troubling lack of security control over…
Legislators hear property tax issues: land value manipulation, businesses fleeing Kansas and voter demands for reform
The Kansas Constitution (Article 11, Section 1) stipulates that “the legislature shall provide for a uniform and equal basis of…
Feds follow through on threat to withhold SNAP funds
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services division has apparently followed through on a threat to…
Katie Allen defiant, won’t agree to USD 383 BOE’s resolution demanding her resignation
Embattled Manhattan-Ogden School Board Member Dr. Katie Allen refused her colleagues’ demand that she resign her position, days after losing…
Pearson Eby Liberty Academy seeks to improve understanding, application of Constitutional principles
Can you name the three branches of our federal government? Only about a third of adults can. How about defining federalism? Which…
‘Assassination Culture’ report shows troubling trend on the left
In the wake of the September 10, 2025, political assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, an April study by Rutgers…
KSDE staffer Katie Allen terminated over her “well deserved” post on Charlie Kirk assassination
Kansas Department of Education staffer Katie Allen has been fired over her social media post that the assassination of conservative…
Park City STAR Bond project hits snag
In April of 2025, the Wichita Eagle reported the roughly $500 million “Champtown” development in Park City was “full speed…
Easton stands alone as other Leavenworth County school districts exceed revenue-neutral
USD 449 in Easton is the only school district in Leavenworth County that will not impose a tax increase on…
Overland Park seems set to defy feds over DEI, ICE requirements in grant
The City of Overland Park, Kansas, seems set to defy the federal government over immigration and DEI policies after receiving…
Former Leavenworth Elementary teacher pleads no contest to charges of taking indecent liberties with a child
Jerome Riscovallez, 55, a former Henry Leavenworth Elementary School teacher, avoided trial later this month by entering two pleas of…
Overland Park City Council rubber stamps city staff’s 2026 budget, 6% property tax increase on residents
The Overland Park City Council overwhelmingly approved a nearly $500 million staff-proposed budget for next year. The vote was 12-1,…
Kobach sues to force Kelly, DCF, to turn over SNAP data
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is suing Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Department of Children and Families Secretary Laura Howard…
Prairie Village resident pens objection to Mayor Eric Mikkelson criticizing opponents in city newsletter
Prairie Village Mayor Eric Mikkelson deviated from an upbeat newsletter message to constituents to deliver a scathing rebuke to opponents…
‘Grain Belt Express’ moves forward despite federal loan cancellation
The cancellation of a $4.9 billion federal loan for the so-called “Grain Belt Express” does not appear to have halted…
More than half the states will limit or ban cellphone use in schools by 2027; Kansas isn’t one of them
Education Week reports 31 states have policies that either limit or outright ban cellphone use in schools that are in…
Kansas could lose $10.4 million in SNAP funding per quarter if it fails to turn over enrollment data to feds
The federal government has formally warned the State of Kansas that continuing to refuse to comply with data requests will result…
State overpaid Medicaid reimbursements to school districts by $11 million since 2016
Explaining it away as a “perfect storm” of “staff turnovers,” Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Janet Stanek on…
“We are cutting back, why aren’t you?” Johnson County Commission ignores taxpayer concerns, approves 6% tax hike for 2026
Despite a raucous audience alternating between boos and cheers, and so large the venue had to be moved to another…
Texas takeover of failing Houston school district results in student achievement gains after just two years
In 2023, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) saw over 40% of its districts receive a grade of “D” or…
Electric deregulation like at least 18 states have done, would reduce residential and commercial rates
Eighteen states, mostly in the Northeast, have deregulated their electric grid to some degree — meaning consumers can choose where…
Executive order prohibiting debanking signed by President Trump
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for all Americans,” which aims to eliminate so-called…