March 28, 2024

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Tag: covid-19

AG Schmidt to challenge federal vaccine mandate

The Biden administration is about to promulgate its latest COVID-19 vaccine mandate, using the Occupational Health and Safety Administration to…

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Politics get in the way of affordable rural broadband

Internet service providers say rural broadband is prohibitively expensive to install fiber or cable internet down the “last mile,” from…

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Kansas can avoid potential $200 million tax hike on business

Citing information from the National Council on State Legislatures, the Tax Foundation says the Kansas unemployment trust fund is $196…

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Dillons pharmacy in Hutchinson refuses to fill ivermectin prescription

When Dr. Mark Steffen, a state lawmaker and a medical doctor, prescribed ivermectin for a patient, a Dillons pharmacy in…

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Gardner School Board member deceives on remote learning

One Gardner-Edgerton Schoolboard member has made the claim on social media that the Kansas Legislature has made it impossible to…

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KU researchers mislead (again) on mask mandate efficacy

The University of Kansas issued a press release on Monday, quoting a study in the Journal of the American Medical…

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AG’s office asks Kansas Supreme Court to grant SB 40 stay

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is asking the Kansas Supreme Court to pause a District Court judge’s ruling that the…

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Kelly admin is pushing COVID-19 testing, vaccines in schools

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is urging school districts to plan for the upcoming school year by pledging…

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CDC says ‘benefits of vaccination’ outweigh risks of heart condition in teens

A possible explanation for the World Health Organization’s Monday guidance to stop vaccinating children under 18 emerged Wednesday. At a…

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CDC panel warns of ‘likely’ link between vaccines and myocarditis

The rate at which myocarditis or pericarditis occurs in young people post-COVID vaccination is higher than typically expected. Members of…

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WHO says don’t vaccinate kids under 12, Kelly admin is unresponsive

The World Health Organization yesterday said “children should not be vaccinated for the moment” because there is insufficient evidence to…

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Kelly admin adds to strife for unemployed fraud victims

Many unemployed Kansans have had to wait months for unemployment benefit checks due to what media would call bureaucratic incompetency…

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KC Star spreads disinformation about school board meeting

Last week, YouTube removed a video of the May 17 Shawnee Mission School District Board of Education meeting for “spreading…

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City of Gardner backs off pool COVID restrictions

On Monday, Gardner resident Danedri Herbert, took to the podium to blast the Gardner City Council for a decision to…

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Federal unemployment benefits stifle job growth in Kansas

President Joe Biden may not believe that the extra $300 per week in federal unemployment benefits is keeping people from…

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Doctor says there’s no legitimate medical reason to mask children

One Kansas City-area mom had to fight tooth and nail to get a mask exemption for her children, despite having…

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KDHE, county health officials won’t talk about COVID cycle threshold

Late last month the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention lowered the cycle threshold standard for COVID-19 tests to determine…

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KC Monarchs, Royals require masks to watch games

The Kansas City Monarchs, a minor league baseball team, will be allowing spectators this season, opening up season ticket sales…

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Bicknell on tax fight: ‘They’re just waiting on me to die’

Just over three years ago, former Pittsburg resident and pizza magnate O. Gene Bicknell filed suit against the state of…

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Mayor Whipple dodges questions about Wichita mask mandate

In October, Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple said the city’s mask mandate should remain in effect until the 14-day rolling average…

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Kansas job growth essentially flat since August 2020

Kansas unemployment remains high, with 57,000 fewer private-sector jobs in December compared to a year ago; January employment was down…

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Fellow Democrat blasts Kelly for unemployment issues

Editor’s note: Due to a reporter’s error, a previous version of this story said that Governor Laura Kelly in 2019…

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Kansas ranks near the bottom of real personal income growth

A report last week from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows Kansas ranks near the bottom of states in real…

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WSJ: $1.9 trillion COVID bill pays Kansans more to stay home

The $1.9 trillion “Covid-relief package” currently wending its way through Congress, could see Kansans paid considerably more to stay home…

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