Tag: Dan Hawkins
Legislature passes last-minute mill rate limit, veto possibility looms
A mill rate limit passed at the last minute by the Kansas Legislature would allow voters a say in how…
Kelly vetoes property tax mill rate limit
As expected, Kansas Democrat Governor Laura Kelly vetoed a mill rate limit property tax relief bill late Wednesday afternoon. Senate…
Kelly backs down, releases SNAP data to feds
After months of intransigence, the administration of Governor Laura Kelly has finally turned over the Supplemental Assistance for Needy Families…
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…
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…
Speaker Hawkins accuses Kelly administration of covering up fraud in SNAP program
Kansas Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins issued a press release accusing the Laura Kelly Administration of a cover-up of…
The majority of parents and teachers favor ESAs, but Kansas legislators prioritize administrators over students
Nearly three out of four teachers support Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) in America, and optimism among educators about their profession…
Kansas Office of Early Childhood promises streamlined programs, expanded access to childcare services
Kansas’ new Office of Early Childhood (OEC) will merge three departments and consolidate nearly 20 existing state programs serving children…
Senate approves 3% limit on real estate valuation increases, but the House may not consider it
The Kansas Senate yesterday passed a constitutional amendment that, if approved by the House, would allow voters to decide whether…
House will not take up amendment to limit property valuation increases, Hawkins says
Despite more than 60% of Kansans supporting constitutional limits on property tax valuations, Kansas Speaker of the House Dan Hawkins…
Kansas Legislature gets leadership set ahead of 2025 session
Leadership elections for the next Kansas Legislature are complete, with Republicans growing their supermajority. There were few surprises with top…
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes bill to ban ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors
A new law that would have banned so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors has been vetoed by Governor Laura Kelly. Senate…
Democrats push property tax hike on cars, farms, businesses
With the legislative session just around the corner, Kansas House Democrats are pushing a big property tax increase on cars…
Judge blocks abortion notification requirements in Kansas
A Kansas court has temporarily blocked a long-standing abortion law called the “Women’s Right to Know Act.” On Oct. 30,…
Kelly vetoes bill that would have helped childcare crisis
One of the biggest obstacles to economic recovery post-pandemic has been the difficulty in finding childcare. Writing in the Wichita…
KC Star falsely accuses Majority Leader Hawkins to protect Kelly admin
The Kansas City Star this week reaffirmed that it won’t let the truth get in the way of its support…
Kelly seeks at least 76 more days of COVID emergency declaration
Gov. Laura Kelly, a Topeka Democrat, seeks to extend an emergency declaration through the end of August. However, members of…
LCC allows 15-day emergency extension, signals June 15 end
The emergency order is still in place, but Gov. Laura Kelly’s emergency declaration likely will end on June 15. The…
Gov. Kelly wants another 30-day COVID emergency declaration
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly asked the Legislative Coordinating Council to extend the COVID emergency declaration for another 30 days. Kelly’s…
Kelly vetoes tax relief in SB 50, wants to keep ‘found wallet’
Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed SB 50, legislation that would have reversed state tax increases resulting from the 2017…
State, county officials grapple with mask mandates under new law
Kansas counties shifted gears on mask mandates as Senate Bill 40 became law. Kansas’s largest counties are taking different approaches…
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…
Kelly admin calls withholding vaccines ‘enforcement mechanism’
Yesterday, we learned that KDHE ordered Riley County to stop vaccinating people until other counties caught up, and threatened to…
Legislators signal they’ll reject Kelly’s tax-and-spend budget proposal
Gov. Laura Kelly’s FY 2022 budget proposal appears to be dead on arrival at the Kansas Legislature. Her record-setting $8…