Tag: Government
Parents prove state school board wrong on CRT
“Critical Race Theory – CRT – is not taught in schools,” is the constant refrain from administrators and school boards…
Kelly admin prioritizes politics over public health, emails show
With little fanfare, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s administration forced out Dr. Lee Norman, who had been both the state public…
KASB won’t say if they will leave National School Boards Association
Twenty-three states have now either pulled their membership to the National School Boards Association or are actively distancing themselves from…
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…
‘Build Back Better’ backfire would cost Kansans 47,000 jobs
President Joe Biden’s $5 trillion Build Back Better plan would have significant negative impacts on the Kansas economy, according to…
Kansas schools duck questions about sex education standards
It has traditionally been a parent’s decision what — and when — their children are taught about sex. New national…
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…
Olathe schools silent on whistleblower academic allegations
While the Olathe school district is pushing Critical Race Theory under the guise of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, a whistleblower…
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…
Leavenworth Dems get school board candidate fired, call state rep ‘Nazi’
A candidate for school board in Leavenworth and a sitting state representative have found themselves the target of “Cancel Culture.”…
Supreme Court issues stay in SB 40 case
After intervention by Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, the Kansas Supreme Court has issued a stay in the case involving…
Labette County woman seeks to use initiative process to impose wind regs
In Reno County, a protest petition managed to stop the construction of an industrial wind generation facility, but a Labette…
Reno County wind farm blocked, lawsuit under way
At least one potential wind project in Kansas has been stopped — at least for now. A petition circulated in…
Critical race theory found in Hiawatha school district
On July 16, Hiawatha Superintendent of Schools Lonnie Moser sent a letter to parents stating unequivocally that “Critical Race Theory”…
8th circuit court accepts appeal of religious freedom case
In what is at least a short-term victory, a lawsuit by the College of the Ozarks will move forward after…
Evidence of critical race theory in Olathe schools
Just as Kansas Education Commissioner Randy Watson argued to the State Board of Education that Critical Race Theory is not…
Incompetence, not computers, seems to be majority of unemployment woes
The current snarl that is the Kansas Unemployment system — and the massive levels of fraud inflicted upon the state…
Feds hope to back door Medicaid expansion in Kansas
A bill that would be a back-door way to expand Medicaid in Kansas and eleven other states that have so…
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…
Kelly admin celebrates destructive business tax climate
Apparently desperate for some sort of win to distract from a moribund state economy, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, in a…
Biden’s “30 by 30” land grab worries Kansas and Nebraska producers
Shortly after taking office President Joe Biden signed an executive order ostensibly to protect the nation’s “natural heritage.” The “Conserving and…
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…
College of the Ozarks denied preliminary injunction, vows to fight on
A federal judge earlier this week denied a preliminary injunction that, unless overturned on appeal, could force the College of…
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…