December 23, 2024

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Tag: Government

Hays High School construction project, restrooms stirs controversy

Ground is set to be broken at the new Hays, Kansas High School soon, and it is unclear if the…

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KCC staff recommends smaller increase in Evergy Central, decrease in KC area

Kansas Corporation Commission staff late last month made a rare rate decrease recommendation in an Evergy rate case before the…

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Ottawa beekeeper wins sweet victory for home-based businesses

People in Ottawa, Kansas who want home-based businesses to sell honey and produce won a victory recently, thanks to Ellen…

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ADHD medication shortage causes difficulties for patients

A shortage of medication for sufferers of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), many of them children, has persisted for much of…

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Prominent scientists balk at climate change narrative

For years the refrain has been “the science is settled,” never mind that actual science is never settled — but…

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Johnson County libraries to provide feminine hygiene products in men’s restrooms

Yes, the headline is correct; Johnson County libraries will soon provide tampons and other feminine hygiene products in the men’s…

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Marion Record reporter Deb Gruver sues Marion police chief Gideon Cody

The first federal lawsuit filed in the wake of the raid of the Marion County Record has been filed and…

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Kansas loses private sector jobs while adding government jobs

Through the first seven months of 2023, seasonally adjusted numbers show Kansas has lost 2,700 private sector jobs, while adding…

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Legal experts savage the Marion County Record affidavit

Two Kansas legal experts are not mincing words about the affidavit used to secure the search warrant that led to…

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Johnson County policy raises 1st Amendment issues

Last week the Johnson County Commission adopted a new policy that raises serious 1st Amendment issues.  It was added as…

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Homeschool, private school students begin applying to play public school sports

Applications for non-public school students to participate in public school activities began on Aug. 1 and so far, concerns schools…

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Commerce official awarded lucrative consulting gig — with Commerce Department

Cronyism in Kansas government is nothing new, but it may have reached new heights with a recent deal in which…

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Regulatory burden spikes under Biden

If president Joe Biden were to be reelected for a second term, the regulatory burden imposed by his administration could…

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AFP-Kansas presents Frederick Douglass Award to Rep. Marvin Robinson II

A free-market group, the Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Kansas, has given its first ever Frederick Douglass Award “for standing on principle…

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IT audit finds rampant cybersecurity issues at state agencies

More than two years after Kansas became the No. 1 state for unemployment fraud in the nation, a new IT…

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KJI appeals Covey Find Kennel 4th Amendment case

The Kansas Justice Institute (KJI) is continuing to fight for a Cowley County dog trainer’s rights under the 4th Amendment,…

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LPA issues scathing report on at-risk student spending

A new report from the Kansas Division of Legislative Post Audit paints a damning picture of mismanagement and misuse of…

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Connell says shady attempt to alter ethics policy was behind his loss of temper

Disagreement over an attempt to remove conflict of interest language from district ethics policy prompted an Olathe Board of Education…

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Stanford CREDO study shows charter schools outperform traditional public school

A new study by Stanford University’s Center For Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO) shows that charter school students outperform traditional…

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ACLU, KNEA tell schools to ignore Women’s Bill of Rights law

Just days before the “Women’s Bill of Rights” law goes into effect on July 1, the American Civil Liberties Union…

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340B federal drug discount program lacks critical transparency

The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program program is theoretically designed to curb medication costs for hospital “charity care” cases, but…

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Three Wuhan virologists deemed first COVID-19 patients

The names of the three Chinese researchers at the Wuhan Institute of Virology who may have been the very first…

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NCTQ: Many Kansas universities still don’t teach the science of reading

A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) shows that if the science of reading was being…

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Homeschool students allowed to participate in public school activities next year

Noelle Friese is excited for her children in the homeschool she runs with her husband. After moving to Kansas a…

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