December 23, 2024

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Tag: Government

Panel discussion to explore achievement gains in Wabaunsee school district

The Wabaunsee school district has consistently outperformed surrounding districts and the state average on math and reading state assessments tests…

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Candidate invitation to speak at Derby school may be election law violation

A Derby High School instructor potentially ran afoul of state election law last week when she invited the Democrat challenger…

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Rose Hill students taught there are five genders in dual credit college course

A Rose Hill high school student who has been taking concurrent (sometimes called “dual credit”) courses at Butler County Community…

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Cato Institute files suit against student loan forgiveness program in Kansas federal court

On Monday, the Biden Administration formally launched its controversial student loan forgiveness program, which has already launched a raft of…

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Months after initial report, straight answers missing on cybersecurity at KDOL

The formal release earlier this month of a supplemental report to a forensic cybersecurity audit of the Kansas unemployment system,…

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Manchin electric grid takeover mirrored by KCC

Even before Senator Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia) was proposing a bill that would have essentially nationalized energy transmission in the…

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Trust Kansas Coalition files open meetings complaint against Gov. Kelly

A public-interest group in Kansas is accusing Governor Laura Kelly and her administration of violating the Kansas Open Meetings Act.…

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Evergy ordered to explain capital expenses — in public

Questions about capital spending by Evergy — Kansas’ largest electric utility — came to a head Thursday as the Kansas…

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Kelly administration refuses to answer questions about ice cream social

Governor Laura Kelly’s office has declined to answer questions about an “Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social” held last week. According…

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Eagle: Wichita park privatization largely a giveaway to developers

Privatizing Wichita’s parks system has largely resulted in giveaways to developers and other private interests rather than Wichita’s residents, according…

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KCC grants public utility status to wind developer that could raise electric rates

The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) has approved the first stage of a project which will see electricity from the Wolf…

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Book exposes how the Kansas education bureaucracy works against students

One in three students in Kansas is below grade level in reading and math, but instead of addressing the problem,…

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Records requests show Commerce Department failing to oversee STAR Bonds

A series of records requests by the Americans For Prosperity Foundation asking for information about STAR Bonds in Kansas shows…

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Teacher suspended over pronouns gets damages and disciplinary action removed

A Fort Riley, Kansas, teacher who was suspended for refusing to use a student’s “preferred pronouns” has reached a settlement…

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KC Scholars program assists students, adults to be college-ready

One family in Kansas City has had three generations find their way to higher education, thanks to KC Scholars, an…

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‘Innocent Owner’ finally gets his Corvette back from Kansas Highway Patrol

Richard Martinez will finally get his classic Corvette back — from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Martinez bought the 1959 Corvette…

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Hayden not seeking to interfere with elections, simply secure them

Johnson County Sheriff Calvin Hayden has been facing intense criticism for an ongoing probe into possible integrity issues in his…

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Prairie Village diversity commitment seems only skin deep

Prairie Village, Kansas — an affluent suburb of Kansas City — claims to prize diversity. In fact, the city government…

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Evergy electric bills to spike, and not just because of the heat

Evergy, the largest for-profit electric company in Kansas, recently raised rates for nearly every customer in the state by more…

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Big property tax hikes proposed by most officials in Johnson County

As if past property tax increases that far exceed the change in inflation and population aren’t bad enough, most elected…

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Federal Judge blocks Biden transgender rules from taking effect

In at least a temporary victory, a federal judge last week temporarily blocked a Biden administration rule forcing businesses and…

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teacher union KNEA education school teacher

Education doesn’t appear a priority for the nation’s largest teacher union

Last year the top priority of the National Education Association — the nation’s largest teacher’s union — appeared to be…

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Eyebrow threading law gives workers liberty to make a living

In a final victory for a Kansas couple wanting to hire another family member to provide eyebrow threading in their…

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Arizona, Virginia expand school choice options

While some Kansas legislators remain unwilling to address parental concern over low and declining student achievement,  the Arizona and Virginia…

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