Tag: Kansas Legislature
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Report: Medicaid Expansion Fueling Budget Crises in Many States
Medicaid expansion cost overruns are fueling budget challenges in several states, according to a new report from the Foundation for…
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CBD Oil Users, Sellers Criminalized by Recent AG’s Opinion
Amanda Grosserode suffered from insomnia for years. “I would go three, four, five nights with minimal sleep. That obviously crashes…
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Media Give Fair Hearing to Kansas Bill Proposing Equal Time for Divorcing Parents
From past experience, one would think the very fact that conservative Republican Sen. Steve Fitzgerald filed a bill on the…
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Proposal Would Create State License for Massage Therapists
A bill in the Kansas Legislature would create a state license for massage therapists. HB 2557 would require massage therapists to…
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Colyer Inaugurated in “New Day” for Kansas
Kansans welcomed with fanfare the swearing-in of Gov. Jeff Colyer yesterday. Flags lined the grounds of the state Capitol and an…
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Legislative Leaders Seek Suspension of KS Deputy Education Commissioner
Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle and Kansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman are asking the Kansas State Department of Education to…
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Legislators Have Duty to Resist Judicial Encroachment, KS Supreme Court Says
According to a 2015 Kansas Supreme Court decision, lawmakers have an obligation to oppose judicial overreach. In the ruling, Justice…
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Wichita School District Hires Political Consulting Firm
The Wichita School District hired a political consulting firm to monitor and report to district administration on legislative activities. School…
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KS Lawmakers Receive Input through Legislative Agendas
As Kansas lawmakers kick off the 2018 legislative session, they’ll be inundated with a number or legislative platforms from cities,…
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Cap-J Ignores Common Thread among Sex Harassment Allegations in Topeka
A Democratic attorney working for the state of Kansas is under fire today after claims that he sexually harassed Kansas…
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Prescription for Ending Opioid Abuse? Eliminating Some Regulations on Doctors
Kansas officials are seeking to combat a wave of opioid addictions and deaths through a variety of measures, but they…
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Quick Facts on the Kansas Budget
Kansas lawmakers hoisted a $1.2 billion tax increase on taxpayers last session, but they piled on new spending, too. The…
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ACLU Bullies Kansas State Senator for Managing Her Own Facebook Page
The ACLU has historically talked a good game about free speech, but the organization has been notoriously selective in challenging…
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Voters Want School Accountability, Kansas Policy Institute Poll Reveals
Kansas voters want schools to be held accountable for educational outcomes, a new poll reveals. In the poll, commissioned by…
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Senator Announces Plan to Push for Changes to KS Constitution
State Sen. Dennis Pyle, a Hiawatha Republican, will introduce a Constitutional amendment to prevent the Kansas Supreme Court from closing schools. The…
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New Poll: Voters Prefer Constitutional Amendment to Resolve School Funding
An overwhelming majority of Kansas voters think Kansas lawmakers should consider a constitutional amendment to end the school funding wars,…
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Kansas Unemployment Dips to Lowest Rate since 2000
Kansas’ unemployment rate dipped to a new low in October, according to preliminary estimates from the Kansas Department of Labor…
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KS State Aid Per Pupil Soars to Record High
State aid to Kansas public schools topped $4 billion last school year, a record that’s likely to be smashed this…
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Legislative Leaders Name Members of Interim School Finance Committee
Eleven lawmakers will be tasked with making school finance recommendations to the Kansas Legislature. The interim committee will meet three…
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Special Interim Committee Will Examine School Finance
The Legislative Coordinating Council agreed to convene a special study committee to examine the most recent Kansas Supreme Court ruling.…
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Former KS Legislature Staffer Alleges Sexual Harassment
A former Kansas Legislature staff member is alleging sexual harassment under the Dome. Abbie Hodgson told the Hill she was…
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Dem Leaders Request Interim Committee on School Finance
Legislative leadership will consider whether to create an interim committee on school finance in light of the Kansas Supreme Court’s…
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Supreme Court Rejects School Funding Model It Once Used
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional lawmakers’ most recent attempt at a school financing formula, in part, because the formula…
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Republican Legislative Leaders Call Court Disrespectful of Legislative Process
Kansas Senate leadership is drawing a line in the sand. Sen. President Susan Wagle, Vice President Jeff Longbine and Majority…