Tag: Kansas Policy Institute
Kansas ranks 34th in the nation in ‘Parent Power’ in education
According to the nonprofit Center for Educational Reform, Kansas ranks 34th in the nation in their “Parent Power Index,” which…
Kansas Supreme Court reverses district court ruling on SB 40
The Kansas Supreme Court reversed a ruling from a district court judge declaring Senate Bill 40, — which gave due…
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…
New school board members need permission to attend KASB conference
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) annual convention kicks off this weekend, but newly-elected school board candidates need permission…
‘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…
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…
Make no mistake: local elections aren’t nonpartisan
All across Kansas, people who never thought they would run for office are seeking election in nonpartisan races for local…
Kansas can avoid potential $200 million tax hike on business
Citing information from the National Council on State Legislatures, the Tax Foundation says the Kansas unemployment trust fund is $196…
JoCo Health tells schools to mask unvaccinated kids
Once again refusing to follow the science and CDC recommendations, the Johnson County Department of Health and Environment is telling…
CRT debate intensifies as school officials argue no one teaches it
Debates about teaching critical race theory in Kansas schools boil across the state and the nation. However, officials at the…
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…
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…
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…
Blue Valley to spend $40k plus benefits on COVID contact tracer
It’s all good news on the COVID-front in Johnson County, but school districts continue to plan for apocalyptic levels of…
Sandbar suit leads to legislative due process victory
The Sandbar in Lawrence yesterday dismissed a lawsuit that prompted Kansas legislators to fix the Kansas Emergency Management Act. Sandbar…
2020 state payroll listing includes K-State coaches
In a break from past practice, the 2020 state payroll listing includes some highly paid coaches at Kansas State University. …
Olson flip-flop kills education choice, school funding bill
An education funding bill that included expanding a tax credit scholarship program and providing parents education savings account options for…
Johnson County loses another ‘dark store theory’ court case
The Kansas Court of Appeals issued yet another ruling against Johnson County’s “dark store” justification for increasing property taxes on…
Property taxes jump again but help is on the way
This year, many Kansas taxpayers will still see their property taxes go up, and in many cases, four to five…
KPI hosts free webinar on new emergency management law
Officials and citizens question what an updated law means for orders-related orders like curfews and stay-at-home orders. As of last…
Kansas job growth essentially flat since August 2020
Kansas unemployment remains high, with 57,000 fewer private-sector jobs in December compared to a year ago; January employment was down…
Pelosi’s HR 1 would force nonprofits to disclose donor lists
Nancy Pelosi’s HR 1 legislation doesn’t just impose changes on states that would make voter fraud easier to pull off. …
Kelly nominee may legislate from the bench to raise property tax
Johnson County Commission Chairman Ed Eilert and Rep. Stephanie Clayton, an Overland Park Democrat, have called on Kansas Governor Laura…
Kansas ranks near the bottom of real personal income growth
A report last week from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows Kansas ranks near the bottom of states in real…