January 14, 2025

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Tag: Kansas

SCOTUS to hear arguments on OSHA mandate injunction

Late last week the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals removed a stay on the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate via OSHA for…

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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…

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Judge blocks vaccine mandate for federal contractors in KS

A federal judge in Georgia has blocked the federal contractor vaccine mandate which would have required employees at any company…

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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…

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Missouri electric co-op to provide wired rural broadband

The just-passed Congressional ‘infrastructure’ bill allocates $65 billion for finding rural broadband solutions, but the Osage Valley Electric Cooperative in…

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Kelly decries federal vaccine mandate, stops short of backing lawsuit

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly came out against the federal vaccine mandate Friday morning, a day after Attorney General Derek Schmidt…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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CDC says ‘benefits of vaccination’ outweigh risks of heart condition in teens

A possible explanation for the World Health Organization’s Monday guidance to stop vaccinating children under 18 emerged Wednesday. At a…

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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…

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City of Gardner backs off pool COVID restrictions

On Monday, Gardner resident Danedri Herbert, took to the podium to blast the Gardner City Council for a decision to…

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Federal unemployment benefits stifle job growth in Kansas

President Joe Biden may not believe that the extra $300 per week in federal unemployment benefits is keeping people from…

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KDHE, county health officials won’t talk about COVID cycle threshold

Late last month the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention lowered the cycle threshold standard for COVID-19 tests to determine…

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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…

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Bicknell on tax fight: ‘They’re just waiting on me to die’

Just over three years ago, former Pittsburg resident and pizza magnate O. Gene Bicknell filed suit against the state of…

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Social media censorship legislation proposed in Kansas

A social media censorship bill, targeting companies like Facebook and Twitter that have been censoring and de-platforming conservative viewpoints, is…

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Cecil O’Brate: the quiet, humble ‘Titan’ of southwest Kansas

In southwestern Kansas there is a man who came from humble beginnings, worked hard, and became wealthy.  He never forgot…

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Kansas has 4th-worst tax environment for retirees in the nation

According to Kiplinger’s, Kansas is the fourth-worst state in the nation for retirees, based on each state’s tax scheme. According…

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Half of state unemployment payouts may be overpayments or fraud

As Kansas grapples with record levels of unemployment claims and rampant fraud, economist Michael Austin, Director of the Kansas Policy…

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Accidental ‘hack’ exposes major security flaw in unemployment system

A glaring security flaw in the Kansas Unemployment System was discovered by an average user who was able to accidentally…

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Commerce can’t – or won’t – substantiate “jobs created” claim

In late November of last year, the Kansas Department of Commerce announced that there had been $2 billion in new…

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Kansas Dems in lockstep with Biden, propose $15 minimum wage

As newly-sworn in President Joe Biden has signed executive orders promoting a $15 minimum wage — and has it as…

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Kansas Dems hope to repeal the Adoption Protection Act

Two Johnson County representatives have introduced a bill that — if passed — would repeal the Kansas Adoption Protection Act…

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