Tag: Kansas
In pandemic’s 9th month, Gov. Kelly turns focus to nursing homes
Nine months after the start of the pandemic, Gov. Laura Kelly issued an executive order requiring testing protocols in Kansas…
KDHE won’t talk about COVID test kits purchased from unregistered company
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on April 7 issued a purchase order for $3.75 million worth of COVID…
KPI calls on Kelly to use COVID stimulus funding for property tax relief
Kansas Policy Institute today asked Governor Laura Kelly to follow the lead of Idaho Governor Brad Little, who is leveraging…
Johnson County legislator proposes 5% ‘privilege’ tax on sale of guns and ammo
Rep. Jerry Stogsdill (D-Prairie Village) introduced a bill in the Kansas legislature that would impose a 5% privilege tax on…
NCTQ: Most Kansas university programs don’t effectively teach science of reading
Only a third of colleges and universities in Kansas are effectively teaching the science of reading, according to a new…
Kiplinger: Kansas is the 3rd worst state for retiree taxes
Kansas is the third-worst state to retire from a tax perspective, according to Kiplinger’s, a personal finance magazine. Only Nebraska…
Kansas outguns Missouri in regulatory border war for hospitals
The governors of Kansas and Missouri may have signed a ceasefire agreement on the so-called Border War, but state incentives…
The parent tax: school enrollment fees in Kansas
Public school enrollment fees in Kansas are allowed by state law but are in reality a double tax on parents.…
Gov. Kelly orders tax increase on remote sellers
For the third time in a matter of weeks, Gov. Laura Kelly has attempted to usurp the authority of the…
Study shows continued growth in homeschooling
Homeschooling continues to grow, according to a recent white paper by researchers at the Pioneer Institute, a Massachusetts think tank…
Rural listening tour reinforces Gov. Kelly’s plan for more spending
Governor Kelly’s press release announcing a $2 million effort to learn how to improve life in rural Kansas largely set…
Kansas personal income growth among lowest in nation
Kansas personal income grew just 3.2% in 2018 while the nation as a whole grew 4.5% according to estimates from…
Kansas ranked in bottom 5 for its state and local tax rates
Kansas ranks in the bottom five of states in tax liability according to a WalletHub study. “Kansas did pretty poorly,”…
New Study Suggests that Tax Increases and Worker’s Compensation Impact Kansas Economy
The annual Rich States, Poor States reports from the American Legislative Exchange Council came out this week. Kansas slipped in…
Delay in Kansas Supreme Court Abortion Decision Has Watchers Wondering
Democrats or abortion-friendly moderates appointed six of the seven justices on the Kansas Supreme Court. As is perhaps even more…
RIP, Steamboat Arabia’s Bob Hawley–Patriarch, Patriot, Adventurer
After a long and remarkably fruitful life, Bob Hawley of Independence, Missouri, died on Monday. The patriarch of a large…
McClatchy, Wishing For a “Purple” Kansas, Boosts Dem For Roberts Seat
McClatchy, the ailing mothership of the Wichita Eagle and the Kansas City Star, has designated its challenger for the seat…
Why Don’t We Know the Identity of the KU Hospital Shooter?
At about 11:30 p.m. on Monday, December 3, a man shot and wounded a couple near Seventh Street and Osage…
Facing Deep Cuts, KU Staff Push Back Against Administrative Fat Cats
Facing cuts of more than 150 positions, angry employees of the University of Kansas are finally speaking out about the…
Kansas Tax Hikers Take Note, France #1 in Taxes.
A day after the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, backed down from introducing a climate change-inspired fuel tax increase, the Organization…
Kansas to Pay “Controversial” Outfit $270,000 to Recruit 3 Teachers
In 2015, the Washington Post published an entire chapter from a book called “Good Intentions Gone Bad” about the “controversial”…
Who Knew? Conservatives Gained Strength in Kansas, Elect Majority Leader
For all the self-congratulatory bluster coming out of the media this past month, who would have known that conservatives actually…
No Charges Filed Against 74-Year-Old Kansas Woman Who Shot Intruder
“She called 911,” said Leavenworth Police Major Dan Nicodemus of the unnamed 74-year-old woman who shot an intruder. “She stayed…
Shawnee Dispatch Calls It A Day
“The Shawnee Dispatch is ceasing publication,” announced the staff on Wednesday, the final day of operation. “This edition will be…