Tag: Kris Kobach
Kansas judge blocks Title IX rule change
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach yesterday won a preliminary injunction halting the implementation of the Biden administration’s Title IX transgender…
Federal court rules against Biden administration’s Title IX rules
Education Week reports the Biden administration’s new Title IX rule, which explicitly prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender…
AG Kobach: implementing Title IX policy now is”foolish and a waste of money”
The Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) is telling school districts they must soon adopt policies — contrary to state…
Kobach sues federal government over new Title IX rules
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is suing the federal government over changes to Title IX requirements that are supposed to…
Legal experts refute gender privacy claims by ACLU, KNEA on parental notification
The Kansas chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Kansas chapter of the National Education Association (KNEA)…
Some districts still refuse to notify parents of ‘social transitioning’ transgender students
Last week, Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach accused several large school districts in the state of violating parental notification requirements…
Inspector General report pushes for background checks on teachers, staff
A recent audit by the Medicaid Inspector General of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s management of School-Based Fee…
ACLU, KNEA tell schools to ignore Women’s Bill of Rights law
Just days before the “Women’s Bill of Rights” law goes into effect on July 1, the American Civil Liberties Union…
Attorney files KORA complaint against Republic County over wind issues
An attorney for concerned landowners in Republic County, opposed to wind farm development by NextEra energy, has filed a Kansas…
Kansas joins lawsuit against listing lesser prairie chicken as ‘threatened’
Attempts by the federal government to list the lesser prairie chicken — a type of grouse — as “threatened” under…
New state Treasurer taking hard look at ESG, who manages state pension funds
Newly sworn-in Kansas State Treasurer Steven C. Johnson is taking a hard look at whether ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance)…
KS lawmakers anticipate few changes to state election laws
While Republican lawmakers in several states are preparing legislation to overhaul election processes, Kansas legislators are looking at minor updates…
Changes considered for workers compensation laws
Two bills being considered in the Kansas Legislature are proposing significant changes to the Workers Compensation Laws in the state.…
ACLU wants proof of citizenship removed from voter registration
Legislation introduced by Rep. Brett Parker, (D) Overland Park, on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) would make…
Voter fraud prosecution may shift to Attorney General
Attorney General Derek Schmidt advocated to a Kansas House committee to eliminate the Kansas Secretary of State’s authority to prosecute…
Trump Gives Steve Watkins Huge Boost in Topeka Speech
For Steve Watkins and Kris Kobach, President Donald Trump could not have picked a better day to stump for the…
AP Slams Kelly for Claiming Kobach Called Schools “Overfunded”
When the Associated Press calls a claim in a Democratic ad false, as it did for a Laura Kelly ad…
Shock Headline: “Kansas teachers union backs Democratic nominee for governor”
For some reason the Associated Press and the Kansas City Star thought it newsworthy that the National Education Association’s Kansas…
Do 3 Kansas Health Nonprofits Know They’re Paying Missouri Team to Smear Kobach?
In a Monday article the Sentinel asked, “Who Is Paying for the Kansas News Service to Slander Kobach?” What inspired…
Voter Suppression Alert: Dems Want Orman Off Guv Ballot on Technicality
Among the more prominent of their many pieties, Kansas Democrats would have Kansas citizens believe they lose sleep at night…
Shocker! National Media Slight Kobach Victory, Trump Endorsement
After weeks of salivating over a hoped-for defeat, the national media have been hard pressed to acknowledge Kris Kobach’s victory…
Kobach Ups Lead to 300 Votes, Johnson County Reports Later Tuesday
As reported in the Wichita Eagle, the canvass of 1326 disputed and provisional ballots in Wichita’s Sedgwick County gave Secretary…
Kobach Lead Widens, “Staunch Conservative” To Oversee Results
Although Secretary of State Kris Kobach has handed over his election responsibilities to what the Wichita Eagle gratuitously calls “a staunch…
Kansas Governor Primary Draws Twice As Many GOP Voters As Dems
Lost in the media kerfuffle over the extremely close Kansas GOP gubernatorial primary, perhaps purposely so, is that the GOP…