Tag: Laura Kelly
KDOL deflects responsibility for stunning fraud numbers
The stunning report detailing extensive cybersecurity fraud issues at the Kansas Department of Labor that led to more than 80,000…
Confidential reports detail rampant incompetence, identity theft at KDOL
In 2019, Kansas ranked 39th in the nation in identity theft on a per-capita basis. But Kansas shot up to…
City of Shawnee votes to make housing more expensive
While the Legislature and Governor Laura Kelly were working in a bipartisan fashion to address issues with affordable rural housing,…
Kelly appointees limit consumer input on eminent domain, rate hikes
In an almost unprecedented move, the Kansas Corporation Commission limited the ability of a consumer interest group to intervene on…
House fails to override Kelly’s veto of civil rights bills
The Kansas House of Representatives failed on April 28, 2022, to override Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of two civil rights…
Kansas Health Institute uses flawed assumptions to push Medicaid expansion
A new white paper from the Kansas Health Institute suggests that new federal incentives would lower the cost of Medicaid…
RSPS: Kansas is in bottom half of state economic performance
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly ranks in the bottom half of governors nationally, but according to the American Legislative Exchange Council,…
Food sales tax would be almost gone but for Kelly’s 2019 veto
Guess what the state sales tax on food would be this coming New Year’s Day if Kansas Governor Laura Kelly…
Masterson vows override efforts on PBR, fairness vetoes
Senate President Ty Masterson criticized Governor Laura Kelly’s vetoes of the Parents’ Bill of Rights, Fairness in Women’s Sports Act,…
KS Commission on racial equity ignores educational discrimination
How’s this for hypocrisy? The final report from Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s Commission on Racial Equity & Justice conveniently ignores…
Kansas Senate passes ‘Parents Bill of Rights’
The “Parents Bill of Rights” and school curriculum transparency legislation passed the Kansas Senate Tuesday 24-15. However the bill –…
Report: Kelly ranks in bottom half of governors nationally
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly ranks 27th out of all 50 state governors according to a new report from the American…
KEMA overhaul protects due process, privacy, prevents mask mandates
A revision to the Kansas Emergency Management Act (KEMA) that would limit the ability of local governments and school boards…
KC Star pushes Kelly for governor with school funding lie
A guest column in today’s Kansas City Star by a retired teacher makes an outrageously false claim about school funding…
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…
Kelly issues new disaster declaration — cautioned against overreach
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly again issued a disaster declaration on Jan. 6 — the first such since the previous state…
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…
Chamber business leader survey shows taxes are too high in KS
The Tax Foundation last year said Kansas has the highest effective tax rates in the nation on mature businesses, and…
COVID restrictions: medical, educational, or political decisions?
Before any new action is taken on COVID restrictions, citizens deserve a straight answer from officials to this question: What…
Gov. Kelly: parents should butt out of curriculum issues
She said it more covertly than Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe but the message is the same — Kansas Governor…
No, Gov. Kelly, business isn’t booming in Kansas
With less credibility than Eddie Haskell, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly this week declared that business is booming in Kansas. The…
Kelly admin prioritizes politics over public health, emails show
With little fanfare, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s administration forced out Dr. Lee Norman, who had been both the state public…
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…
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…