March 29, 2024

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Tag: Laura Kelly

KDHE threatened to withhold vaccines from Riley County

Riley County officials confirm that the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) threatened to withhold promised vaccine shipments if…

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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…

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KDHE orders Riley County to halt COVID vaccine distribution

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment has ordered Riley County health officials to cease COVID vaccine distribution. The problem?…

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Are COVID vaccine doses collecting dust in Kansas? Kelly won’t say

There may be extra COVID vaccine doses in Kansas pharmacies, but Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration won’t respond to emails or…

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KS COVID vaccinations continue to lag most of the nation

Kansas administered only 67% of the COVID vaccine doses it has received so far and Gov. Kelly blames the state’s…

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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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KDHE quietly reduced cycle threshold on COVID tests

Earlier this month — and without fanfare — the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Health and Environmental Laboratories reduced…

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Legislature debates extending COVID emergency declaration

UPDATE: The Governor signed SB 14 into law today, Jan. 25, extending the state of emergency declaration through March 31.…

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Kelly admin pays Accenture $48 per hour for call center employees

With tens of thousands of Kansans out of work and waiting for unemployment pay, a Sentinel Open Records investigation shows…

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Legislators signal they’ll reject Kelly’s tax-and-spend budget proposal

Gov. Laura Kelly’s FY 2022 budget proposal appears to be dead on arrival at the Kansas Legislature. Her record-setting $8…

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David Toland draws two salaries as Lt. Gov. and Commerce Sec.

Recently-sworn-in Lt. Governor David Toland will be continuing to serve as Secretary of Commerce during his tenure — and will…

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Lawmakers fast-track SB 13 Truth in Taxation property tax bill

The Truth in Taxation transparency measure vetoed by Gov. Laura Kelly last year is back as SB 13, which requires…

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Kansas vaccine distribution progress is the lowest in nation

Kansas ranks dead last among states and U.S. provinces in COVID vaccine distribution, according to a running tally collected by…

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Kelly administration contradicts media reports of post-Thanksgiving surge

Even though there wasn’t a Thanksgiving surge, Dr. Lee Norman, Kansas Secretary of Health and Environment, warned Kansans to avoid…

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Kelly falsely credits mask mandate for getting COVID under control

Kansans received good news on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2020, as Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced the spread of COVID-19 is…

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Officials adopt population priorities for the COVID vaccination

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended on Sunday that people 75 and older and frontline workers should…

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More false accusations from Kansas Reflector and ESU prof

An opinion piece in the left-leaning Kansas Reflector criticizing the Sentinel and Kansas Policy Institute for our work to inform…

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Controversial Commerce Secretary promoted to lieutenant governor

Gov. Laura Kelly tapped Commerce Secretary David Toland to serve as her lieutenant governor on Monday. Toland replaces Lt. Gov.…

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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…

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Religious facilities exempt from Sedgwick County health order

A new Sedgwick County health order prohibits gatherings of more than 25 people and demands mask-usage and social distancing, but…

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Criminal case backlog creates pressure to amend speedy trial law

Alleged criminals awaiting trials in Kansas could be released without having their day in court for lack of a speedy…

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COVID survival rate up to 98.9% in Kansas

Data from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment shows the COVID survival rate reached a new high of 98.9%…

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KU researchers understate COVID case growth to justify mandates

A University of Kansas researcher last week told the Lawrence Journal-World that counties with mask mandates have far less case…

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