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Patrick Richardson

Patrick Richardson writes for the The Sentinel.

Education, Kansas
KS Gov. Kelly vetoes additional funding for tax credit scholarship program

(The Sentinel) – Governor Laura Kelly recently vetoed a bill that would have expanded the Kansas Low Income Students Tax Credit Scholarship program by $5 million. HB… Read More

April 10, 2026
Kansas
Kansas lost $8 billion in adjusted gross income from domestic migration over the last 30 years

(The Sentinel) — New IRS domestic migration data for the State of Kansas demonstrates something the late Milton Friedman  said: “If you ever want to know what people prefer,… Read More

April 1, 2026
Education
No basis for KSBOE claim that homeschool kids are behind public school students

(The Sentinel) — At the March 10, 2026 Kansas State Board of Education meeting , Board Member Betty Arnold said homeschool students who return to public school… Read More

March 31, 2026
Education
KSDE officials refuse to answer questions about SCOTUS ruling on gender notification

(The Sentinel) — Last week, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling  in a California case that has implications for Kansas about withholding gender identity information… Read More

March 16, 2026
Schools
Voters tackle sales tax and school bond issue questions in Tuesday’s election

(The Sentinel) — Voters went to the polls Tuesday looking at a number of tax questions including a 1% sales tax in Wichita and several school bond issues across the… Read More

March 5, 2026