Kansas
Op-Ed: Federal overreach is always dangerous – now it’s happening with our legalized gambling infrastructureI’ve spent my career in the Kansas Legislature working to make sure our state remains a place where businesses can grow, consumers are protected and government stays in… Read More
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Professor in Kansas suspended for Charlie Kirk posts calling white American men ‘most dangerous animals’ on planet’A professor in Kansas has been placed on leave for social media posts responding to Charlie Kirk’s assassination, including one insinuating “White American men are the most dangerous… Read More
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Kansas State University civil rights official reportedly suspended for virulent antisemitic, pro-Hamas, Marxist viewsA Kansas State University civil rights administrator has reportedly been suspended pending investigation of alleged support for Hamas and Marxism. The Washington Free Beacon reported last month that Derron… Read More
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Seven members of Kansas Board of Education vote to reduce proficiency standards(The Sentinel) — Last year, 22% of 8th-graders were proficient in English Language Arts (reading) on the Kansas state assessment. This year, 46% are proficient as a result of new… Read More
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Kansas oil, agriculture industries freed from illegal Biden-era prairie chicken endangered species orderA Biden-era endangered species designation that critics said would hamstring American energy and agricultural production has been struck down by a federal judge. U.S. District Judge… Read More
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‘Kelly Cover-Up’: Kansas governor, secretary, accused of hiding food stamp losses from fedsA leading lawmaker is accusing Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and her administration of a “massive coverup” in refusing to share potential food stamp fraud numbers with the… Read More
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Kansas Gov. Kelly fair board appointee accused of homophobic smears at fair fundraiserOne of Gov. Laura Kelly’s latest Kansas State Fair Board appointees, who a newspaper this month extolled as “an exceptional voice for the fair,” has been accused of an alcohol-fueled… Read More
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Impending Johnson County sales tax vote illegal, Kansas AG warnsJohnson County’s plan to extend a quarter-cent public safety sales tax is illegal because it changes what the proceeds would be used for, the Kansas attorney general warns in a… Read More
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Kansas among 22 states allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students(The Sentinel) – For more than 20 years , the State of Kansas has offered in-state tuition to undocumented students since then-Governor … Read More
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Kansas AG tells state board to remove ‘gender identity’ language from school lunch contracts(The Sentinel) – Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is warning the Kansas State Board of Education in a Wednesday letter that gender identity language in the school lunch contract… Read More
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Kansas governor leads Democrats opposing Trump’s National Guard call-up to quell L.A. violenceKansas Gov. Laura Kelly led other Democrat governors in a statement Sunday decrying President Trump’s call-up of California’s National Guard to quell violent protests in Los Angeles, calling… Read More
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No charges for Satanist leader arrested at Kansas Capitol; new event planned in August(The Heartlander) — The leader of the Satanic Grotto won’t face charges following his March 28 arrest for punching a man twice inside the Kansas Capitol. As … Read More
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Kansas lawmakers protect citizens from COVID-style shutdowns, religious discrimination in adoption, foster careKansas lawmakers Thursday overrode the governor’s veto of a bill restricting COVID-style shutdowns and another bill protecting people of faith in fostering and adopting children. The Substitute for Senate… Read More
Crime, Kansas
Cherished priest shot dead in Kansas small town; suspect in custody, no known motiveSENECA, Ks. – A beloved Catholic priest was shot and killed Thursday in this northern Kansas Nemaha County town of some 2,100 residents. Father Arul Carasala,… Read More
Elections, Kansas
Kansas bill to require ballots be received by Election Day vetoed by Gov. Kelly; legislative override hoped forKansas Gov. Laura Kelly Monday vetoed a bill that would require mail-in ballots be received by 7 p.m. on Election Day, though Republicans hope to override her veto. Read More
Health, Kansas
No more church closings by edict: Kansas lawmakers rein in COVID-style shutdowns, quarantines by health officialsKansas lawmakers Thursday voted to ban unilateral COVID-style closings and gathering bans by health officials. Henceforth, such orders by health officials at both the state and… Read More
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Kansas amendment would allow voters to elect state Supreme Court justicesA proposed constitutional amendment that passed the Kansas House Wednesday would allow voters, rather than left-wing lawyers, to select the state’s seven Supreme… Read More
Faith, Kansas
Kansas church vandalism, satanic ‘black mass’ draw national outrage, including president’sThe president himself has taken notice of a vandalized church in Wichita, while Satanists plan a “black mass” on the Kansas Capitol grounds Friday. The burglary… Read More
DEI, Kansas
Kansas school board rejects plan to comply with Trump DEI executive orderA Kansas school board Monday rejected a resolution to ensure compliance with President Trump’s executive order banning DEI in federally funded schools – after legal guidance from a state association… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas school board member wins approval for monthly student achievement report(The Sentinel) — Lansing USD 469 school board members and taxpayers will get a monthly update on the progress in student achievement thanks to Board Member Amy Cawvey who proposed,… Read More