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
Legislature, Taxes
Kansas constitutional assessment limit failed due to “no” votes from both Democrats and Republicans(The Sentinel) — What was probably the last attempt to put an assessment limit on the ballot this year to protect taxpayers from exorbitant, unaffordable valuation hikes failed yesterday, with… Read More
Kansas, Legislature
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly racks up double-digit vetoes, including bills on abortion, school choiceKansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed 21 bills this week, but they could still be overridden as the legislative session winds down for the year. The Legislature that passed the bills will have… Read More
Kansas
Final grade for Kansas Legislature’s election integrity bills awaits April veto sessionThe man most involved in trying to secure Kansas elections gives the Legislature a grade of B this session – but it’s a tentative grade that could soon be lowered… Read More
Taxes
Proposed Kansas tax limit awaits governor approval, veto(The Sentinel) — On the last day of the regular session, the Kansas Legislature passed HB 2745, a mill rate limit that allows voters to sign a protest petition to… Read More
Kansas
Kansas school choice credits may be doomed if House can’t override likely governor’s vetoKentucky lawmakers have made federal school choice tax credits available to their residents, with this week’s override of their Democrat governor’s veto of the bill. Kansas lawmakers appear in… Read More
Kansas
Cell phone ban to become Kansas law, as other states already see benefits in learningTy Masterson has already heard it from a relative in another state: Kansas’ new law banning cell phone use in school will get students’ attention. Literally. Read More
Opinion
Why Kansas parents need the App Store Accountability Act to passParents are doing their best to keep up with technology. Even U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett noted in a recent oral argument how difficult it is… Read More
Kansas
Op-Ed: Our farmers feed America. Our Senate should have their backsKansas is more than just rolling hills and open sky — it’s the heart of America’s breadbasket. From wheat to cattle and everything in between, our… Read More
Kansas
Kansas sports authority bill features passionate testimony on both sides in Chiefs hearing(The Sentinel) — A bill to authorize a sports authority to own the new home of the Kansas City Chiefs in Wyandotte County brought out energetic testimony both pro- and… Read More
Charlie Kirk, Kansas
Kansas among the first to recognize Charlie Kirk Free Speech DayKansas this week became one of the few states to approve and recognize Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day. The Kansas Legislature overwhelmingly voted in favor of… Read More
Kansas
Kansas a Midwest mecca for abortion, desert for school choice. Can that be changed?There’s a tantalizing doughnut of school choice forming for parents and families in the Midwest – but Kansas is the doughnut hole. “26 states have already opted into President Trump’s… Read More
Kansas
Kansas governor shows she’s run off the left side of road if she vetoes state’s new biological sex bill, Senate president predictsWalking down a street’s yellow line in a video ad for her last gubernatorial run in 2022, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly promised, “Like… Read More
Abortion
Opinion: Why Pregnancy Resource Centers need protection from harassmentJane was young, pregnant, and homeless. She had left home due to her mother’s drug use, wanting a better life for herself and her preborn child. Read More
Kansas
Bipartisan K-12 cell phone ban bill hits Kansas Senate, swift passage expectedKansas Senate leaders of both parties Tuesday proposed a bill banning cell phones in the state’s K-12 schools. In a remarkable show of bipartisanship, Republican Senate… Read More
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
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
School Choice
Superintendent rallies parents, lawmakers to pass school choice in Kansas(The Heartlander) — A Christian school superintendent is rallying parents and lawmakers to expand school choice in Kansas. Dr. Kimberlee Gill, superintendent of Maranatha Christian Academy… Read More
Kansas City
Critics throw flag on billion dollar scheme to lure Chiefs across border“The rich tradition and history of the Chiefs are beloved across the entire Kansas City region and throughout Kansas. The potential to establish a home for the Chiefs family here… Read More
Gender Transition
Kansas ban on minor sex change treatments, surgeries, advances to likely final approval ThursdayThe Kansas Legislature is expected to vote Thursday to join 22 other states in banning sex change surgeries and treatments on minors. The House Wednesday overwhelmingly… Read More
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