Kansas, Taxes
Kansas superintendent published false claims in ad pushing a 12% tax hike(The Sentinel) — Unified School District 469 Lansing last week published on its website an advertisement titled “Revenue Neutral Rate Explained” designed to encourage support for a double-digit… Read More
Kansas, Taxes
Nebraska cuts income tax rates, leaving Kansas the highest in the region(The Sentinel) — The tax motto in Kansas — "we aren’t as bad as Nebraska" — no longer applies, now that Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has signed sweeping… Read More
COVID-19
Kansas schools received $1.25 billion in COVID relief funds(The Sentinel) — The amount of money Congress borrowed to give away in the name of COVID relief was mind-boggling. Eventually, $190 billion was appropriated by Congress and signed… Read More
Free Speech
Retiring professor in Kansas City area claims his free speech rights were restricted over political views(The Sentinel) — Frank Syracuse, who recently retired after 32 years at Johnson County Community College(JCCC) in suburban Kansas City, laments what he sees as a lack of… Read More
Public Education
Kansas school district mum about new hires made without job postings or interviews(The Sentinel) – USD 417 in Council Grove has been rocked in recent weeks with the resignations of its curriculum director, school board clerk/transportation manager, and business manager in… Read More