1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (111+ words) Glynn estimates Democrats hold a 47-41 lead so far, about a 2,800-vote margin, while females have requested 64% of advance mail ballots. But the fate of all those ballot applications hinges on a five-year-old lawsuit being argued in Shawnee County District Court....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (471+ words) Commissioner Jim Howell is proposing another property tax increase for maintenance costs at Intrust Bank Arena despite having more than enough budget surplus to cover the costs. Additionally, looming over the arena is an estimated $27 million in maintenance expense over…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (643+ words) The Kansas Policy Institute (KPI), which owns The Sentinel, conducted its annual non-partisan candidate briefings in Overland Park, Wichita. and Pratt. CEO Dave Trabert led off the event held at Johnson County Community College with a discussion of the hot-button…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (668+ words) The Kansas State Board of Education (KSBOE)voted 8-0, with one abstention and one member absent, to allow a teacher who had admitted to inappropriate behavior with a student to retain his license at the board’s July meeting. According to documentation…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (478+ words) For the rest of this political season, the phrase “the rich should pay their fair share” will be often repeated as progressive lawmakers seek equity in economic opportunities, re-energized by the recent news that Elon Musk became the world’s first…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (640+ words) Some Bourbon County residents say they are concerned by what they perceive as intimidation efforts by Bourbon County Clerk Susan Walker, a Republican, related to an attempt to force a recall election Walker is both the chief election officer and…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (614+ words) Like most Democrats and some Republicans, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly claims to support property tax relief, but her veto of HB 2043 is just the latest instance in which she has sided with local government against taxpayers. HB 2043 would have allowed…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (527+ words) The jobs of the six mental health therapists who see about 1,000 students in Olathe USD 233 are being eliminated next year, causing parents to question the district’s staffing decisions. First reported in The Kansas City Star, the district blames the cuts…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (254+ words) Every Kansas legislator entered the 2026 session professing strong support for property tax relief, but voting records tell a different story for many of them. One House Republican (Kyle McNorton – Shawnee Co.) and seven of the nine Senate Democrats voted “no…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (366+ words) In late March, the Kansas Legislature passed a bill that would shorten the time schools have to apply for waivers of some state regulations under the Public Innovative District Act, originally passed in 2013 — ironically, despite cutting the time for application…...