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Coverage of the bills, debates, and decisions moving through the Statehouse, and what they mean for Kansans.
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AFP-KS applauds final passage of Civil Asset Forfeiture Bill

Urges Governor to Sign into Law  TOPEKA, KS—Last year, Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Kansas (AFPF-KS) released an updated report analyzing civil asset forfeiture...
By Earl Watt
1 min
08Apr 2024

Kansas House Democrats fundraise off school funding lies

An email sent on March 27 by Kansas House Democrats under the signature of Rep. Valdenia Winn (D-Kansas City) contains...
By Dan Thalmann
2 min
29Mar 2024

Who wants cookies? Bill debates best way to build business in Kansas

Corporate income taxes in Kansas would be reduced to 5.75%, and two business subsidies — Promoting Employment Across Kansas (PEAK)...
By Dane Hicks
7 min
27Mar 2024

If life matters, DEI needs to be rejected

You’re a world-renown scientist on the verge of curing cancer. You’re pursuing a grant from the National Institute of Health...
By Dan Thalmann
3 min
24Mar 2024

No more free federal money for junk food

A bill in the Kansas Legislature would bar use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, better known as Food...
By Dane Hicks
3 min
23Mar 2024

While Kansas argues Medicaid Expansion, Biden Administration targets Red State Medicaid systems

While the lines are drawn between Kansas conservative legislative leadership and Governor Laura Kelly over Medicaid Expansion, new evidence is...
By Dane Hicks
4 min
20Jan 2024

Here’s how the poor save more money under Kansas flat tax plan

Three reasons the flat tax proposal is better for taxpayers than Gov. Kelly’s plan A week into the 2024 Legislative...
By Dane Hicks
3 min
20Jan 2024

Kansas Senate needs more votes to pass tax relief bill over Kelly’s likely veto

TOPEKA –The Republican-controlled Kansas House of Representatives on Thursday approved legislation that would set a single rate on state income...
By Dane Hicks
4 min
19Jan 2024

Kansas teachers have to get better at teaching reading

Sounding the alarm that 37% of fourth-grade students in the United States (40% in Kansas) cannot read at grade level,...
By Dane Hicks
3 min
17Jan 2024

No study, no research, no questions: Just give Kansas special ed more money

A special education task force in the Kansas Legislature last week overruled Republican opposition and forwarded a request for additional...
By Dane Hicks
6 min
13Jan 2024