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USDOJ sues Kansas over in-state tuition for illegals
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint Wednesday against the state of Kansas, alleging it unlawfully awards in-state tuition to illegal...
30Jun 2026

Dark money mosh pit that bought 2022 Kansas Governor’s race doesn’t want you to vote for judges
A report this week from Olathe data analyst Earl Glynn reveals distinct connections between a dark money fund pushing to...
26Jun 2026

SEKMHC Medicaid foible a cautionary tale for other agencies, industry exec says
IOLA – The executive director of the Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas says the ill-fated financial trajectory...
13May 2026

Hype meets headwinds: Kansas megaprojects face reality check amid subsidies, slower markets
(TesMag photo) When Kansas leaders announced a $4 billion electric vehicle battery plant in De Soto in July 2022 and...
29Apr 2026

Kelly sides with chaos against officers; lawmakers must override veto of HB 2372
An ICE agent is treated for injuries dealt by an illegal immigrant in a Houston, Texas, enforcement incident/U.S. Dept. Homeland...
09Apr 2026

Senate overrides Kelly’s veto of “Bathroom Bill”
TOPEKA — In a sharply divided vote Tuesday afternoon, the Kansas Senate overrode Democratic Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of Senate...
18Feb 2026

Can Kansas education save itself after the Laura Kelly years?
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly entered office in 2019 promising stability in school finance and improvements in student outcomes. Instead, data...
13Dec 2025

Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center nabs more Medicaid dollars, boosts exec’s pay to nearly $900,000
The executive salaries at the Iola-based Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center which prompted the organization’s virtual defunding by the six...
27Nov 2025

USDA pulls $10.4 million in Kansas SNAP funding after Kelly refuses data
TOPEKA – Continued denial by Governor Kelly to provide data on Kansas’ state-paid food assistance program for poor Kansans resulted...
22Sep 2025

Kobach files suit to force Gov. Kelly to provide SNAP info, secure $10.4 million in benefits
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach today announced that he is asking a court to compel Gov. Laura Kelly’s administration to...
08Sep 2025