Senate Tax Committee preserves revenue-neutral, adds protest petition to control property tax increases - The Sentinel
The Kansas House of Representatives voted to eliminate revenue-neutral by a vote of 115-6.| The Sentinel
The Kansas House of Representatives voted to eliminate revenue-neutral by a vote of 115-6.| The Sentinel
Montgomery County Commissioners seem to be taking retaliatory action against Montgomery County Clerk Ami Standridge in the county’s revised budget, after Standridge discovered the commission failed to follow Kansas statute when voting to raise taxes. On Sept. 29, 2025, at the regular commission meeting, Standridge explained to Montgomery County Commissioners that when they voted to […] The post Montgomery County Commission appears to retaliate against clerk over RNR hearing fiasco appeare...| The Sentinel
You might think that the State Board of Education would be laser-focused on addressing the serious literacy problem in Kansas. The map below shows that more than 150,000 students in Kansas have a limited ability to read and may be functionally illiterate. Rather than address the issue, the State Board of Education and the Kansas […] The post KSDE, State Board of Education ignore state literacy law appeared first on The Sentinel.| The Sentinel
The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld a 2021 law shielding workers who refused to get a COVID-19 vaccine over religious objections. According to the Sunflower State Journal, the court reversed a lower court ruling by Johnson County Judge David Hauber, who found the state law was preempted by federal law as part of a challenge […] The post Kansas Supreme Court upholds 2021 religious exemption law appeared first on The Sentinel.| The Sentinel
The Kansas Constitution (Article 11, Section 1) stipulates that “the legislature shall provide for a uniform and equal basis of valuation and rate of taxation of all property subject to taxation.” But that is not happening, according to several witnesses testifying about property tax before the Special Committee on Taxation last week. Jennifer Williams, a […] The post Legislators hear property tax issues: land value manipulation, businesses fleeing Kansas and voter demands for reform ap...| The Sentinel
A surprising number of employees received double-digit pay increases.| The Sentinel
Truth in Taxation hearings in Johnson County start on August 20.| The Sentinel
The audit found multiple shortcomings with the Dept. of Education, and KSDE hasn't said if district officials are complying with state law.| The Sentinel
The LPA audit confirms that KSDE and school officials ignored the 2019 audit, which found willful noncompliance with state law.| The Sentinel
The proposed education tax credit would be $8,000 per student for those attending an accredited private school.| The Sentinel
