Explaining it away as a “perfect storm” of “staff turnovers,” Kansas Department of Health and Environment Secretary Janet Stanek on August 26, told members of the legislative budget committee the federal government would be “clawing back” some $11 million in overpaid Medicaid funds. The state reimburses schools for the cost of providing Medicaid services to […] The post State overpaid Medicaid reimbursements to school districts by $11 million since 2016 appeared first on The Sen...| The Sentinel
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach has moved to block Kansas Governor Laura Kelly from joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration. According to a release from Kelly’s office, “Kansas joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and governors for the commonwealths of Pennsylvania and Kentucky in suing the Trump Administration over its unprecedented and unlawful […] The post Attorney General Kobach says Kelly has no authority to join lawsuit against President Trump appeared first o...| 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