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USD 383 cell phone policy boosts engagement, teachers say, but new law raises questions
One year in, the cell phone policy in USD 383 schools is driving improved classroom engagement and behavior, district officials said Wednesday, though a new Kansas law may soon require stricter enforcement and create new challenges. Officials gave a report…
Kansas hopes to lure law students to rural areas by offering to pay part of their tuition
Legislators want the state of Kansas to pay local law students a stipend if they promise to practice in a rural part of the state upon graduation. They also want to repay the student loans of working rural attorneys. It’s…
KS bill would criminalize ‘unlawful approach’ of first responders — including ICE
A bill on the brink of becoming law in Kansas would incentivize local cooperation with federal immigration authorities and make it a crime to come within 25 feet of a first responder — including an ICE agent — after being…
What could happen if HB 2745 is NOT vetoed by the governor
On Friday evening, the Kansas Legislature passed S Sub HB 2745 that allows voters (through a protest petition signed by 10% of voters) to effectively veto a budget with property taxes increased beyond the CPI (inflation index), or 3%, whichever…
Arma Council tackles illegal dumping
Illegal dumping is beginning to plague the Arma area with reports of fly-tipping occurring at the Arma City Pool and other areas around town. “Two weeks ago, I know that Richard (Kerley, council member) reported to me, and I don’t…
‘It saved my life, 100%’ — In 10 years, JoCo’s veterans treatment court has become model statewide
For William Von Steiger, the unlikely first step toward a better life began two years ago with a burning car. Von Steiger, an Overland Park veteran who served a year as an Army paralegal specialist before his discharge in 2008,…
Kansas property tax system is akin to ‘Titanic that’s hit the iceberg,’ lawmaker says
Kansas legislators’ lineup of property tax relief legislation could chip away at state and local revenue, but some see the proposals as course correction, making up for years of rising property taxes. One bill would phase out Kansans’ property taxes…
Kansas lawmakers are advancing property tax relief. Here are the major proposals
The leading proposals this year are similar to the bills and resolutions that failed just a year ago. But lawmakers are more optimistic that relief will come this time around. Here are the two leading proposals: Constitutional amendment to cap…
Attorney General Opinion 2026-6: County hospital budget submissions to county commission
Synopsis: K.S.A. 19-4607(c) requires non-elected hospital boards to submit a proposed budget ... K.S.A. 19-4610(a) directs that a hospital board shall have control over all expenditures, except those raised by revenue bonds. These statutes do not conflict... Read more: Kansas…
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