New rule lets low-income people in Kansas, Missouri keep shopping for health insurance
“People who earn 150% or less of the federally defined poverty level can get enough subsidies to fully cover the premiums of certain insurance plans.”
Snow Day Snow Cream
Make Snow Day Snow Cream if you want a great way to celebrate a snow day with the kids. It’s a fun tasty treat made with fresh snow. (Stay away from the yellow snow.) Ingredients: 1 cup milk any type 1/3 cup granulated sugar 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp salt 8 cups of CLEAN […]
Governor Laura Kelly Directs Flags be Flown at Half-staff to Honor 8,003 Kansans Who Lost Their Lives to COVID-19
“I’m deeply saddened as I order flags to half-staff for the eighth time since the pandemic began,” Governor Kelly said.”
Governor Laura Kelly Directs State Agencies to Waive Fees for Kansans Affected by Wildfires in Reno and Harvey Counties
“These fires have placed an immense financial burden and have taken a significant emotional toll on those who were impacted in Reno and Harvey Counties,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “We want to ensure that we are not adding to the stress these Kansans are facing right now. My directives will help speed the recovery process by allowing those wildfire victims to replace their important documents quickly and begin the rebuilding process.”
Derby District Removes Novel from Class Materials and Middle School Library after Anonymous Complaint
“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian” by Sherman Alexie was challenged by the grandparent of a Derby ninth-grader. A district committee decided to no longer allow teachers to use the novel in lessons and to remove it from the library at Derby North Middle School.”
Legislation calls for Better Protecting Kansas Kids with Closer Examinations after Abuse Reports
“Proposed legislation could make the child abuse investigation process more uniform in Kansas in hopes of better uncovering injuries.”
AG Derek Schmidt Files Motions to Dismiss Redistricting Challenges in Wyandotte County District Court
“Plaintiffs ask this Court—for the first time in Kansas history—to hold that the Legislature’s redrawing of federal congressional maps violates the Kansas Constitution,” Schmidt wrote in the motions filed on behalf of Secretary of State Scott Schwab and Wyandotte County Elections Commissioner Michael Abbott.”
Isolation in places like rural Kansas can leave women more vulnerable to violence
“In rural places like western Kansas, the physical distance between support services and victims of domestic and sexual violence adds to the psychological and cultural barriers that might keep someone from seeking help.”
AG O’Connor Joins Multistate Lawsuit Challenging Biden’s Concealment of Records Involving Federal Intimidation Tactics Against Parents
“A multistate lawsuit led by Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita asks a U.S. district court to force the Biden administration to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests filed last fall on behalf of Indiana and other states.”
Arrest of former Lawrence police officer
“The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) arrested a man who was formerly an officer of the Lawrence Police Department.”