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DOJ sues Kansas, alleging decades of discrimination against U.S. citizens
Kaylee Obisesan is a Heartlander News reporter based in Kansas City, Missouri. A Miami University graduate, she has also reported for news outlets in Indiana and Ohio. Share The U.S. Department of Justice filed a complaint Wednesday against the state of Kansas, alleging it unlawfully awards in-state tuition to illegal aliens while denying the same benefits to U.S. citizens.
Oregon districts scuffle over school budget challenges after ‘eroded trust’ from community
The Eugene and Springfield school districts in Oregon are endeavoring to re-engage their local communities after “a tornado of top leader resignations, midyear teacher layoffs and a union vote of no confidence,” according to news reports. “Fumbles in forecasting, transparency and fiscal responsibility have eroded trust between local district and board leaders, leading to power struggles and divisions,” writes Lilly St. Angelo for Lookout Eugene-Springfield.
States that spend less, have school choice, graduate more students, report finds
Spending more on public schools appears to have little correlation with higher graduation rates, new research from Business Insider shows. Its rankings of the 50 states’ graduation rates found that red states spending less than the national per-pupil average occupy nine of the top 13 spots. Those nine states also have school choice programs. New Jersey was the only high-spending state to crack the top 10. The blue state spends more than $27,000 per pupil and graduates nearly 92% of its students.
Judge ends in-state tuition for illegal immigrants at Nebraska colleges
A federal judge has ended a Nebraska policy that gave some illegal immigrants in-state tuition at public colleges, even as American citizens from other states had to pay higher rates. U.S. District Judge Brian C. Buescher issued the final judgment June 3 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska. The ruling blocks Nebraska from enforcing parts of four state laws that gave in-state tuition and some state college aid to aliens unlawfully present in the United States.
Air Force doc appeared to reassure medical staff they couldn’t be sued for sex changes on minors
(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A top Air Force official seemingly reassured military medical officers that they’d be immune from lawsuits over child sex-change procedures during the Biden administration, documents obtained exclusively by the Daily Caller News Foundation show. Lt. Col.
Kansas continues to fail competitiveness test, ‘Green Book’ report finds
(The Sentinel) – Kansas Policy Institute’s 2026 “Green Book” shows the Sunflower State continually becoming less competitive by spending and taxing too much. Indeed, as the Green Book notes, between 1998 and 2025, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows Kansas ranks 41st in total private sector jobs created. Kansas would have 162,000 more people working in the private sector if job growth just kept up with the national average. KPI owns The Sentinel.
WATCH: ‘I can do all things through Christ’: Jockey posts Bible verse before Kentucky Derby win
Jocky Jose Ortiz’s come-from-behind win at Sunday’s Kentucky Derby was preceded by a Bible verse: Philippians 4:13. Ortiz, a devout Christian, posted the verse before the race: “I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me.” Soon after, he piloted Golden Tempo, a 23-1 long shot, to a stunning victory. Entering the final turn at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, the horse and jockey were in last place. But Golden Tempo surged down the stretch, and “all things” soon became possible.
Kansas lawmakers protect citizens from COVID-style shutdowns, religious discrimination in adoption, foster care
Kansas lawmakers Thursday overrode the governor’s veto of a bill restricting COVID-style shutdowns and another bill protecting people of faith in fostering and adopting children. The Substitute for Senate Bill 29 will convert COVID-style shutdown orders by state and local health officials into recommendations only that must be approved by an elected body. It also prohibits the use of law enforcement officers to enforce health orders on individuals, such as quarantines and mask or vaccine mandates.
Kansas Ed Dept. won’t say if it will certify elimination of DEI to avoid loss of funding
(The Sentinel) – On April 3, 2025, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and the United States Department of Education sent a letter to all state departments of education demanding that they certify all K-12 schools in their states are complying with an earlier letter banning all Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) activities and practices — or lose federal funding.
Hillsdale president celebrates end of 'Soviet' US Dept. of Education, champions local school control - The Lion
The U.S. Department of Education is a “bureaucracy-ridden system” with “more employees in public education today who are not teachers than the teachers; and that means it’s sort of like a Soviet system.” That’s according to Dr. Larry Arnn, president of Hillsdale College – a school that has never taken federal education dollars.
Conflicting stories: Is Kansas health system violating state law on gender-affirming care?
(The Sentinel) – According to the Daily Caller, some children’s hospitals across the country are continuing to provide so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors — despite an executive order removing federal funding for such “care.” Indeed, the Daily Caller reports that dozens of federally-funded hospitals — including one in Kansas — continue to provide gender-affirming care to children.
Kansas church vandalism, satanic ‘black mass’ draw national outrage, including president’s
The president himself has taken notice of a vandalized church in Wichita, while Satanists plan a “black mass” on the Kansas Capitol grounds Friday. The burglary and destruction at St. Patrick Catholic Church early Saturday appears to be an attack on both faith and nation: Not only were religious statues destroyed and a Satanic message left on the wall, but an American flag was burned as well. Authorities say they’ve arrested 23-year-old Michael Angel Gonzalez in connection with the attack.
Western Washington offers drag show, hormone therapy, trans voice therapy
(The Center Square) – Western Washington University’s LGBTQ center offers hormone treatments, trans-affirming voice therapy and an annual drag show, as well as an LGBTQ orientation and graduation. Western Washington is the third largest public university in the state, according to its website.
Survey: Majority polled, including black Texans, support ESA becoming reality
(The Center Square) – A majority of registered voters polled, 63%, support a proposal to create Texas’ first Education Savings Account program, according to a Texas Southern University’s Barbara Jordan Public Policy Research & Survey Center poll. The remainder, 37%, oppose the legislation. Support exists across multiple demographics. The majority of Black respondents, 69%, white respondents, 62%, and Latino respondents, 59%, support an ESA program open to all students.
Kansas voters reject $450 million in building upgrades amid concerns over academics - The Lion
Wichita voters have narrowly rejected a half-billion-dollar school bond intended for building construction and upgrades. The outcome was called on Wednesday morning, with bond opponents managing a razor-thin majority. As of Tuesday evening, the vote was 13,278 in favor and 13,506 opposed. Wichita Public Schools (WPS) would have used the $450 million bond to rebuild seven elementary and middle schools, as well as to build new early childhood and career readiness centers.
Kansas Senate advances bill expanding low-income scholarship program; broad school choice bill remains in committee
A Kansas measure to expand a low-income school choice program has passed the Senate but a universal school choice bill is still working its way through various committees. The Republican-controlled Senate withstood attempts by Democrats to alter the bill, ultimately voting 24-16 in its favor Wednesday. Seven Republicans joined all nine Democrats to oppose it. The margin would be enough to override a possible veto from Democrat Gov. Laura Kelly.
Your tax dollars must continue funding experimental transgender 'treatments,' judge rules - The Lion
(The Daily Signal) – Did you know that your tax dollars have been funding experimental “transgender” medical interventions that leave kids stunted, scarred, and infertile? Did you know that when President Donald Trump tried to put a stop to it, activist groups and Democrat attorneys general sued, and judges ordered the administration to keep funding these Frankensteinian “treatments”? It’s hard to overstate just how egregious a medical scandal this is.
Wichita, KS voters to decide fate of $450 million bond issue
(The Sentinel) – Barely three months after presidential and congressional elections transfixed the country, Wichita Public Schools patrons will head to the polls Feb. 25 to render a decision on a $450 million bond issue, which promises no increase in taxes. We offered a supporter and an opponent an opportunity to present their side of this important issue.
Midwest mom monitoring sex-related materials in schools banned from district property, sues
A suburban Kansas City mother who’s doggedly monitored sexually inappropriate materials in her public schools is now suing the district for banning her from school property last week. After previously exposing explicit books on district shelves – and having been derided by school board members for reading bawdy excerpts at their meetings to make her point – Carrie Schmidt’s federal lawsuit alleges Kansas’ Gardner Edgerton Unified School District 231 retaliated against her Feb.
Ohio healthcare system quietly scrubs website of pages pushing gender ideology
(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A major healthcare system in Ohio is quietly scrubbing pages promoting gender ideology and equity initiatives from their website, after the launch of an investigative campaign highlighting their “woke” policies. Conservative organization Consumers’ Research launched a campaign Feb. 12 claiming Cleveland Clinic in Ohio, a major healthcare system with more than 300 locations, has infused a political agenda into their patient care.
Kansas governor vetoes ban on so-called 'gender-affirming care' for minors – again - The Lion
Kansas’ Democrat governor has once again vetoed a bill that would ban so-called “gender-affirming care” for minors, but an override is possible. Gov. Laura Kelly cited parental rights as her reason for vetoing Senate Bill 63, the second such bill in two years she’s vetoed. Kelly vetoed a similar bill last session which lawmakers were unable to override.
How DEI tore apart Kentucky Country Day School
(The Daily Signal) – “Despite the occupation, despite the apartheid, Palestine will one day be free,” declared Mahmoud Kutmah, the valedictorian of Kentucky Country Day School’s class of 2021, at the end of his graduation speech.
NCAA bans biological men from women's sports - The Lion
The National Collegiate Athletic Association announced its new policy on transgender athletes on Thursday, banning biological males from competing in women’s sports. The men’s category is “open to all eligible student-athletes” while “women’s category restricted to student-athletes assigned female at birth,” an NCAA statement read, adding that it is conforming to the executive order on the subject issued by President Donald Trump.
Federal employees remove pronouns from email signatures
If you exchange emails with federal employees, don’t expect to see their preferred pronouns listed in their email signature. Federal agencies barred their employees from including preferred pronouns in their email signatures in department directives sent out last week, USA Today reported. “Pronouns and any other information not permitted in the policy must be removed from CDC/ATSDR employee signatures by 5.
Parental rights group reveals America’s 13 worst school districts, anticipates Trump’s reforms - The Lion
After public education’s trip down the rabbit hole of wokeness and leftist ideology, parent advocates have hope President Trump will turn things around. Parents Defending Education (PDE) compiled a list of the 13 worst public school districts in America, detailing the ways each succumbed to wokeism or radical ideology.
New NAEP scores dash hope of post-COVID learning recovery
(The 74) – Hopes for a post-COVID academic recovery were dashed Wednesday morning with the publication of new federal testing data for elementary and middle schoolers.
New bill would codify Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order into law
(The Daily Signal) – Rep. Brian Babin has introduced a bill that would end automatic birthright citizenship for children born in the U.S. to parents of illegal aliens. Automatic birthright citizenship, regardless of parent’s legal status, is “one of the abused aspects of our immigration system,” Babin, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal.
21st WTW Aviation Conference: How Data Drives Behaviour
The balance between the art and science of risk management took centre stage at WTW's 21st Aviation Conference In March this year, experts from across the aviation and insurance industry made their way to Indonesia for the 21st WTW Aviation Conference. They were treated to two days of high-level and in-depth discussions about the role that insurance and risk management can play in enhancing efficiency, stability and progress in the aviation sector.
Kansas Crossing granted extension
TOPEKA - Kansas Crossing has been granted another 90 day extension while the litigation against the casino developers proceeds.According to a release from Kansas Crossing, Executive Director of Kansas Lottery, Terry P. Presta, approved a request by Kansas Crossing, LC to extend the commencement date for the winning Southeast Kansas casino project by another 90 days.
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