Sentinel KS

@Sentinel_KS

Holding government and media accountable in Kansas.

Kansas, USA

Joined January 2017

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Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jul 25

Wyandotte County votes to exceed Revenue Neutral by 17%, much more than residents were led to believe sentinelksmo.org/wyandotte-coun…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. Wyandotte County Commissioners have multiple opportunities to avoid a tax increase.

Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jul 23

Audit: faulty free lunch eligibility by school officials cost taxpayers at least $38 million sentinelksmo.org/free-lunch-aud…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. The real question is whether the State Board of Education or the Legislature will take action to correct the free lunch problem.

Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jul 21

New Hampshire expands school choice, removes income limits giving opportunities to all students sentinelksmo.org/new-hampshire-…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. Many Kansas legislators are unwilling to vote on school choice despite 150,000 kids having a limited ability to read.

Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jul 17

Four Wyandotte County Commissioners end-run Mayor Garner to propose a tax increase sentinelksmo.org/wyco-commissio…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. Mayor Garner doesn't know why the commissioners moved the meeting date and would not allow public comment.

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Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jul 16

Kelly administration dodging questions about Panasonic hiring delays sentinelksmo.org/panasonic-hiri…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. Governor Kelly won't respond to questions about state subsidies and hiring delays at the Panasonic electric battery plant.

Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jul 14

KSDE passes the buck to Gov. Kelly on Kobach guidance to remove gender identity references from state school lunch contracts sentinelksmo.org/ksde-passes-th…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. Lansing board member Amy Cawvey proposes a contract revision to comply with guidance from AG Kris Kobach.

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Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jul 11

Kansas among 22 states allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students sentinelksmo.org/in-state-tuiti…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. Kansas has allowed undocumented immigrants to get in-state tuition for more than 20 years.

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Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jul 10

Kansas Attorney General releases new guidance on KOMA, KORA changes sentinelksmo.org/attorney-gener…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. The Kansas Open Meetings Act (KOMA) and Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) revisions are prompted by the passage of HB 2134.

Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jul 7

Education officials top annual KPERS ‘millionaires’ list sentinelksmo.org/2024-kpers-mil…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. Some retired school superintendents top the 'millionaires' list with over $3 million in pension benefits in their first 20 years of retirement.

Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jul 7

Alabama caps increases on taxable assessed property values; Kansas legislators couldn’t agree on methodology sentinelksmo.org/alabama-caps-a…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. Unlike Alabama, the Kansas Senate and House are divided over the use of a fixed annual limit or using a rolling 6-year average, leaving residential property tax to jump again this year.

Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jul 2

Rep. Davids requests $3.9 million for city hall projects which Prairie Village claims no details exist sentinelksmo.org/rep-davids-pra…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. Rep. Sharice Davids and Prairie Village officials cannot substantiate the basis for the federal funding request.

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Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jul 2

Federal judge allows foreign funding ban to go into effect sentinelksmo.org/federal-judge-…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. Judge Daneil Crabtree said the foreign funding ban is narrowly tailored to meet public interest.

Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jul 1

USDA demands Kansas improve SNAP food assistance program efficiency sentinelksmo.org/usda-demands-k…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. Kansas can avoid sharing part of the cost of SNAP benefits by getting its payment error rate below 6%.

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Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jun 30

Kansas receives “F” grade on Parent Power Index sentinelksmo.org/kansas-receive…

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Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jun 27

Mahmoud decision says Maryland parents can opt children out of curriculum that violates their religious beliefs sentinelksmo.org/mahmoud-maryla…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. The U.S. Supreme Court in Mahmoud gives Maryland parents the right to opt out of instruction that violates their religious beliefs.

Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jun 25

Kobach urges U.S. Department of Ed to investigate four Kansas districts for civil rights violations sentinelksmo.org/kobach-usde-in…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach says Shawnee Mission, Olathe, Topeka, and Kansas City have transgender polices that violate privacy and civil rights laws.

Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jun 25

Abuse case against former Leavenworth Elementary teacher ensnares three school district employees sentinelksmo.org/abuse-case-lea…

Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jun 22

Prairie Village resident sues city over $30 million ‘municipal complex’ bond issue sentinelksmo.org/resident-sues-…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. Prairie Village resident Marc Vianello contends the city does not ohave legal authority to take on the $30 million project without public approval.

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Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jun 20

SCOTUS upholds Tenn. law banning ‘gender-affirming care’ for minors sentinelksmo.org/scotus-upholds…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. The court ruled that banning gender-affirming care for minors is not unconstitutional.

Sentinel KS@Sentinel_KS · Jun 18

Evergy seeking new rate hikes that would total more than 33% since 2022 sentinelksmo.org/evergy-seeking…

Sentinel_KS's tweet card. One expert believes the rate increase is designed to give Evergy a profit margin exceeding 10%.