TOPEKA — The Kansas Department of Revenue secretary plans to retire from the agency at the end of July after serving during the two terms of Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly. Mark Burghart, with four decades of experience as a tax attorney, plans to step down July 31. He’s been secretary of ...
TOPEKA — Kansas state employees choosing Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas health insurance next year will see rates rise by 10% while employees choosing Aetna won’t see an increase as the state encourages a shift to the less costly insurance. Members of the Kansas State Employees Health ...
You don’t need to be a math major to understand the appealing arithmetic of a new type of degree approved by the Kansas Board of Regents this week. You soon may be able to get a bachelor’s degree by taking 90 credit hours of classes instead of the standard 120 hours that is now required at ...
It wasn’t exactly Eisenhower’s farewell warning about the military industrial complex upon leaving the White House, but the retiring president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents did provide a word of caution on Wednesday. And, it did involve an arms race, of sorts — the kind found in ...
Professors at the University of Kansas now have a definition to determine whether their classroom content is crossing into the territory of diversity, equity and inclusion-related content, which soon will face new scrutiny. Now, KU leaders are hoping the definition approved by the Kansas Board ...
Most students at the University of Kansas should expect a 5% increase in the tuition and required fees they’ll pay to the university for the upcoming school year. The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday unanimously approved tuition increases for nearly every state university for the ...