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Blaise Mesa

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Social Services and Criminal Justice Reporter at Kansas News Service

News REporter at KMUW-FM (Wichita, KS)

Kansas Statehouse Reporter at The Beacon Media

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Articles

  • Teaching Kansas students to read gets tougher after $22.6 million federal funding cut

    1 day ago | thebeaconnews.org | Blaise Mesa

    TakeawaysNot every teacher knows the best way to teach students to read. Some schools still use lessons that are not grounded in evidence-based methods. The Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling program is gaining popularity nationwide. But the federal government cut funding for the program locally. The loss of $22.6 million in COVID relief funding jeopardizes Kansas’s efforts to address pandemic-related learning loss. Kristin Ridgway knows the feeling all too well.

  • Kansas lawmakers adjourn making minimal property tax cuts

    6 days ago | derbyinformer.com | Blaise Mesa

    Dave Rau moved out of his Garden Plain, Kan., home because he couldn’t afford the property taxes. So, in 2023, he and his wife found a $267,000 home in Wichita. That home is now valued at $440,000. “We were able to take advantage of homestead tax relief for some of our taxes, but now, we don’t qualify for it. Please help!” Rau wrote to lawmakers. “I am 100% disabled (veteran) and unfortunately not employable.”Rau isn’t alone.

  • Kansas lawmakers leave without substantial property tax cuts: 'I'm just disappointed'

    1 week ago | hppr.org | Blaise Mesa

    Dave Rau moved out of his Garden Plain, Kansas, home because he couldn't afford the property taxes. So, in 2023, he and his wife found a $267,000 home in Wichita. That home is now valued at $440,000. "We were able to take advantage of homestead tax relief for some of our taxes, but now, we don't qualify for it. Please help!" Rau wrote to lawmakers. "I am 100% disabled (veteran) and unfortunately not employable."Rau isn't alone.

  • ‘I’m just disappointed’: Kansas lawmakers leave Topeka without substantial property tax cuts

    1 week ago | johnsoncountypost.com | Blaise Mesa

    By Blaise MesaDave Rau moved out of his Garden Plain, Kansas, home because he couldn’t afford the property taxes. So, in 2023, he and his wife found a $267,000 home in Wichita. That home is now valued at $440,000. “We were able to take advantage of homestead tax relief for some of our taxes, but now, we don’t qualify for it. Please help!” Rau wrote to lawmakers. “I am 100% disabled (veteran) and unfortunately not employable.”Rau isn’t alone.

  • Kansas lawmakers leave without substantial property tax cuts: 'I'm just disappointed'

    1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Blaise Mesa

    Dave Rau moved out of his Garden Plain, Kansas, home because he couldn’t afford the property taxes. So, in 2023, he and his wife found a $267,000 home in Wichita. That home is now valued at $440,000. “We were able to take advantage of homestead tax relief for some of our taxes, but now, we don’t qualify for it. Please help!” Rau wrote to lawmakers. “I am 100% disabled (veteran) and unfortunately not employable.” Rau isn’t alone.

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