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# Kansas daily brief
- URL: https://www.citizenjournal.us/kansas-daily-brief-15/
- Published: 2026-01-13T13:25:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-04T02:34:19.000Z
- Description: Kansas and US news for busy people - Jan 13, 2026 edition
- Author: Greg Loving
- Tags: hcj, #brief, #fullemail

# 🌾Kansas

- **Kansas Legislature Opens:** Senate Republicans introduced a constitutional amendment (SCR 1616) to cap annual property tax value increases at 3%, rolling back to 2022 levels, requiring two-thirds approval before an August 2026 voter referendum.
- **School Start Date**: HB 2409 would require Kansas school districts to begin classes after Labor Day starting in 2026-27, making Kansas the second state after Minnesota with this mandate.
- **State of the State**: Governor Laura Kelly will deliver her 2026 State of the State address tonight, Tuesday, January 13 at 6:30 p.m. CT, outlining her legislative priorities.
- **AG Race Fundraising**: Democratic challenger Chris Mann outraised AG Kris Kobach in 2025 ($536K vs. $337K), though Kobach maintains nearly double the cash on hand heading into their 2026 rematch.
- **Avian Flu Crisis**: Kansas reports the nation's worst avian flu outbreak with nearly 414,000 birds affected, primarily from a single Pottawatomie County commercial operation.

[Top 5 Kansas news storiesJanuary 13 2026![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-4167.ico)citizen journalGreg Loving![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/Masterson-final-1536x917.jpg)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-kansas-news-stories-99/)

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# 🇺🇸 US

- **Trump threatens 25% tariffs on 100+ nations trading with Iran** as regime's crackdown on protesters kills \~3,000 people, with forces firing automatic weapons on unarmed demonstrators amid communication blackout.
- **Trump proposes credit card rate cap, ban on large investors buying single-family homes**, and $200B mortgage bond program to lower housing costs as part of affordability push.
- **AI data centers threaten Northeast grid with potential blackouts** while driving 2.4% U.S. emissions increase in 2025; tech giants resist rules requiring self-powered facilities.
- **Pittsburgh Post-Gazette closes after 240 years** following Supreme Court denial of labor dispute appeal, joining decline from 7,300 U.S. newspapers in 2005 to under 4,500 today.
- **New York welfare program fraud may cost $1.2B**, ten times Minnesota's daycare scandal, with caregivers requiring zero qualifications as program costs quadrupled to $9.1B since 2019.

[Top 5 US news storiesJanuary 13 2026![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/icon/favicon-4166.ico)citizen journalGreg Loving![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/f7/e6/f7e66a8b-8f27-493f-8b7e-664ecefd4c3d/content/images/thumbnail/13int-iran-casualties-bvgt-superJumbo.webp)](https://www.citizenjournal.us/top-5-us-news-stories-95/)

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