In KS House District 16, we have endorsed lifelong Kansan and current KS Rep. Linda Featherston for reelection. HD 16 is in the northwest corner of Blue Valley and also includes some Olathe and Shawnee Mission voters in its boundaries. Linda Featherston was first elected to the KS House in 2020, was re-elected in 2022 and 2024, and is unopposed in this election. Her adult children attended Shawnee Mission public schools, where she volunteered. Featherston has a degree in mus

More than 18% of Blue Valley students receive SpEd services - that’s much higher than the state average. The law calls for the state to reimburse 92% of the excess costs the district incurs - that is, costs over and above that of students who don’t get SpEd services. But the legislature has ignored this responsibility for years, and is currently only reimbursing 63%. This year, the difference is $12 million in Blue Valley. That means thdistrict must pull $12 MILLION from gene