August 14, 2026

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KPI budget workshop gives Linn County Commission, residents food for thought

At the invitation of the Linn County Commission, Kansas Policy Institute CEO Dave Trabert conducted a public budget workshop Wednesday evening at the Linn County 4-H building. KPI owns The Sentinel. Linn County has the dubious[…]

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Bourbon County clerk Susan Walker resigns

Embattled Bourbon County Clerk Susan Walker tendered her resignation at the August 10, 2026 Bourbon County Commission meeting, KOAM TV reports. “For 24 years, I’ve had the honor and the burden of serving this community,”[…]

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Federal judge guts provision of National Firearms Act in victory for Kansas gun owners

A federal judge has effectively gutted a portion of the National Firearms Act relating to firearm suppressors, among other things. United States District Judge James Wesley Hendrix of the Northern District of Texas ruled Wednesday,[…]

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Lawrence schools ordered to pay $113k for KORA violations

Federal Judge Kathryn H. Vratil has ordered USD 497 Lawrence to pay over $113,000 in attorneys’ fees for a group of student plaintiffs after the district was found to have violated KORA (the Kansas Open[…]

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