Author: Danedri Herbert
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Pro-life Protester Acquitted in Wichita
A jury acquitted a Kansas Coalition of Life protester of battery. A Wichita municipal court convicted David Schmidt, 74, in February,…
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Study Suggests Thousands of Cases of Double Voting in 2016
For a problem that many say doesn’t exist, there sure are a lot of recognized cases of voter fraud–or double voting–as…
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Food Stamp Usage Plummets Nationwide
Food stamp usage is on the decline. The number of food stamp recipients bottomed to a seven-year low, according to…
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Trump Election Integrity Commission Notches Win
Two district courts handed the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity a win, Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach reports in…
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Wichita Council Serves Subsidies to Cargill
Cargill is walking away from the negotiating table with more than $20 million in subsidies courtesy of the Wichita City…
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Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of School Funding Formula
Kansas Supreme Court Justices peppered attorneys for the state of Kansas on SB 19, a new finance formula that adds…
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Former Legislator Rebuts Hineman’s “Misleading Rhetoric”
House Majority Leader Don Hineman sent a letter to Kansas newspapers explaining his vote to increase taxes, and one former…
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Moran Announces Support for Obamacare Repeal
U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, who yesterday upended Senate plans to make changes to Obamacare, told the Kansas City Star he supports…
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Moran Returns to Palco without Media Hordes
When Sen. Jerry Moran visited Palco, Kansas, July 7, his town hall meeting was filled to capacity with more than…
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Kansas Fiscal Health Ranked 32nd among States
The top-performing states tend to exhibit fiscal discipline, an area in which Kansas gets low marks, according to Mercatus. The…
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Union Leader, Brownback Admin Squabble over Paychecks
Some employees are getting raises this year, courtesy of the Kansas Legislature, but others are getting a tax increase without…
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Rep. Awerkamp Newsletter Offers Insight into Legislative Session
While several lawmakers attempt to explain their reasoning behind voting for the largest state tax increase in state history and…
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KS Dept. of Revenue Official Talks Tax Increase with Sentinel
People might be surprised to see their take home pay decrease after July 1. Many Kansas households may be seeing…
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Media Descends on Trump Country to Cover Protesters from JoCo, Lawrence
Sen. Jerry Moran hosted a town hall meeting in Palco yesterday. The town of about 280 people played host to…
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Columnist Calls Foul on Traffic Stop; Dash-Cam Reveals Truth
A Columbia Tribune columnist writes he feared for his life during a recent traffic stop in Boone County, Missouri, but a…
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Is It Time to End KC Streetcar Experiment?
President Trump’s budget proposal could spell eventual doom for the Kansas City street car, and that’s not necessarily a bad…
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Greitens Side Steps ‘Fake News’
Greitens recently called a special session to protect pregnancy care centers, and most media coverage on the proposed legislation was…
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Planned Parenthood Plans Bus Trip to Palco
Palco, Kansas, may be about to see a tourist boom, courtesy of Planned Parenthood Great Plains. The abortion provider is…
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Schools Demand More Funding in KS Supreme Court Brief
Attorneys who sued the state for additional school funding filed a brief saying a newly-adopted funding formula falls short of adequacy.…
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Twitter Chooses Side in Abortion Debate
Twitter isn’t outright censoring a pro-life news service, but the social media giant is limiting Live Action’s access to advertising…
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Gallup: Americans Want Lower Taxes
Americans want lower taxes, according to a Gallup. Pollsters conducted the poll in March asking how Americans viewed a proposal…
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Olathe Ranked as a Top Beach Town
Wallet Hub, a consumer finances website, ranked the best beach towns in the country and Olathe earned a top spot.…
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KASB Uses Taxpayer Money to Lobby Against Obamacare Changes
The Kansas Association of School Boards is weighing in on proposed changes to Obamacare. In a KASB newsletter, the school…
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Revenue Department Issues Tax Increase Warning
The Kansas Department of Revenue published new withholding tables today, so employers know how much to withhold from employee paychecks. Employers…