Author: Danedri Herbert
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…