Author: Jack Cashill
“Public-Private” Deals Bilk, Milk KU, Lawrence
Ten years ago, the City of Lawrence set up a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District and a Transportation Development District to…
St. Louis Pol Calls Cops “KKK,” Demands More of Them
“Do we have the KKK infiltrating the police departments throughout America?” tweeted St. Louis-area Sen. Jamilah Nasheed in 2014, milking…
Kansas GOP Leaders, Candidates Say ‘Not So Fast’ To $$$-Hungry Court
The decision Monday by the Kansas Supreme Court that the latest effort by Kansas lawmakers to appease the court was…
KNEA Bummed, US Supremes Rule Against Mandatory Dues
In a major blow to teachers unions in particular, the KNEA especially, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that charging government…
National Right To Life Convention Begins Thursday in Overland Park
Those citizens newly concerned about children being wrenched from their mothers might find the National Right to Life Convention a…
Breaking: Kansas Supreme Court Says We Want Mo’ Taxpayer Money
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled Monday that the “State has not met the adequacy requirement in Article 6 of the…
Monetti Doubles Down in MO Senate Race, Has Sarah Palin Come to KC For Rally
Not one to be easily deterred by the odds, Missouri U.S. Senate candidate Tony Monetti is going all in by…
Candidates Struggle to Explain Why Kansas Is Stagnant in Surging Economy
In the booming 2017 national economy, only two states underperformed Kansas–Louisiana and Connecticut. In fact, Kansas was one of only…
Sigh! Kander Lowers Sights From President to Mayor of KC
If there is a more nakedly ambitious Democrat in America than former Missouri secretary of state and would-be Kansas City mayor…
Sad News: Kate Spade’s Father Dies on Eve of Funeral
If the suicide of Kate Spade did not cause her family grief enough, there was more in store. The following…
With Nearly 300 Kansas Educators Making $200K, Tuition Had To Go Up
Given the need to pay nearly 300 people more than $200,000 a year–and seven more than $500,000–the Kansas Board of…
“Mizzou” Has Become Shorthand For “Self-Destructive University”
Board members at the University of Missouri, affectionately known as “Mizzou,” should consider the following headline from The College Fix…
New Subsidized KC Grocery Shows Why “Food Deserts” Become Food Deserts
As the central initiative of her tenure in the White House, First Lady Michelle Obama preached about putting an end to…
Vote Suppression Triumphs in KC, Streetcar Wins 3-1
For all the alleged worry about voter suppression, the leading liberal worthies of Kansas City–the Sierra Club included–endorsed the Byzantine…
Will $3 Million Judicial Slam Kill Media Love Affair With SPLC?
For years, the nation’s media, local media especially, have treated the the Southern Poverty Law Center with awe and its…
Kate Spade Funeral To Be Held Thursday At KC’s Redemptorist Church
A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday at 3 p.m. for world famous fashion designer Kate Spade,…
Media: There’s Been a “Bump” Or Three On STAR Bond Highway
Controversial from the beginning, Kansas STAR Bonds have not done much to alleviate the critics’ concerns. As the Topeka Capital…
Shocker! Kansas Supreme Court Rules Against Fired Teachers
In May 2015 teachers Sallie Scribner and Mark McNemee received notification from the Flinthills school district that their contracts would not…
2 Wyandotte Officers Shot, Killed–5 Shot In Last 3 Years
On Friday morning, two Wyandotte County sheriff’s deputies were in the process of transporting murder suspect Antoine Fielder from the…
Local Dem Chair Commits Unpardonable Sin: Opposes Sex and Race Preferences
The chairman of the Democratic county committee and a candidate for the 3rd District seat in Jackson County, Paul Wrabec…
Now, Trump Calls Out Air Claire For Her “Phony” RV Tour of Missouri
Never one to shade his sentiments, President Donald Trump called out Sen. Claire McCaskill for her use of a private plane…
Politico: McCaskill Uses Private Plane on Alleged “RV” Tour
As reported in Politico, an email from National Republican Senatorial Committee spokesman Bob Salera pretty much sums up the issue at…
Breaking: Missouri Court Rules Against Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood suffered a major loss Tuesday when the U.S. District Court for western Missouri ruled against its bid to…
BBC Finds KC Abortion Survivor More Interesting Than Do Local Media
This week the “Victoria Derbyshire Programme” on the famed BBC network did a feature on Kansas City abortion survivor Melissa…