Author: Patrick Richardson
Biden’s “30 by 30” land grab worries Kansas and Nebraska producers
Shortly after taking office President Joe Biden signed an executive order ostensibly to protect the nation’s “natural heritage.” The “Conserving and…
Kelly admin adds to strife for unemployed fraud victims
Many unemployed Kansans have had to wait months for unemployment benefit checks due to what media would call bureaucratic incompetency…
College of the Ozarks denied preliminary injunction, vows to fight on
A federal judge earlier this week denied a preliminary injunction that, unless overturned on appeal, could force the College of…
KC Star spreads disinformation about school board meeting
Last week, YouTube removed a video of the May 17 Shawnee Mission School District Board of Education meeting for “spreading…
City of Gardner backs off pool COVID restrictions
On Monday, Gardner resident Danedri Herbert, took to the podium to blast the Gardner City Council for a decision to…
Federal unemployment benefits stifle job growth in Kansas
President Joe Biden may not believe that the extra $300 per week in federal unemployment benefits is keeping people from…
Doctor says there’s no legitimate medical reason to mask children
One Kansas City-area mom had to fight tooth and nail to get a mask exemption for her children, despite having…
KDHE, county health officials won’t talk about COVID cycle threshold
Late last month the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention lowered the cycle threshold standard for COVID-19 tests to determine…
Biden’s STEP Act will tax farmers, small business owners hardest
President Joe Biden, who is promoting an effective tax increase on many middle-class Americans to pay back the unions that…
College of the Ozarks sues Biden admin over gender identity
Like a Missouri David facing the Federal Goliath, the small, Christian-oriented College of the Ozarks near Branson, Missouri, is challenging…
Pratt chamber won’t answer questions about social justice survey
A “community survey” from the Pratt Chamber of Commerce raises a lot more questions than those in the survey. An…
KC Monarchs, Royals require masks to watch games
The Kansas City Monarchs, a minor league baseball team, will be allowing spectators this season, opening up season ticket sales…
Property taxes jump again but help is on the way
This year, many Kansas taxpayers will still see their property taxes go up, and in many cases, four to five…
Bicknell on tax fight: ‘They’re just waiting on me to die’
Just over three years ago, former Pittsburg resident and pizza magnate O. Gene Bicknell filed suit against the state of…
Testimony: Utilities could have avoided winter storm price hikes
When “Winter Storm Uri” hit in February, it plunged the nation into a deep freeze, causing rolling blackouts across the…
Mayor Whipple dodges questions about Wichita mask mandate
In October, Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple said the city’s mask mandate should remain in effect until the 14-day rolling average…
Eagle reporter fails objectivity test in story about earthquakes
The Wichita Eagle reporter tasked with taking an allegedly unbiased look at climate change has once again allowed her biases…
Kansas job growth essentially flat since August 2020
Kansas unemployment remains high, with 57,000 fewer private-sector jobs in December compared to a year ago; January employment was down…
Fellow Democrat blasts Kelly for unemployment issues
Editor’s note: Due to a reporter’s error, a previous version of this story said that Governor Laura Kelly in 2019…
Pelosi’s HR 1 would force nonprofits to disclose donor lists
Nancy Pelosi’s HR 1 legislation doesn’t just impose changes on states that would make voter fraud easier to pull off. …
AG Schmidt joins lawsuit to block ‘Mini-Green New Deal’
Kansas has joined a federal lawsuit seeking to block the implementation of a series of executive orders by the Biden…
H.R. 1: ‘For the People’ Act is really for the politicians
Billed as the “For the People” act, recently passed H.R. 1 claims to protect election integrity and expand access to…
Kansas ranks near the bottom of real personal income growth
A report last week from the Bureau of Economic Analysis shows Kansas ranks near the bottom of states in real…
WSJ: $1.9 trillion COVID bill pays Kansans more to stay home
The $1.9 trillion “Covid-relief package” currently wending its way through Congress, could see Kansans paid considerably more to stay home…