Author: Patrick Richardson
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…
OCPA claims free speech victory over ‘cancel culture’
In a victory not just for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs — but for First Amendment threats across the…
Social media censorship legislation proposed in Kansas
A social media censorship bill, targeting companies like Facebook and Twitter that have been censoring and de-platforming conservative viewpoints, is…
‘Energy Choice Act’ would prevent cities from banning natural gas
Concerned about movements in places like Berkeley, California, Seattle, and — ironically — Lawrence, to either ban natural gas in…
Cecil O’Brate: the quiet, humble ‘Titan’ of southwest Kansas
In southwestern Kansas there is a man who came from humble beginnings, worked hard, and became wealthy. He never forgot…
Kansas has 4th-worst tax environment for retirees in the nation
According to Kiplinger’s, Kansas is the fourth-worst state in the nation for retirees, based on each state’s tax scheme. According…
Half of state unemployment payouts may be overpayments or fraud
As Kansas grapples with record levels of unemployment claims and rampant fraud, economist Michael Austin, Director of the Kansas Policy…