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December Revenues Beat Projections, But Officials Advise Caution
Kansas revenues beat estimates in December, the Kansas Department of Revenue reported today. The state has collected $83.6 million more…
Prescription for Ending Opioid Abuse? Eliminating Some Regulations on Doctors
Kansas officials are seeking to combat a wave of opioid addictions and deaths through a variety of measures, but they…
Quick Facts on the Kansas Budget
Kansas lawmakers hoisted a $1.2 billion tax increase on taxpayers last session, but they piled on new spending, too. The…
ACLU Bullies Kansas State Senator for Managing Her Own Facebook Page
The ACLU has historically talked a good game about free speech, but the organization has been notoriously selective in challenging…
Kansas Looks To Retain 4 Congressional Seats in 2020
Though the 2020 Census is still a few years away, most experts predict Kansas will retain all four of its Congressional…
Despite Pressure, DA Refuses to Press Charges Against Topeka Cops Involved in Fatal Shooting
In the face of extended protests by members of Black Lives Matter and other activists, Shawnee County District Attorney Mike…
Federal Court Motion Could Destroy Missouri Charter Schools
Missouri law only allows state-funded charter schools in Kansas City, St. Louis and unaccredited school districts. Adolphus Pruitt, president of…
Topeka Paper Labels Mathematic Reality “Strategic Spin”
The Topeka Capital-Journal takes a mathematical reality through the spin cycle in a Dec. 25 news story, entitled “K-12 funding…
MU Diversity Dean Said to Call Missourians “Bumpkins, Hicks and Illiterates Who Lived in Hootersville”
UPDATE from MU Curator: “Obviously with litigation now ongoing, we will have to dig even harder to get to the…
St. Louis Leaders Hope to Reduce Crime with Gun Buyback Program
St. Louis boasted the highest murder rate in the United States in 2015, and the city is on pace to…
Kansas Marks Record Employment Numbers
More people are employed in Kansas now than ever before, the Kansas Department of Labor announced today. In November, 1,435,216…
Media Bury Racial Motive in Murder of Overland Park Teen
As its custom when the victim is white, the Kansas City Star buried the racial motive behind a murder, in…
Interim Committee Talks Tax Increases, Budget Cuts to Inject Money into Schools
Rep. Anthony Hensley said the legislature would have an additional $565 million in funding if property owners had been paying…
Organization Offers Alternative to Teachers’ Unions
The Kansas Association of American Educators (KANAAE) offers to professional educators an alternative to joining a teacher’s union. Though KANAAE…
The Richest Politician in the Midwest? Missouri’s High Flying Sen. Claire McCaskill, Hands Down.
According to a recent survey by howmuch.net, the richest politician in the Midwest is Missouri’s own high-flying Sen. Claire McCaskill…
Read Their Lips: No Tax Increase in Kansas
Leaders in both the Kansas House and Kansas Senate say increasing taxes to pay a Kansas Supreme Court-imposed ransom to…
Yoder Opponent Drops Out Following Sexual Harassment Claims
Andrea Ramsey, a Leawood Democrat, announced she is dropping out of the race against Republican Congressman Kevin Yoder. In a…
Shocker: Edgemoor Plan Skids Off KCI Runway
Just a month after city fathers and mothers popped the corks on their shotgun marriage to Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real…
Lobbyist, Guest Movements Captured at Senate Leadership Event
It wasn’t mentioned when guests slipped on name tags at a Kansas Senate Republican Committee fundraiser on Friday, but Harrison…
TIF Likely Doesn’t Create Jobs, According to Washburn Researcher
Tax increment financing doesn’t create jobs, according to research by a Washburn University professor. In a working paper for the Mercatus…
WIBW Reports Good Small Business News
Small business owners are optimistic right now, according to the National Federation of Independent Business Index of Small Business Optimism…
Wichita Teachers Average 6 Percent Raise, Super Gets $14K Bump
Wichita School Superintendent Alicia Thompson will sweeten her salary by more than $14,000 this school year, and district teachers won’t…
Does Hawley Have Lock on Trump Endorsement in Missouri Senate Race?
During a speech in St. Charles, Missouri, last week, President Donald Trump said of Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, “Josh,…
Star: Democratic Honcho Mike Sanders Used Disabled Man in Illegal Kickback Scheme
As former Jackson County Exec and state party chair Mike Sanders has learned, you have surely outlived your value to…