November 8, 2024

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Category: Featured

Cap-J Story on Orman Reads Like Campaign Literature

The Topeka Capital-Journal is really excited about Greg Orman’s candidacy for Kansas Governor. The paper ran two extensive stories and…

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Legislative Leaders Seek Suspension of KS Deputy Education Commissioner

Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle and Kansas House Speaker Ron Ryckman are asking the Kansas State Department of Education to…

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Students, Parents Rally at Capitol for School Choice

Choice has existed since the beginning of time, but most Kansas parents can’t choose how to best educate their children,…

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Every Single Democrat Votes Against Brownback Nomination, Pence Pushes It Over

In a sign of how deeply estranged Democrats have become from traditional American values and simple civility every single Senate…

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KC “Progressive Youth Organization” Savages UMKC Over Alleged Sexual Assault

The Kansas City Progressive Youth Organization (PYO) is taking no prisoners in its war with UMKC, not just with the…

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Regulations Kill Small Business in Western Kansas

A 96-year-old business in western Kansas is closing its doors, the Wichita Eagle reports. Brant’s Meat Market  isn’t closing up…

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Calling Police in Wichita May Be Deadly Decision

The ratio of police to officer-involved shootings in Wichita is higher than the national average, a sharp statistic garnering national…

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Top Kansas Google News Story Features Former Google Exec’s Run (Maybe) for Kobach Job

At least once a day Google News shuffles its line-up of stories relevant to a given state and, through its…

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Legislators Have Duty to Resist Judicial Encroachment, KS Supreme Court Says

According to a 2015 Kansas Supreme Court decision, lawmakers have an obligation to oppose judicial overreach. In the ruling, Justice…

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Kansas Gubernatorial Giving Map Defies Expectations

The Wichita Eagle has compiled a complicated, interactive map showing who is giving to whom in the Kansas governor’s race,…

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KC Misses Mark for Amazon HQ2

Despite Herculean efforts by officials on both sides of the state line, Kansas City missed the mark for Amazon HQ2.…

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JCCC To Eliminate Track To Save $250K; Will Rip Out Track

Blake Koger’s opportunities after high school were limited. He didn’t have great grades, and he didn’t have a lot of…

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7th Candidate Jumps into GOP 2nd Congressional Primary

Seven Republican candidates now vie to replace Republican Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins in Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District. Jenkins announced last year…

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KC Police Survive Possible Assassination Attempt

On Saturday, January 13, 26-year-old Isaiah Jackson, driving a maroon Mercedes SUV, pulled abreast of a marked Kansas City police…

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KS Chief Judge to Give State of the Judiciary Address Wednesday

Kansas Supreme Court Chief Justice Lawton Nuss will address the Kansas Legislature on Wednesday afternoon. He’ll give the State of…

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Even Dems Think Frank White Should Have Stuck To Baseball

When your Democratic controlled legislature asks a Republic attorney general to investigate you, the Democratic county executive, you might begin…

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Roberts: Brownback Will Get Confirmation Vote

Sen. Pat Roberts says Gov. Sam Brownback will be approved by a Senate committee for a role in the Trump…

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Does KC Streetcar Spur Development?

Is the Kansas City Streetcar spurring development along its route? That’s the conclusion of KCUR. In a story about the…

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Missourians Celebrate Death Penalty Verdict for Middle School Football Coach

There was not much hand wringing in Springfield on Thursday when Judge Thomas Mountjoy sentenced middle school football coach Craig…

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Kansas High Schoolers About to Get Famous on A&E’s 11-Part “Undercover High”

Tuesday, January 16, marks the debut of an 11-part series on A&E called “Undercover High.” The series follows seven twenty-somethings…

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After Admitting Affair, Missouri Gov. Greitens Still Has Lots of ‘Splaining to Do

For Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens the easy part to explain is the affair. From there, the explaining gets a whole…

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Lawrence Paper Company Issues $500 Bonuses to Celebrate Tax Reform

Rachel Black has already mentally spent the $500 bonus she’s receiving from her employer, though it won’t show up in…

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Former Brownback Allies Torch His Proposal for Education Funding

Gov. Sam Brownback’s proposal to inject $600 million of new funding into schools isn’t sitting well with many, including Republican…

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Brownback Proposes Adding $600 Million to Public Education in State of State

Gov. Sam Brownback’s final State of the State Address revealed his response to the state Supreme Court’s school funding ruling,…

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