March 16, 2025

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Category: Featured

Yoder, Missouri Congressmen Break with Party on Budget Deal

Congressman Kevin Yoder of Kansas and Congressmen Billy Long and Jason Smith of Missouri broke with the Republican Party, casting…

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State Treasurer Can’t Stop Overpayments to Public Schools

The Kansas State Treasurer’s Office looked into whether the state treasurer Jake LaTurner could refuse to issue school funding he…

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Colyer Staffs Up to Lead Executive Branch

It may appear like Gov. Jeff Colyer is throwing extra cash into more administrative staff but that isn’t the case, says…

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Marine Brass Exonerate USMC Major from Kansas City After Media Ambush in Afghanistan

To get the full thrust of what happened to former Marine Corps Major Fred Galvin in Afghanistan it is best…

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63 Lawmakers Sign Letter in Support of Dale Dennis

Nearly half of Kansas lawmakers signed a letter expressing their support for Deputy Education Commissioner Dale Dennis. The Jan. 26…

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Gov. Colyer Outlines School Funding Objectives in Speech

In his second major speech in two weeks, Gov. Jeff Colyer addressed what he called “the elephant in the room.”…

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Schools Have Reserves to Refund Dennis’ Overpayment of Transportation Funding

The state of Kansas paid 25 school districts more than they were legally allocated by the state legislature. Senate Majority…

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Wall Street Journal Exposes Likely Fraud at the Heart of 2015 MU Campus Protests

Reporter Jillian Kay Melchior of the Wall Street Journal took it upon herself in 2018 to do what local media…

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Report: Medicaid Expansion Fueling Budget Crises in Many States

Medicaid expansion cost overruns are fueling budget challenges in several states, according to a new report from the Foundation for…

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Story of Lawrence Chemistry Prof Busted for Being in US Illegally Goes National

The Washington Post among others has picked up the story of Syed Ahmed Jamal, a chemistry instructor from Bangladesh who…

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CBD Oil Users, Sellers Criminalized by Recent AG’s Opinion

Amanda Grosserode suffered from insomnia for years. “I would go three, four, five nights with minimal sleep. That obviously crashes…

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Senator Seeks to Require Confirmation for Lt. Governor Appointee

Gov. Jeff Colyer will name a lieutenant governor in the coming weeks, but there isn’t a specific timeline for naming…

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KS Revenue Spikes; Officials Warn It’s Not a Windfall

Kansas collected $165 million more than expected in state revenues in January, but officials warn federal tax reform influenced the…

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“Vulnerable” Kevin Yoder Crushes Dem Opponents on Fundraising Front

It has been an article of faith among Democrats from the moment they recovered (sort of) from the shock of…

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Lawmakers Propose ‘Swatting’ Law

Reps. John Carmichael, a Wichita Democrat, Patty Markley, an Overland Park Republican, and John Whitmer, a Wichita Republican, proposed a…

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Proposal Would Create State License for Massage Therapists

  A bill in the Kansas Legislature would create a state license for massage therapists. HB 2557 would require massage therapists to…

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Colyer Inaugurated in “New Day” for Kansas

Kansans welcomed with fanfare the swearing-in of Gov. Jeff Colyer yesterday. Flags lined the grounds of the state Capitol and an…

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AG’s Office: State Law Does Not Allow KSDE to Set Minimum Transportation Funding

State law doesn’t allow the Kansas State Department of Education to allocate a minimum amount of funding for transportation, Kansas…

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Yoder Confounds Media, Invites Widow of Man Killed in Olathe Shooting to State of the Union

Nearly a year ago, Srinivas Kuchibhotla was shot to death in an Olathe bar by a deranged fellow named Adam…

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Governor’s Proclamation for Fasting and Prayer Mocked by Kansas Democrats

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback urged Kansans to fast and pray in a final proclamation. Brownback officially resigns his post as…

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Who Needs Guns? Lethal Hit-and-Runs Plague Kansas City

Incredibly, within less than a two day period, automobiles struck and killed three pedestrians in Kansas City, Missouri, two of…

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Former “Rising star in Missouri’s Democratic Party” Mike Sanders to Plead Guilty to Corruption Charges

Kudos to the Kansas City Star for pointing out in the very first sentence of its article on the disgraced…

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AG’S Office Monitoring Possible Audit of Deputy Education Commissioner

The Kansas Attorney General’s Office isn’t investigating reports that the Kansas Deputy Education Commissioner unlawfully allocated extra transportation funding to…

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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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