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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…
Voters Want School Accountability, Kansas Policy Institute Poll Reveals
Kansas voters want schools to be held accountable for educational outcomes, a new poll reveals. In the poll, commissioned by…
Liberty High Makes Drudge, School Suspended Debater for Criticizing Islamic Extremism
Senior Alex Lonsdale, a member of Liberty High School’s nationally ranked debate club, discovered after the fact that not all…
Orman Dips Toe into Kansas Gubernatorial Waters
Greg Orman is dipping a toe into the race for Kansas Governor in 2018. He filed paperwork to launch an exploratory committee…
Kansas Dems Groan at Possible Orman Entry into Governor’s Race
The specter of independent businessman Greg Orman is haunting Kansas Democrats once again. In 2014, Orman’s message proved popular enough…
Senator Announces Plan to Push for Changes to KS Constitution
State Sen. Dennis Pyle, a Hiawatha Republican, will introduce a Constitutional amendment to prevent the Kansas Supreme Court from closing schools. The…
JoCo Commissioners Sound off on Not Renewing County Manager’s Contract
A divided Johnson County Board of Commissioners declined to renew the contract of county manager Hannes Zacharias last week. Contract…
New Poll: Voters Prefer Constitutional Amendment to Resolve School Funding
An overwhelming majority of Kansas voters think Kansas lawmakers should consider a constitutional amendment to end the school funding wars,…
Kansas Unemployment Dips to Lowest Rate since 2000
Kansas’ unemployment rate dipped to a new low in October, according to preliminary estimates from the Kansas Department of Labor…
Kansas Supreme Court Says Rape Victim Has No Claim on Truth, Overturns Rapist’s Conviction
On Friday, the Kansas Supreme Court Friday threw out the 2013 Shawnee County kidnapping conviction of an immigrant from Monaco…
Controversy Around Scarborough Staffer Death Is Legit And Has KC Roots
On Wednesday President Donald Trump tweeted, “Will [NBC] terminate low ratings Joe Scarborough based on the ‘unsolved mystery’ that took…
Hutch District Sitting on Large Cash Reserve Balance
The Hutchinson School District, a plaintiff in the Gannon lawsuit, is maintaining cash reserves of almost half of the district…
NYT Editorial Board Lobbies Readers To Call Moran
The New York Times editorial board took over the paper’s @NYTOpinion Twitter handle and begged readers to call their Senators to…
Brownback To Meet with McConnell Today
Gov. Sam Brownback will meet with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell today, but the Governor’s Office isn’t releasing information…
Donald Trump Jr. Headlines Kobach Fundraiser
President Donald Trump is a blue collar billionaire, according to his son, Donald Trump Jr. “He’s very much more like…
CNN Makes False Claims in Opposing Small Business Tax Cut
It’s easy to sound convincing when you’re not constrained by the truth. Such is the case in a recent piece…