Category: News
One Down in ‘Toss-up’ 2nd Congressional District Republican Race
Matt Bevens is dropping out of the race to replace Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins. He made his announcement just as political…
Clock Ticks as Court Watchers Await Dismemberment Abortion Ban Ruling
The Kansas Supreme Court typically issues rulings within a year of hearing oral arguments, but court watchers have been waiting…
Pompeo Faces Choppier Senate Confirmation Process 2nd Time Around
CIA Director Mike Pompeo might get the Brownback treatment tomorrow when he appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Pompeo’s confirmation…
Breaking: Prosecutors Finally Charge Jungerman With Murder Of Kansas City Lawyer
For the last six months, metro KC residents have been asking themselves how it is that Jackson County prosecutors did…
Greitens Prosecutors May Have Destroyed Key Witness Tape
Although she died more than 30 years after her boss Richard Nixon left office, the New York Times reminded its…
School Finance Wars Wage On As Emasculated Legislature Awaits Court Decision
The school finance wars aren’t over, despite a legislative plan to add more than $500 million in new funding over…
Breaking: Greitens Accuser Admits Photo Session May Have Been A “Dream”
One of the most contentious issues in the State of Missouri’s case against Gov. Eric Greitens has been the whereabouts…
Greitens Attorney to House Committee: “There Is No Photograph”
In a lengthy and impressively lucid letter to Rep. Jay Barnes, chairman of the House Special Investigative Committee on the…
Colyer Calls on Legislature to Adopt Plan That May Require Tax Increase
Gov. Jeff Colyer is calling on lawmakers to adopt a Kansas House school financing plan that would add $500 million…
Senate, House to Work Out Details of School Finance Bills
After several Senators changed their votes and a call of the Kansas Senate was rescinded, 21 Senators voted passed a…
Education Debate Whiplash: Constitutional Amendment Stalled, Funding Debate Next
The Kansas Senate is expected to take up debate on an education spending bill at some point today. That’s despite…
Even with $2.1 Billion School Cash Infusion, Some Kansas Districts Would Lose Big
A cost study recommends adding $2.1 billion in new funding to public schools, but despite the overall influx of new…
“Chappaquiddick” Opens Throughout Kansas-Missouri Region on Friday
For the the first time in anyone’s memory, Hollywood has produced a movie, Chappaquiddick by name, that features a prominent…
Colyer, Kobach Appear To Part Ways on School Finance Solution
In all but tone, there’s little daylight between the policy positions of Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer and Kansas Secretary of…
Tired of Appeasing the Beast, Kansas Senate Leaders Want to Take Away Its Power
For years now, legislators in the State of Kansas have been paying nervous tribute to the Kansas Supreme Court. Indeed,…
Wichita Biz Gives Employees Nation’s Largest Tax Cut Bonuses
Wichita Railway Services gave its five employees the highest tax cut bonuses in the nation, according to Americans for Tax Reform.…
Tempers Flare in KS Legislature as Lawmakers Consider Constitutional Amendment for School Funding
Senate leadership announced they won’t schedule a debate on school finance until a constitutional amendment proposal moves through the House and…
Missouri Priest Targets Trump Basher at Washington Post
Father Brian Harrison, a St. Louis-based Catholic priest and theologian, has had enough with the Washington Post, specifically its alleged…
Breaking: State Rep Files Complaint Against Greitens Prosecutor
Marine Corps veteran Paul Curtman, a state representative from eastern Missouri, is preparing for battle once more, this time against…
Kansas Revenues Beat Expectations
Total tax receipts at the end of March topped expectations. State revenue for the fiscal year reached $4.8 billion, or…
Kansas Jobs Grow Thanks to High Costs of Business in Seattle
A Seattle-area business is picking up stakes and hitching a wagon east to cash in on the lower cost of…
McCaskill Getting Unexpected Resistance from Black Community
Sen. Claire McCaskill is facing a resistance from the black community in her 2018 reelection quest that she did not…
New Spending Should Help Schools, But There’s No Guarantee, Researcher Tells Lawmakers
Jesse Levin, a researcher at the American Institutes for Research, told legislators on Thursday that an education study they commissioned…
Lawmakers Forward $500M Education Plan Likely To Require Tax Increases
A committee of lawmakers forwarded a proposal that would increase school funding by about $500 million over the next 5…