Category: News
Another Trump-Inspired Hate Crime That Wasn’t, St. Louis Cemetery Vandalism
In the months following the inauguration of Donald Trump, the media struggled to pin a series of bomb threats against…
Catholic Lobbyist: Electing Republicans Doesn’t Guarantee Religious Liberty
Kansas is a case study in the idea that nothing will be fixed if Christians continue voting for Republicans, writes Michael…
Compressed Veto Session Means Lawmakers Can’t Override Colyer Veto
Kansas lawmakers ceded some of their authority when they scheduled Sine Die — of final adjournment. As they adopted a…
Clownish St. Louis Prosecutors Turn Greitens Case Into Farce
The remarkably patient defense attorneys for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens cannot be sure from day to day what new bit…
AFP-KS Plans Advocacy Day during ‘Sausage-Making’ Time
When lawmakers return to Topeka to wrap up the 2018 legislative session, they’ll be met by advocates for limited government and…
Political Report Theorizes Risks for 2 KS Congressional Incumbents
The Cook Political Report, a newsletter than analyzes elections and campaigns, theorizes that Congressmen Kevin Yoder and Ron Estes may…
Can Lincoln University’s All-White Golf Team Win The PGA Minority Championship?
On May 11, the male golf team of Lincoln University, an historically black college in Jefferson City, will compete in…
Who Wrote The Threatening Letters To Gay Kansas School Teacher?
The Kansas City Star headline sums up the nearly universal media angle on this unfolding story: “‘Queers will burn’: Gay…
How Are Those Gun-Free School Zones Working Out? Not Well, Kobach Tells 2A Supporters
As Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach watched 16-year-old gun control advocates rally following a school shooting in Parkland, Florida,…
Judge in Greitens Case Slams State For “Sanctionable Discovery Violations”
Having reminded the prosecutors in the Greitens case that “these rules are not mere rules of etiquette,” Circuit Judge Rex…
With Sheriff Scandal, If Jackson County Is “Garden of Eden” It’s After The Fall
The anthemic song, “I Believe,” in the Broadway megahit Book of Mormon has this one eye-popping lyric, “I believe that…
Americans Will Spend More on Taxes than Groceries, Food, Housing Combined in 2018
As Americans scramble to meet the national deadline to pay their taxes this year, they’ll need to work through April…
Would Online Sales Tax Collections Be a Savior of Kansas’ Budget?
Lawmakers are banking on the U.S. Supreme Court overturning a 1992 decision, known as Quill, that limits the ability of…
Greitens’ Prosecutors Admit “Egregious Mistakes,” Face Dismissal of Case
Two separate Associated Press reports on the criminal investigation into Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens use the word “egregious,” each in…
Breaking: Greitens’ Prosecutors Produce Missing Video Hours After Release of House Report
On Thursday in open court, James Martin, a defense attorney for Gov. Eric Greitens, spoke to the issue of a…
Sen. Booker Slams Pompeo For Having Same Gay Marriage Stance As Obama
Said then Congressman Mike Pompeo of the Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage, “I am deeply saddened by the…
Hickman-Mills Teacher Shows 5th Graders Pix of Naked Women, District Not Sure Why
Dominique Jones, the mother of a Hickman-Mills 5th Grader, had a hard time believing her daughter when she she said…
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…