Category: News
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Moran Returns to Palco without Media Hordes
When Sen. Jerry Moran visited Palco, Kansas, July 7, his town hall meeting was filled to capacity with more than…
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Kansas Fiscal Health Ranked 32nd among States
The top-performing states tend to exhibit fiscal discipline, an area in which Kansas gets low marks, according to Mercatus. The…
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Union Leader, Brownback Admin Squabble over Paychecks
Some employees are getting raises this year, courtesy of the Kansas Legislature, but others are getting a tax increase without…
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Rep. Awerkamp Newsletter Offers Insight into Legislative Session
While several lawmakers attempt to explain their reasoning behind voting for the largest state tax increase in state history and…
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KS Dept. of Revenue Official Talks Tax Increase with Sentinel
People might be surprised to see their take home pay decrease after July 1. Many Kansas households may be seeing…
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Media Descends on Trump Country to Cover Protesters from JoCo, Lawrence
Sen. Jerry Moran hosted a town hall meeting in Palco yesterday. The town of about 280 people played host to…
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Kobach Calls Reports of Mass Boycott of Voter Fraud Probe “Fake News”
On July 5, the White House Office of the Press Secretary issued a press release on the subject of voter…
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Columnist Calls Foul on Traffic Stop; Dash-Cam Reveals Truth
A Columbia Tribune columnist writes he feared for his life during a recent traffic stop in Boone County, Missouri, but a…
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Is It Time to End KC Streetcar Experiment?
President Trump’s budget proposal could spell eventual doom for the Kansas City street car, and that’s not necessarily a bad…
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Greitens Side Steps ‘Fake News’
Greitens recently called a special session to protect pregnancy care centers, and most media coverage on the proposed legislation was…
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Planned Parenthood Plans Bus Trip to Palco
Palco, Kansas, may be about to see a tourist boom, courtesy of Planned Parenthood Great Plains. The abortion provider is…
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Star: “Gender-Inclusive Housing” Expands at UMKC, KU–Whatever That Means
In an age of shifting definitions readers find themselves puzzling over the meaning of headlines like this one from the…
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Schools Demand More Funding in KS Supreme Court Brief
Attorneys who sued the state for additional school funding filed a brief saying a newly-adopted funding formula falls short of adequacy.…
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KC Taxpayers Bail Out Misbegotten Jazz Festival
Although no one asked them whether they wanted to, Kansas City taxpayers shelled out at least $117,000 to bail out…
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Cop Killer From KC “Asked Allah For Forgiveness”
A year ago this July Kansas City man Gavin Long drove to Baton Rouge and ambushed a group of police…
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Twitter Chooses Side in Abortion Debate
Twitter isn’t outright censoring a pro-life news service, but the social media giant is limiting Live Action’s access to advertising…
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Gallup: Americans Want Lower Taxes
Americans want lower taxes, according to a Gallup. Pollsters conducted the poll in March asking how Americans viewed a proposal…
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Olathe Ranked as a Top Beach Town
Wallet Hub, a consumer finances website, ranked the best beach towns in the country and Olathe earned a top spot.…
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Post-Dispatch Reports McCaskill Russian Donation, Star Still Silent
On Tuesday, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that Sen. Claire McCaskill’s familyfoundation donated $873 to the American-Russian Cultural Cooperation Foundation and…
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KASB Uses Taxpayer Money to Lobby Against Obamacare Changes
The Kansas Association of School Boards is weighing in on proposed changes to Obamacare. In a KASB newsletter, the school…
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Wichita Teachers Union Prez Sues Project Veritas, But Why?
Steve Wentz, president of United Teachers of Wichita, has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court’s Middle District of Florida against…
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Revenue Department Issues Tax Increase Warning
The Kansas Department of Revenue published new withholding tables today, so employers know how much to withhold from employee paychecks. Employers…
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Liberty Teen Kills Friend While High on Mushrooms
Just when that libertarian urge to decriminalize drugs kicks in, we read a story like the one out of Liberty…
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Oops! McCaskill Also Forgot About Black-Tie Reception at the Russian Ambassador’s
In March Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO) thrust herself into the heart of the Russian controversy when she tweeted, “No call or…