December 27, 2024

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Category: News

Defeated Dem Gubernatorial Candidate Paul Davis to Declare for Kansas Second District

The last time Lawrence attorney Paul Davis ran for elected office he broke a lot of his supporters’ hearts and…

Read More

Interactive Tax Calculator Shows Effects of Tax Increase

An interactive tax calculator on the Kansas Department of Revenue’s website shows visitors how much more they can expect to…

Read More

Rudderless KCK Community College Rewards Employees With Average 11% Raise

For all the talk of a cash starved public education establishment in Kansas, somehow the leadership of Kansas City, Kansas…

Read More

Media Nearly Mum as Republicans Sweep Open Missouri Seats

Republicans won both open seats in the Missouri legislature in Tuesday’s special election. Voters elected Rep. Sandy Crawford from Buffalo,…

Read More

Nation’s Biggest Newspaper Group Acquires Topeka Capital-Journal

The Topeka Capital-Journal is the latest Kansas newspaper in GateHouse Media’s publication portfolio. New Media Investment Group, the publicly-traded holding…

Read More

Kansas Small Businesses Optimistic, But Not Hiring

Kansas business owners are optimistic, but that’s not translating into new jobs, the Wichita Eagle reports. A national survey of small…

Read More

KC Voters Stun Streetcar Boosters, Reject Streetcar Expansion

Without even a formal campaign to check the City of Kansas City’s relentless effort to extend its dubious streetcar system…

Read More

Frontenac School Board Plays Musical Chairs; Circumvents Election

Frontenac School Board President Mike Bitner resigned his seat in one meeting only to be re-appointed into a vacant seat…

Read More

Hand Over More Taxpayer Money for St. Louis Trolley or Else

St. Louis County taxpayers forked over $3 million for a public transportation project, but now Loop Trolley officials seeks another half million.…

Read More

Eagle Definitions: ‘Centrist’ Equals Anti-Freedom; ‘Success’ Equals Tax Hike

The Mainstream Coalition, an anti-religion organization, is calling the largest tax hike in Kansas state history “a success,” according to…

Read More

St. Louis NAACP Slams Silly “Travel Advisory,” KC Signs On

It took the sensible leaders of the St. Louis County NAACP to do something the media were afraid to do:…

Read More

KC Streetcar Boosters “Win” Round I, Round 2 Tuesday

Even the most diabolical Russian would have been hard pressed to out-rig the Kansas City streetcar boosters who arranged a…

Read More

Check Your Geography, NAACP, Media

News outlets are a-buzz about an NAACP travel advisory warning people of color to be alert when traveling in Missouri,…

Read More

Global Warming Alert: Brace for Record Low on Friday, Gore Unworried

The Fox4kc headline spells out the global warming conundrum ahead, “Challenging a record low!” The temperature Friday morning is expected…

Read More

One KS Dem Scored Freedom Index Positive

One Democrat earned a positive score on Kansas Policy Institute’s Freedom Index. Rep. Broderick Henderson of Kansas City, Kansas, earned…

Read More

Former Budget Director Spins State Spending Tall Tale

Former Kansas budget director Duane Goossen fired up the spin yesterday in a guest column for the Wichita Eagle. Goossen…

Read More

NAACP Issues Missouri Travel Advisory

In October, the NAACP may formally adopt an advisory warning that travelers to Missouri should exercise caution as their civil…

Read More

Millenials Buck Convention on ‘Success Sequence’

Millenials are ignoring the critical steps to wealth and financial stability, according to new research by the American Enterprise Institute…

Read More

Sarah Palin: Tony Monetti Campaign Video the Best Ever

Says SarahPalin.com, “Tony Monetti, a conservative running for the U.S. Senate in Missouri, just released the greatest campaign announcement ever.”…

Read More

Eagle and Star Mothership, McClatchy, Loses Half Its Value in One Year

The Kansas City Star and Wichita Eagle are no shrinking violets in expressing their predictably liberal views, but their parent–McClatchy…

Read More

CNN Reports on Armed Serial Rapist at KU, KSU

According to CNN, a rapist who stalked college students in their off-campus housing at the University of Kansas and Kanas…

Read More

Kansas Republicans to Host Charitable Baby Shower

The Johnson County Republican Party and The Republican Third Congressional District of Kansas Committee have partnered to create Give(R), a…

Read More

No Timeline for Brownback Departure

An emotional Gov. Sam Brownback said he has accepted President Trump’s nomination to become the at-large ambassador for international religious…

Read More

Astroturf Alert: KASB Urges School Boards to Submit Letters to Editor

The Kansas Association of School Boards is encouraging school boards across the state to submit letters to the editor lauding…

Read More