Category: News
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Missouri Church in 7-2 Decision
Lost in the hubbub about the lifting of President Trump’s travel ban was a more far reaching Supreme Court decision on…
Kansas Legislature Closes with Something Old, Something New
The Kansas Legislature formally wrapped for the session on its 114th day, Sine Die, but not before finishing two key…
Brownback Signs Budget Bill with Line Item Vetoes
Gov. Sam Brownback line-item vetoed two provisions of a $15.6 million budget he signed into law on Sunday. It was last…