July 31, 2024

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Category: News

The Northland News Publisher Andrew Palmer Answers The Sentinel’s 20 Question

A 2007 graduate of UMKC and a former school teacher, Andrew Palmer has shown that you do not need to…

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Resolution Deems Pornography Public Health Crisis

Lawmakers listened to moving testimony about the dangers of pornography from law enforcement officers, doctors, and individuals damaged by its…

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Leftist Organizations Stage Controversy

Leftist organizations in Wichita hosted a forum for candidates vying to replace Mike Pompeo in the U.S. Congress. The Democratic…

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Star Headline on Trump Budget Proposal Flirts with Parody

The joke goes that if an asteroid were hurtling towards earth, the New York Times would headline its account of…

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SMSD Super Offers School Finance Suggestions

Shawnee Mission School District Superintendent Jim Hinson sees the recent Kansas Supreme Court decision and the end of block grant…

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Part II: Chris Stigall Answers the Sentinel’s 20 Questions

  In Part II of this interview, former KCMO talk radio host Chris Stigall shares his regrets and ambitions. Who was…

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Radio Legend Chris Stigall Answers the Sentinel’s 20 Questions: Part I

KCMO morning radio host Chris Stigall broke a lot of hearts when he left Kansas City for Philadelphia in 2010.…

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Senate President Wagle To Propose Spending Cuts

Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle announced she will propose across-the-board spending cuts to balance this year’s budget. The Senate will…

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KU Fans Breathe Easy, Josh Jackson Good to Go

“Hell no!” said KU basketball coach Bill Self when asked if he had seen anything that might prevent star freshman…

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Wichita’s Voice for Liberty, Bob Weeks, Answers 20 Questions

Nearly every day, blogger Bob Weeks publishes news, analysis, and commentary on state and local politics. It’s information readers can’t…

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CAIR Chair Gives House Invocation

The state’s largest Muslim civil rights group hosted an advocacy day at the Kansas Capitol March 13. The chairman of…

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Is City Using Trump to Sell KCI Single Terminal, Go Bonds?

A friend of the Sentinel received a call today from a sophisticated push pollster hoping to measure the respondent’s thoughts…

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Senate Committee to Examine School Funding Announced

Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle appointed a select committee to examine education funding, following a Kansas Supreme Court decision that…

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Anyone Want to Buy This Building? It’s For Sale!

According to Loopnet and with a hat tip to Tony, there is some significant commercial property for sale Downtown, specifically “a portfolio…

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OP Rep Chides Peers For “Anti-University, Anti-Intellectualism” in Campus Carry Debate

Rep. Stephanie Clayton, an Overland Park Republican, does not like the idea of “campus carry” and does not exactly respect…

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Fitzgerald: In Kansas, Educational Choice “A Parental Rights Issue”

In reviewing the most recent Kansas Supreme Court decision, Sen. Steve Fitzgerald came to a conclusion the Court likely did…

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Solyndra East? KC Solar Company in Near Total Eclipse

The future looked spectacularly sunny less than two years ago when California-based solar energy company Sungevity opened its Downtown Kansas…

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MU Brass Peel Off Millions in Incentives As University Flounders

  Bad enough that their football and basketball teams crash, that their enrollment collapses, that their reputation craters after the…

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Hutch News Reports on Awkward Democratic Press Releases

Kansas Democratic Reps. Jim Ward, the House Minority Leader, and Patsy Terrell issued press releases demanding Gov. Sam Brownback declare…

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Kansas Unemployment Lowest in 15 Years

Kansans are seeing gains in economic prosperity, according to Michael Austin, a tax economist for the state of Kansas. Austin…

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Kansas Property Owners See Spikes in Assessed Valuations

Assessed valuations are hitting Kansas property owner mailboxes, and many owners are finding a big difference between the value of…

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Feds Bust KC Couple in Immigration Marriage Scam

On Wednesday, 49-year-old Delmar Dixon and 37-year-old Shakeisha Harrison, both of Kansas City, pleaded guilty to their respective roles in…

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KSHB Adds Context to Kansas School Funding Debate

Kudos to KSHB-TV for adding context to the Kansas school funding debate.  KSHB 41 Action News investigated the staff salaries…

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Schools Spent More Than $5M on Lobbying, Legal Fees

Kansas public school districts spent more than $5 million in lobbying and lawsuit funding between 2010 and 2016. That’s the equivalent of…

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