December 26, 2024

Keeping Media and Government Accountable.

Category: News

Man With AK-47 Carjacks Grandma in Northeast KC

A thug bearing an AK-47 ambushed a Kansas City grandmother and her friend when they honored a stop sign at…

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Kansas Universities to Purchase Metal Detectors

Three public Kansas universities will install metal detectors at some sporting events. The Kansas Board of Regents approved the plans…

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Analyst Breaks from National Media on Estes Race

While the mainstream media calls Ron Estes’ win in Kansas’ Fourth Congressional District a narrow miss for Republicans, at least…

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KCTV 5 Serves as Propaganda Arm of KCK Schools

KCTV 5 and reporter Caroline Sweeney essentially served as the public relations arm of the Kansas City, Kansas, School District on…

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Media Cites Medicaid Expansion Ignoring Other Factors in Hospital Closings

  Kansas editorial writers rarely consider that market forces and even government itself may have a bigger hand in painting a dire outlook for…

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Brownback Names KS Sen. Jake LaTurner State Treasurer

Sen. Jake LaTurner will replace Ron Estes as the Kansas State Treasurer. Gov. Sam Brownback announced the appointment this morning…

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Judge Blocks Executions Then Attends Anti-Death Penalty Rally

An Arkansas judge barred the state from executing 8 inmates last week just before tying himself to a gurney at…

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Prosecutors Charge North KC Teacher With Sodomy

Jackson County prosecutors charged James Green Jr., 52, currently a teacher and coach at Northgate Middle School in the North Kansas…

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Nativity House KC: Philanthropy Gets Entrepreneurial

Strange but true: there are still organizations in the Kansas City area that work to assist people in need and…

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MU’s Michael Sam Blames the Media for Failed NFL Career

When University of Missouri defensive Michael Sam announced he was gay in February 2014, he expected the hubbub to last…

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Former Star Sportswriter Jason Whitlock Slams “Far-Left Political Ideologues”

Love him or hate him, no one ever accused former ESPN pundit and Kansas City Star sportswriter Jason Whitlock of…

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Medicaid Reimbursement Payments Cost St. Francis Hospital

Medicaid expansion proponents say they’ll make another attempt to expand Obamacare in Kansas when the state legislature reconvenes for wrap…

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Expanding Medicaid: the Sequel?

Medicaid expansion advocates say they will make another attempt at expanding the program. Public radio reports, “Advocates of expanding Medicaid…

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Wichita’s Thompson a Registered Republican Until 2016

James A. Thompson, the Democrat running to replace Mike Pompeo in the U.S. Congress hasn’t been a Democrat for long. He…

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Legislator Admits There Will Be Losers in School Funding Battle

Not only did a moderate Republican admit some schools may lose money in the ongoing discussion about Kansas school funding,…

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Governor Signs Simon’s Law

In an emotional ceremony, Gov. Sam Brownback signed legislation named for Simon Crosier into law. Simon’s law is the first…

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No Joke: WSU Student Government Bans Libertarian Group For Support of First Amendment

University student governments are making parody difficult. On Wednesday of this week, the Wichita State University Student Government Association (SGA) refused…

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Media Suggests Tight Race between Estes, Thompson

The National Republican Congressional Campaign is pouring last-minute money into the special election to replace former Congressman Mike Pompeo. Kansas…

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Senate Torpedoes Flat Tax Proposal

Senators torpedoed a flat tax bill that would have created one, 4.6 percent income tax rate. Members of the Senate…

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House Committee Finalizes School Funding Bill

Members of the Kansas House K-12 Budget education grappled with a school funding proposal for a few hours on Wednesday.…

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WW I Centennial on Thursday: Plan Around It

If you don’t have tickets already for the centennial commemoration of America’s entry into World War I on Thursday, you…

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Governor Blesses Senate Flat Tax Proposal

Gov. Sam Brownback told Senate leadership he would support a flat tax proposal. A flat tax bill in the Kansas…

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Kansas Schools Earn D Grade in Student Achievement

Kansas public schools earn a D grade in achievement levels, according to Education Week. The source of education news grades states…

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Masterson, Truth Caucus Blast Senate Rescission Bill

Sen. Ty Masterson isn’t impressed by the rescission bill the Kansas Senate recently adopted. The bill balances the current year’s…

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