Category: News
Group Wants $15 Minimum Wage on April KC Ballot
On Wednesday, a group of petitioners appealed to a Jackson County Circuit Court Judge to get their proposal calling for a minimum…
Poll Shows Kansas Voters Prefer Low Taxes
Members of the Kansas Senate may be on the cusp of approving a measure that would raise taxes, despite a…
KFL Slams Star Coverage of Daleiden Event
“This is the absolutely worst newspaper article I have EVER read as far as it being a representation of the…
Daleiden Blasts “Barbaric” Baby Parts Biz at KFL Dinner
On Tuesday evening, at the Kansans for Life annual dinner, a thousand-plus people including Archbishop Joseph Naumann and Kansas Governor…
Senate Committee Mods Forward $128 Million School Cut to Senate
Most Kansas school districts have money available in contingency and flexible funds to weather a 5 percent cut in funding,…
Andover School District Voters Can Vote to Lower Their Taxes
Voters in the Andover School District will have the opportunity to lower their property taxes by voting down two bond…
Senate Tax Committee Forwards 2 Plans to Senate Floor
The Senate Tax and Assessment Committee will forward two tax proposals to the full Senate for consideration. The Senate Leadership…
Mayor James Fails To Sell KC Audience on GO Bonds
On Monday evening, the Waldo Towers Homes Association in conjunction with adjoining Associations hosted Kansas City Mayor Sly James in…
Planned Parenthood to ‘Pink Out’ Statehouse for Medicaid Expansion
Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, is asking its allies to wear pink and attend a rally for KanCare expansion…
Senate Committee Considers Tax Hikes
Barbara Paulus is on a fixed income. The Bonner Springs woman’s taxes have doubled since 2011. “I’m opposed to increasing…
Out of the Senate, Greg Smith Gets Back to His Real Life’s Work
Former Kansas State Senator Greg Smith launched his public career for a reason he would wish on no…
Star Article Gives Odds on Trump’s Impeachment
Two weeks into Donald Trump’s presidency, the Kansas City Star is baiting its left-leaning readership with an aspirational article on…
Legends Persists with Fake Frank Marshall Davis Bio: Here’s the Real Story
As the Sentinel reported on February 1, the Legends Outlets Kansas City chose to honor Frank Marshal Davis as…
Missouri Budget Hammers Higher Ed
As reported in the Missourian, Gov. Eric Greitens’ proposed budget for 2018 would cut $40 million from The University of Missouri…
Senate Republicans Reach Consensus on Tax Package? Not So Fast
The Kansas Senate Committee on Assessment and Taxation will hold a hearing next week on a proposal that would eliminate…
Missouri House Passes Right-to-Work
By a 100-59 vote the Missouri House passed a bill on Thursday barring mandatory union fees in the workplace. Newly…
Kansas Wrestles with School Centralization
The Kansas legislature is wrestling with an issue that tests the ideological purity of the state’s legislators. The question…
More Off-Court Problems for KU B-Ballers
The way things are going KU basketball players may be spending more time in court than on the court. The…
Hard Left Turns on Soft Left in KC Protest
On Friday at 4:30 p.m. a coalition of hard left organizations will be holding a rally at the Oppenstein Park…
KU Basketball Fans Don’t Know What to Think
According to the University Daily Kansan, fans are not conflicted about the play of their team. Hardly! The #3-ranked Jayhawks,…
Missouri Executes First Man in Greitens Era
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens declined a clemency request for Mark Christeson, 37, and on Tuesday the Missouri man moved on to…
Cap-J Headline Confuses on Procurement Bill
The House K-12 Education Budget Committee heard testimony on a bill that would require school districts to use strategic sourcing…
Kansas City on Pace to Pass 2016 Homicide Rate
The most serious problem that the city of Kansas City, Missouri, faces is one that its elected officials refuse to…
Cap-J Reporter Deems Tweets “Disparaging”
Senate Republicans met in closed caucus last week where they discussed potential ways to address Kansas budget shortfall. Former Sen.…