Tag: Government
Accidental ‘hack’ exposes major security flaw in unemployment system
A glaring security flaw in the Kansas Unemployment System was discovered by an average user who was able to accidentally…
Commerce can’t – or won’t – substantiate “jobs created” claim
In late November of last year, the Kansas Department of Commerce announced that there had been $2 billion in new…
Kelly admin pays Accenture $48 per hour for call center employees
With tens of thousands of Kansans out of work and waiting for unemployment pay, a Sentinel Open Records investigation shows…
Delay in Kansas Supreme Court Abortion Decision Has Watchers Wondering
Democrats or abortion-friendly moderates appointed six of the seven justices on the Kansas Supreme Court. As is perhaps even more…
McClatchy, Wishing For a “Purple” Kansas, Boosts Dem For Roberts Seat
McClatchy, the ailing mothership of the Wichita Eagle and the Kansas City Star, has designated its challenger for the seat…
Why Don’t We Know the Identity of the KU Hospital Shooter?
At about 11:30 p.m. on Monday, December 3, a man shot and wounded a couple near Seventh Street and Osage…
Facing Deep Cuts, KU Staff Push Back Against Administrative Fat Cats
Facing cuts of more than 150 positions, angry employees of the University of Kansas are finally speaking out about the…
Kansas Tax Hikers Take Note, France #1 in Taxes.
A day after the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, backed down from introducing a climate change-inspired fuel tax increase, the Organization…
Who Knew? Conservatives Gained Strength in Kansas, Elect Majority Leader
For all the self-congratulatory bluster coming out of the media this past month, who would have known that conservatives actually…
Whoa! Missouri Teacher Busted on Sex Charges Rehired by Neighboring District
The arrest of a male Missouri teacher may force open the doors on a scandalous practice that has much too…
Oops! Two Airlines Tell KC They Can’t Afford New Terminal
The City of Kansas City, Missouri, sold its citizens on the idea of a brand new terminal with the oft-repeated…
UMKC Prof Accused of “Modern Slavery”
For the second time in three years, a seemingly successful, high profile UMKC professor hailing from Asia has been accused…
Hawley Catches McCaskill In Major Lie About Undercover O’Keefe Video
During their final debate on KMBC-TV in Kansas City Thursday, moderator Kris Ketz asked Senate candidate Josh Hawley about the…
Star Commenter Threatens to Shave Heads of Trump Supporters
To be clear right up front, the person threatening to shave heads of Trump supporters has nothing to do with…
Ashcroft: Judge “Has Eviscerated Missouri’s Photo ID Law”
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is not happy and with good reason. “Today, a mere two weeks from the…
Pat Roberts Demands Claire McCaskill Pull His Quote From Her Ad
“If you want to pick somebody to work in a bipartisan manner and get something done … you ask Claire…
Female Kansas Mod Laments Left’s “Ugly Campaign”
In a Pitch article that gets almost everything wrong, former Kansas City Starreporter Barbara Shelly allows moderate Republican Representative Melissa…
Kudos to McClatchy: Hits Sharice Davids on Unpaid Debt
Brian Lowry, now writing for McClatchy, the Kansas City Star parent company, has been doing some good honest reporting of…
How Dem House Candidate With 2 DUIs Ceased to Be Gay
For one curious reason, followers of local media did not have to play “Guess the party” when reading about the…
McCaskill Staffer: Claire Supports Abortion “100 Percent”
James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas hit the Claire McCaskill campaign today with a second undercover video, this one on abortion, and…
KU Coach Bill Self Has Lots of ‘Splainin’ to Do in Adidas Scandal
University of Kansas basketball fans are not thinking about the ongoing federal trial of Adidas executives in New York. They…
Boom! Project Veritas Reporters Show McCaskill, Staffers Duping Swing Voters
James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas reporters have caught not only McCaskill staffers but also Claire McCaskill herself sharing thoughts on any…
Services for Sen. Kay O’Connor Set for Wednesday, Thursday
Kathleen “Kay” Frances O’Connor, 76, of Overland Park, KS passed away Oct. 10, 2018 at Olathe Hospice House. Visitation will…
After Long Illness, the Heroic Sen. Kay O’Connor Dies
On Wednesday morning, October 10, former Kansas State Senator Kay O’Connor died after a long illness at the age of…